Mighty Joe YoungMovie
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
About Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 adventure, family, action movie directed by Ron Underwood.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 54m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Šerbedžija, Peter Firth. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
