A twenty-foot-high ape is discovered living in the African outback, known as simply 'Joe' to a 21-year-old woman who grew up playing with the mighty animal. Escaping from poachers, the ape and the woman flee to Los Angeles, where the duo become an overnight sensation. As fame and fortune elevates the young woman in society, an incident occurs which leads the ape to run amok through downtown L.A. And the only human ever to be fully trusted by Joe may not be able to stop him.

• Bill Paxton ................ Gregg O'Hara
• Charlize Theron ......... Jill Young
• David Paymer ........... Dr. Harry Ruben
• Regina King .............. Dr. Cecily Banks
• Naveen Andrews ....... Pindi
• Terry Moore .............

• Director ................... Ron Underwood
• Producer ................. Ralph Winter
• Producer ................. Gail Katz (Executive)
• Written By ............... Mark Medoff
• Written By ............... Audrey Wells
• Written By ............... Callie Khouri
• Music By ................. James Horner

Mighty Joe Young - Teaser (9.1 MB)
Mighty Joe Young - Full Trailer (6.4 MB)
Mighty Joe Young - Full 2nd Trailer (7.3 MB)

Movie News & Rumours:

September 7th 1998: Above are two great shots of this upcoming film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron. A big thanks to the hard-working team over at Countdown for the pictures.

June 20th 1998: Harry over at Ain't It Cool News recently saw this movie at a test screening and gave it a positive review.

April 4th 1998: According to Ain't It Cool News, the release date for "Mighty Joe Young" has been pushed back until December.

January 4th 1998: Rade Serbedzija, most recently seen in The Saint, will appear in the film. [ Thanks to Corona ]

January 3rd 1998: Click here to read about the two crew members that got hurt during MJY's shooting.

RELEASE DATES:

USA - December 25th 1998
Norway - March 26th 1999

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