Mighty Joe Young

Synopsis

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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Cast

Charlize Theron

Jill Young

Bill Paxton

Gregg O'Hara

Rade Šerbedžija

Strasser

Peter Firth

Garth

David Paymer

Harry Ruben

Regina King

Cecily Banks

Robert Wisdom

Kweli

Naveen Andrews

Pindi

Lawrence Pressman

Dr. Baker

Linda Purl

Dr. Ruth Young

Mika Boorem

Young Jill Young

Geoffrey Blake

Vern

Christian Clemenson

Jack

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Cory Buck

Jason

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Liz Georges

Jason's Mother

Richard Riehle

Commander Gorman

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Cynthia Allison

News Reporter

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Ken Taylor

News Reporter

Ray Harryhausen

Gentleman at Party

Terry Moore

Elegant Woman at Party

Crew

Art

• Charlie Daboub Art Direction
• Tom Southwell Art Direction
• Merideth Boswell Set Decoration
• Dan Webster Supervising Art Director
• Michael Corenblith Production Design
• Greg Wolfson Set Decoration

Camera

• Oliver Wood Director of Photography
• Donald Peterman Director of Photography
• Paul A. Edwards Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Molly Maginnis Costume Design
• Rick Baker Special Effects Makeup Artist

Crew

• Rick Baker Special Effects
• Matt Leonard Stunts
• Joe Bucaro III Stunts
• Julie D'Antoni Production Office Assistant
• Eugene Collier Stunts
• Tim Trella Stunts
• Doc Duhame Stunts
• Pat Romano Stunts
• Troy Gilbert Stunts
• Leigh Hennessy Stunts
• Troy Robinson Stunts
• Troy Brown Stunts

Directing

• Ron Underwood Director
• Terry Leonard Second Unit Director

Editing

• Paul Hirsch Editor

Production

• Ted Hartley Producer
• Tom Jacobson Producer
• Jim Chory Associate Producer
• Mark Lisson Co-Executive Producer
• Ralph Winter Supervising Producer
• Jacqueline Levine Associate Producer
• Michael Fottrell Co-Producer
• Gail Katz Executive Producer
• Gary Stutman Co-Executive Producer
• Pam Dixon Casting

Sound

• James Horner Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Hoyt Yeatman Visual Effects Supervisor
• Allen Hall Special Effects Supervisor
• Jim Mitchell Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Mark Rosenthal Screenplay
• Lawrence Konner Screenplay
• Merian C. Cooper Original Film Writer
• Ruth Rose Original Film Writer

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