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Mighty Joe Young
Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
- Original title
- Mighty Joe Young
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $1,800,000
- Revenue
- $1,950,000
John Chard
Jun 22, 2015 · via TMDB
Listen you guys, cut out the rough stuff or I'll feed you to the lions. Unfairly chastised in some quarters for being a kiddie friendly King Kong, Mighty Joe Young is as charming as an Autumnal day. Many of the team from King Kong reteam to make this film, and undoubtedly it's pretty much the same plotting only with a different resolution. However, the effects work is still magical, harking back to a time when geniuses like Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen sweated buckets to make the magic move on the screen. Mighty Joe, the huge Gorilla of the title, is beautifully realised, full of expressions and emotions, he even has time for some sense of humour traits. Action is never far away, with models and sets destroyed with brute force, while plenty of beings get flung about to emphasise the madness of it all. Narratively like Kong there's still themes of greed and ignorance, the tampering with Mother Nature a big mistake, which all leads to a thrilling finale that in turn leads to something to savour. Kiddie Kong? Who cares! A wonderful film of skill and guile, of charm and brains. Go Joe Go! 8/10
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Terry Moore
Jill Young
Ben Johnson
Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
Windy
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Denis Greene
Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Nestor Paiva
Brown
Regis Toomey
John Young
Lora Lee Michel
Jill (as a child)
James Flavin
Schultz
Ellen Corby
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
Gloria (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Sam (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Alice (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Jones (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Attorney (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Strong Man (uncredited)
Dwayne Hickman
Boy (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
Cowboy (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Producer (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Red (uncredited)
Irene Ryan
Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)
William Schallert
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Fay Wray
Woman's Scream (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Strongman (uncredited)
Robert Tafur
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Reporter
Jacqueline Dalya
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Sammy Menacker
Strong Man
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
John Ford
Executive Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Willis H. O'Brien
Visual Effects
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
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May 3, 1999
Turner Home Ent. #6032 [VHS] 94 minutes
