Mighty Joe Young (1998)
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An average movie
12 years, 8 months ago at Jan 7 9:12
Nowadays, Disney is pretty much ruling the box-office with their live-action fairy tales, Pixar, Marvel and soon Star Wars but some of their other features, especially their live action features like this one, usually used to tank pretty bad at the box-office. With this in mind, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Charlize Theron, I thought I might as w... read more
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2 years, 5 months ago at Apr 22 4:03
This is a beautiful and touching family movie that critiques poaching, and highlights some of the gun culture problems and use of deadly force amongst the police system.
After Mighty Joe Young is brought to America for safety reasons, he escapes and rampages through Hollywood, spurred by tormentors out for revenge.
Release date: 25 December 1998
UPC: 717951001641
UPC: 717951001641
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" 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, and creature suit actor John Alexander as the title character. In this version, the ape is much large"
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