Mighty Joe Young (1998)

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PG | 1 hr 54 mins | Action, Adventure, Family, Remake | Released: 12/25/1998 |Box Office Total: $50.6M

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To most people, Joe is a myth and a legend; a huge gorilla, a sacred guardian and defender of the natives of a small African village. To his only friend Jill, he is a protector and companion. Together they are the only family each has had since their respective mothers were killed by poachers 20 years ago. Now, when zoologist Gregg O'Hara, who is exploring the remote Pangani Mountains in Central Africa, comes upon the awesome 15-foot gorilla, he and Jill rescue the strong yet innocent creature from human predators by moving him into safety of a California animal conservancy. However, Joe is not safe for long. His notoriety makes him a target for an enemy from his past... a ruthless hunter who eager to steal Joe for his unique value on the endengered species black market. Feeling threatened and confused in his man-made confines, Joe finally escapes. As this powerful force of nature attempts to traverse the metropolis of Los Angeles, he leaves a trail of destruction and chaos in his wake.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/25/1998

Studio	Credit
Walt Disney Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Ron Underwood	Director
Cast	Credit
Charlize Theron	Jill Young
Bill Paxton	Gregg O'Hara
Rade Serbedzija	Strasser
Peter Firth	Garth
David Paymer	Harry Ruben
Regina King	Cecily Banks
Robert Wisdom	Kweli
Naveen Andrews	Pindi
Lawrence Pressman	Doctor Baker
Linda Purl	Doctor Ruth Young
Mika Boorem	Young Jill
Geoffrey Blake	Vern
Christian Clemenson	Jack
Cory Buck	Jason
Liz Georges	Jason's Mother
Richard Riehle	Commander Gorman
Cynthia Allison	News Reporter
Ken Taylor	News Reporter
Ray Harryhausen	Gentleman at Party
Terry Moore	Elegant Woman at Party
Judson Mills	Impatient Driver
Tony Genaro	Boxer Shorts Man
Flo DiRe	Bambi's Owner
Kaylan Romero	Street Kid
Hernan Ruiz	Street Kid
Jenilee Deal	Street Kid
Matt Deal	Street Kid
Bethany Bassler	Cabriolet Girl
Vicki Davis	Cabriolet Girl
Deborah Kellner	Cabriolet Girl
Marguerite Moreau	Cabriolet Girl
Tracey Walter	Conservancy Guard
Larry Brandenburg	Animal Control Duty Officer
Damien Leake	Cop
Neal Kopit	Cop
Janet Eilber	Concerned Mother
Wiley Pickett	Police Sharpshooter
John T Bower	Carjack Man
Hannah Swanson	Toddler
Laurie Kilpatrick	Toddler's Mom
Richard McGonagle	Panda Owner
Reno Wilson	Poacher
Theodore R Hartley	Society Man
Dina Merrill	Society Woman
Lily Mariye	Ticket Clerk
Gary A. Hecker	Special Vocal Effects
John Alexander	Joe Young
Production Credits	Credit
Ted Hartley	Producer
Michael Fottrell	Co-Producer
Jackie Levine	Associate Producer
Mark Lisson	Co-Executive Producer
Gail Katz	Executive Producer
Gary Stutman	Co-Executive Producer
Jim Chory	Associate Producer
Tom Jacobson	Producer
Ralph Winter	Producer - supervising producer
Production Companies	Credit
Tom Jacobson Productions	Production Company
RKO Pictures/Radio Pictures	Production Company
Radiant Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Walt Disney Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
BVI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gaumont International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Hawaii, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Mark D. Rosenthal	Screenplay
Ruth Rose	From Story - from original screenplay
Merian C Cooper	From Story - from original story
Lawrence Konner	Screenplay
Mark Medoff	Screenplay
Callie Khouri	Screenplay
Holly Goldberg Sloan	Screenplay
Audrey Wells	Screenplay
Zak Penn	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Ellen Adolph	Production Accountant
Chris McComb	Assistant Accountant
John C Kruize	Post-Production Accountant - 2nd unit/post-production accountant (2nd Unit)
Eddie Adolph	Accountant - payroll accountant
Daryl C Lefever	Assistant Production Accountant
Yvonne Ramond	Accountant - construction accountant
Sue Brunell-Edwards	Production Accountant
Ric Morelli	Assistant Accountant
Angie Ryan	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Craig Persky	Accountant - special effects accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Gary Gero	Animal Trainer - animal coordinator
Larry Madrid	Animal Trainer - head animal trainer
Art Department	Credit
Michael Corenblith	Production Designer
Merideth Boswell	Set Decorator
Lori Rowbotham	Assistant Art Director
Alice Baker	Assistant Set Decorator
Jennifer Howard	Art Department Coordinator - art department administrator
Tommy Samona	Lead Person - leadman
Alexander Kirst	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Daniel R Webster	Art Director
Dan Walker	Art Department - roto artist
Tom Southwell	Storyboard Artist - conceptual & storyboard artist
Bill Hawkins	Set Designer
Tim Burgard	Storyboard Artist
Patte Strong-Lord	Set Designer
Daryl Klein	Art Department - roto artist
John R Nasby	Set Dresser (2nd Unit)
Charlie Daboub	Art Director
Mary K Fanto	Art Department Coordinator - visual effects art department coordinator
Alan Locke	Assistant Art Director
Douglas Cumming	Assistant Art Director - visual effects assistant art director
Forrest A Leathers	Art Director - visual effects art director
Paul Kulikowski	Art Department - roto artist
Trevor Goring	Storyboard Artist
Al Hobbs	Set Designer
Ray Harvie	Storyboard Artist
Michael Meaker	Art Department - concept artist
Tom Southwell	Art Director
Michael Davis	Storyboard Artist
Rob Freitas	Art Department - mold department
Sherman Labby	Storyboard Artist
Roger Borelli	Art Department - mold department
Gil Liberto	Art Department - mold department
Frank Rydberg	Art Department - mold department
Glen Griffin	Art Department - mold department
Johnnie Espiritu	Art Department - mold department
Gary Pawlowski	Art Department - mold department
Todd Heindel	Art Department - foam department
Joseph Simon ('Yuss')	Art Department - foam department
Casting	Credit
Barbara S Allen	Casting Associate
Pam Dixon	Casting
Tony Hobbs	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Sol Rivera	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Ray De La Motte	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Greg Smith	Steadicam Operator - Steadicam operator/
