Mighty Joe Young

1949

Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 6152 6.2K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Ernest B. Schoedsack Photo
Ernest B. Schoedsack

Top cast

Regis Toomey Photo
Regis Toomey as John Young
Bobby Barber Photo
Bobby Barber as Diner Patron
Addison Richards Photo
Addison Richards as City Attorney
Joyce Compton Photo
Joyce Compton as Alice
720p.BluRay
861.59 MB
1280*944
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bigjackfilms 7 / 10

A Fun Piece Of Stop Motion From The Great Ray Harryhausen!

Reviewed by preppy-3 8 / 10

Fun, fast-moving with fantastic special effects

Great film about an oversize gorilla (about 10-11 feet), its owner (Terry Moore) and what happens when an unscrupulous promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) lures them from Africa to America to become a hit. Let's get the bad stuff out of the way--the story is nothing new; Terry Moore and Ben Johnson are among the worst actors I've ever seen and there's zero lack of characterization among the humans. But when Joe Young appears all is forgiven. He looks great, moves realistically and has incredible facial motions. You can tell exactly what he's thinking by his expressions! Also, the scenes where he's grappling with humans, horses, lions look extremely realistic--that's saying a lot for a film that's over 50 years old! A fun family film. Try to see restored prints--there's a final sequence involving a burning building in which the whole reel is tinted red--very nicely done.
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