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Mighty Joe Young (1998) [PG]

Release Date:
December 25, 1998

Original Title:
Mighty Joe Young

Alternate Titles:
Mighty Joe

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
RKO Pictures LLC
Walt Disney Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  CZ: U  DE: 12  GB: PG  NL: 6  SK: 7  US: PG 

Runtime: 114

Survival is an instinct.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Animal Wrangler:
Doc Antle

Art Direction:
Tom Southwell
Charlie Daboub

Associate Producer:
Jim Chory
Jacqueline Levine

Camera Operator:
Paul A. Edwards

Casting:
Pam Dixon

Co-Executive Producer:
Mark Lisson
Gary Stutman

Co-Producer:
Michael Fottrell

Costume Design:
Molly Maginnis

Director:
Ron Underwood

Director of Photography:
Oliver Wood
Donald Peterman

Editor:
Paul Hirsch

Executive Producer:
Gail Katz

Makeup Artist:
Rick Baker

Original Film Writer:
Ruth Rose

Original Music Composer:
James Horner

Producer:
Ted Hartley
Tom Jacobson

Production Design:
Michael Corenblith

Production Office Assistant:
Julie D'Antoni

Screenplay:
Mark Rosenthal
Lawrence Konner

Second Unit Director:
Terry Leonard

Set Decoration:
Greg Wolfson
Merideth Boswell

Special Effects:
Rick Baker

Story:
Merian C. Cooper

Stunt Double:
Jimmy N. Roberts

Stunts:
Troy Gilbert
Leigh Hennessy
Troy Robinson
Troy Brown
Walter Scott
Keith Woulard
Matt Leonard
Joe Bucaro III
Eugene Collier
Tim Trella
Doc Duhame
Pat Romano

Supervising Art Director:
Dan Webster

Supervising Producer:
Ralph Winter

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