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Mighty Joe Young

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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 16  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis:
The King Kong legend is kept alive by a little girl who brings back a pet gorilla from Africa. In true Kong tradition, it grows to an enormous size and later terrorizes the city. [More]
The King Kong legend is kept alive by a little girl who brings back a pet gorilla from Africa. In true Kong tradition, it grows to an enormous size and later terrorizes the city. [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Douglas Fowley, Paul Guilfoyle

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer: John Ford, Merian C. Cooper

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 22, 2005

[DVD Details]
  • Mighty Joe Young
  • The story of a woman who is lured away from her peaceful farm in Africa to bring a 15-foot-tall gorilla she has tamed to an animal preserve in the U.S. to keep him safe from poachers. But the ape eventually escapes and rampages through L.A., and she and a zoologist must rush to save him from the authorities.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    08/04/05 01:34 PM
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    Though in the shadows of Kong it still brings back fond memories of how to make a special effect film back in the old days.

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    03/30/04 07:04 PM
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    Great escapist fun: a West Coast 'King Kong'

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    Tame, but well done giant ape flick.

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    Great Willis O'Brien effects, a good story and fine cast. A wonderful fantasy, not as good as King Kong, but still fun to watch.

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    An entertaining "friendlier" version of King Kong.

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