Mighty Joe Young

1998 · directed by Ron Underwood

Rating

57/100

Hit

no

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.

Mighty Joe Young (1998), directed by Ron Underwood, rates 57/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Charlize Theron
• Bill Paxton
• Rade Šerbedžija
• Peter Firth
• David Paymer
• Regina King
• Robert Wisdom
• Naveen Andrews
• Lawrence Pressman
• Linda Purl

Crew

• Donald Peterman — Director of Photography
• Oliver Wood — Director of Photography
• Paul Hirsch — Editor
• James Horner — Original Music Composer
• Lawrence Konner — Screenplay
• Mark Rosenthal — Screenplay

More from Ron Underwood

1. Tremors (1990) — 73/100
2. City Slickers (1991) — 71/100
3. Heart and Souls (1993) — 65/100
4. Holiday in Handcuffs (2007) — 62/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Speechless (1994) — 41/100
6. In The Mix (2005) — 36/100

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