John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Mighty Joe Young

1998PG1h 54m
ActionAdventureFamilyThriller
5.7 / 10(32,572)

A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.

Rated
PG
Runtime
1h 54m
Released
1998

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Release year: 1998

Storyline

A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) returns from the past to seek vengeance on Joe.

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