Mighty Joe Young | |
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Directed by | Ron Underwood |
Screenplay by | Mark Rosenthal Lawrence Konner |
Based on | Mighty Joe Young by Merian C. Cooper Ruth Rose |
Produced by | Ted Hartley Tom Jacobson |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Donald Peterman Oliver Wood |
Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
Music by | James Horner |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million[1] |
Box office | $50.6 million (US)[1] |
Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American epic adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve in Los Angeles by a young woman who raised him, and a zoologist, to protect him from the threat of poachers until one seeks Joe out in order to take his revenge. It was directed by Ron Underwood and stars Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Naveen Andrews, Regina King and David Paymer. Creature suit actor John Alexander plays the title character. In this version, the ape is much larger than in the original. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $50.6 million in the United States against a production budget of $90 million, making it a box-office bomb.