Mighty Joe Young [videorecording] / Walt Disney Pictures presents ; directed by Ron Underwood ; screenplay by Mark Rosenthal & Lawrence Konner ; produced by Ted Hartley, Tom Jacobson ; an RKO Pictures production in association with the Jacobson Company ; a Ron Underwood film.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 10031667Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999]Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0788814923
- Container title: Disney's Mighty Joe Young
- Mighty Joe Young (Motion picture : 1998)
- Directors of photography, Don Peterman, Oliver Wood ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; composer, James Horner.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Juvenile DVDs | Juvenile DVDs | J DVD MIG | Available | 36748002539890 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This 1998 version of Mighty Joe Young begins with a Gorillas in the Mist-type prologue and then jumps forward twelve years to find Bill Paxton leading a safari expedition to capture the legendary giant (two-ton) gorilla, the subject of the film's title. Paxton's intentions are admirable; he wants to remove the majestic beast from the imminent danger of poachers and set him up on a posh nature reserve in California. The x-factor comes in the form of Charlize Theron's beautiful jungle girl, Jill Young. Jill has been Joe's soul mate from birth and is the only human who can communicate with him. She is also the reason Paxton's maverick-on-the-run lingers at the reserve after his task is completed. From there, the plot is spurred on by the nefarious actions of a poacher with an Ahab complex and a battery of money hungry scientists who want to exploit Joe. Naturally, all of this puts a burr under the towering simian's skin, causing him to break free and go ape in L.A.'s concrete jungle. ~ Tom Meek, Rovi
Widescreen.
Based on a screenplay by Ruth Rose and a story by Merian C. Cooper.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Special features include: production featurette, theatrical trailer.
Title from disc surface.
Special features include: Dolby digital 5.1 audio, production featurette, theatrical trailer, chapter search.
Directors of photography, Don Peterman, Oliver Wood ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; composer, James Horner.
Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Sherbedgia, Naveen Andrews, Regina King, David Paymer.
A fifteen-foot-tall Central African gorilla is brought to America to save him from poachers. But his notoriety makes him a target for an enemy from his past.
MPAA rating: PG; for some menacing action violence and mild language.
Rated PG.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
DVD format.
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.