Movie · 1998
Mighty Joe Young
“Survival is an instinct.”
Released 25 December 1998 114 min Adventure / Family / Action / Fantasy More from 1998 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Ted Hartley
as Society Man
Dina Merrill
as Society Woman
Lawrence Pressman
as Dr. Baker
Rade Šerbedžija
as Strasser
Richard McGonagle
as Panda Owner
Richard Riehle
as Commander Gorman
Larry Brandenburg
as Animal Control Duty Officer
Peter Firth
as Garth
Robert Wisdom
as Kweli
David Paymer
as Harry Ruben
Bill Paxton
as Gregg O'Hara
Linda Purl
as Dr. Ruth Young
Christian Clemenson
as Jack
Debbie Lee Carrington
as Other Gorilla
Geoffrey Blake
as Vern
Naveen Andrews
as Pindi
Verne Troyer
as Baby Joe
Regina King
as Cecily Banks
Charlize Theron
as Jill Young
Mika Boorem
as Young Jill Young
Cory Buck
as Jason
Liz Georges
as Jason's Mother
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The numbers
63years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Ted Hartley — oldest on the call sheet
11Mika Boorem — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast