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Mighty Joe Young

"Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!"

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

Top Cast

  • Terry Moore

    Terry Moore

    Jill Young

  • Ben Johnson

    Ben Johnson

    Gregg Johnson

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Max O'Hara

  • Frank McHugh

    Frank McHugh

    Windy

  • Douglas Fowley

    Douglas Fowley

    Jones

  • Denis Greene

    Denis Greene

    Crawford

  • Paul Guilfoyle

    Paul Guilfoyle

    Smith

  • Nestor Paiva

    Nestor Paiva

    Brown

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis Toomey

    John Young

Overview

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

Rating

6.4 / 10
122 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    8 Jun 22, 2015

    Listen you guys, cut out the rough stuff or I'll feed you to the lions. Unfairly chastised in some quarters for being a kiddie friendly King Kong, Mighty Joe Young is as charming as an Autumnal day. Many of the team from King Kong reteam to make this film, and undoubtedly it's pretty much the same plotting only with a different resolution. However, the effects work is still magical, harking back to a time when geniuses like Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen sweated buckets to make the magic move on the screen. Mighty Joe, the huge Gorilla of the title, is beautifully realised, full of expressions and emotions, he even has time for some sense of humour traits. Action is never far away, with models and sets destroyed with brute force, while plenty of beings get flung about to emphasise the madness of it all. Narratively like Kong there's still themes of greed and ignorance, the tampering with Mother Nature a big mistake, which all leads to a thrilling finale that in turn leads to something to savour. Kiddie Kong? Who cares! A wonderful film of skill and guile, of charm and brains. Go Joe Go! 8/10

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