Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American adventure/action/family film directed by Ron Underwood, which was released by Walt Disney Pictures on December 25, 1998.

Plot

The film is about a giant mountain gorilla named Mighty Joe Young, who is brought to a wildlife preserve in Los Angeles, California by a young woman (Charlize Theron) who raised him, and a zoologist (Bill Paxton) to protect him from the threat of poachers until one of them seeks Joe out in order to take his revenge.

Cast

• Bill Paxton as Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara
• Charlize Theron as Jill Young
  • Mika Boorem as Young Jill Young
• John Alexander as Mighty Joe Young
  • Verne Troyer as Baby Joe Young
  • Mighty Joe Young puppeteers: Mark Setrakian, Mike Elizalde, Jurgen Heimann, Steven Sherman
• Rade Šerbedžija as Andrei Strasser
• Regina King as Cecily Banks
• Peter Firth as Garth
• Naveen Andrews as Pindi
• David Paymer as Harry Ruben
• Robert Wisdom as Kweli
• Christian Clemenson as Jack
• Scarlett Pomers as Charlotte
• Geoffrey Blake as Vern
• Lawrence Pressman as Dr. Elliot Baker
• Linda Purl as Dr. Ruth Young