Ron Batzdorff	Photography - still photographer
Jay Cox	Color Timer - digital color timer
Robert Hatfield	Projectionist
Dennis Seawright	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
Shawn Jolicoeur	Camera - camera technician
John Agalsoff Jr	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Dave Christensen	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Ron Annunziata	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Chris Borelli	Video - videographer
Don Peterman	Director of Photography
Gary Palmer	Lighting Technician
Jim Tharp	Lighting Technician - lighting rig technician
Oliver Wood	Director of Photography
Giselle Yeatman	Video - videographer
Duane Mieliwocki	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steve Reinhardt	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician (2nd Unit)
John Johns	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Steve Craft	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 2nd assistant
Roxanne Dorman	Projectionist
David Orr	Color Timer
Paul A Edwards	Camera Operator - "A" camera operator
Tim Greenwood	Projectionist
George A Loomis	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator (2nd Unit)
Paul Plannette	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Ed Gutentag	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steven C. McGee	Lighting Technician
Alex Funke	Director of Photography
Gary Palmer	Director of Photography
Louis F Ramos	Lighting Technician
Stephen Sfetku	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Eric K Jones	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Michael May	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Spencer McDonald	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Craig Moore	Camera Assistant
Richard A Mention III	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Keith Peterman	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Jeffrey A Murrell	Lighting Technician (2nd Unit)
Rodney Sandoval	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Jeffrey Norvet	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Christopher G Garcia	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Tim Sheridan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
James Horner	Music Conductor
James Horner	Orchestrations
James Horner	Song
Chuck Jonkey	Song Performer
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor
James Horner	Composer - music composer
Lebo M	Music Arranger - choir direction & arrangement
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Barbara McDermott	Music - assistant music editor
Nancy Fogarty	Music - assistant music editor
Sally Stevens	Music Contractor - choir contractor
Jay B Richardson	Song Performer
Joe E Rand	Music Editor
Will Jennings	Song
J.A.C. Redford	Orchestrations
Chuck Jonkey	Song
Richard Gibbs	Song Performer
Bob Badami	Music Editor
Simon Rhodes	Music - music scoring mixer
Dave Marquette	Music - music recording
Stephen Foster	Song
Richard Gibbs	Song
Bob Bornstein	Music - music preparation
Tony Hinnigan	Music - featured musician
Kazu Matsui	Music - featured musician
Ron Aston	Music - featured musician
Brian Kilgore	Music - featured musician
Michael G Fisher	Music - featured musician
Robert Zimmitti	Music - featured musician
Ian Underwood	Music - featured musician
Physical Effects	Credit
Chris Tuck	Stunts
Terry Leonard	Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Fitzgerald	Motion Control - motion control stage supervisor
Chris Tuck	Stunt Coordinator
Eugene Collier	Stunts
Jared Eddo	Stunts
Troy Gilbert	Stunts
Kevin L Jackson	Stunts
Melvin Jones	Stunts
James M Lewis Jr	Stunts
Eric Mansker	Stunts
Warren Dwayne McGee	Stunts
Jimmy N Roberts III	Stunts
Shawn Robinson	Stunts
Patrick Romano	Stunts
James Ryan	Stunts
Anthony Schmidt	Stunts
Walter Scott	Stunts
John-Clay Scott	Stunts
Tim Trella	Stunts
Jim Wilkey	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Greg Lazzaro	Location Manager
Deborah J Page	Assistant Location Manager
Michael Fottrell	Unit Production Manager
Judi Townsend	Script Supervisor
Catherine Schwenn-McComb	Assistant Production Coordinator
Sherry Marshall	Production Coordinator
Jim Chory	Assistant Director
Danny Speck	Technical Supervisor
Kathryn Liotta-Couture	Production Manager - digital production manager
Sara E White	Production Supervisor
Joe Riley	Post-Production Coordinator
Gloria Jolley	Location Assistant
Kent Johnson	Production Supervisor - visual effects art production supervisor
Mike Gunning	Production Manager - digital operations manager
Bruce Wright	Technical Supervisor
Dave Hallinan	Assistant Director
Catherine Schwenn-McComb	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Robert Karpman	Location Manager
George Manasse	Unit Production Manager
Scott Devereaux	Assistant Location Manager
Patience Thoreson	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
M Michele Nishikawa	Production Coordinator
Sean McCarron	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Paul Jordan	Technical Supervisor
Jamie Toscas	Production Manager - digital operations manager
Tod Feaster	Production Manager
Justin Moritt	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Abbie Ludwig	Production Coordinator
Jeanne Ishikawa	Production Coordinator
David Bernstein	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
David P I James	Production Manager
Steven Pimental	Production Manager
David A Ticotin	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jon C Scheide	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Liz Ralston	Production Manager - executive production manager
Jeffrey T Cline	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Dave Goldfarb	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director (2nd Unit)
Frank Capra III	Assistant Director
Todd Murata	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Carlos Ramirez	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Christian J Clark	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director/visual effects
Publicity	Credit
Sandy O'Neill	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Brydon Bertram Baker III	Boom Operator
Jennifer L Mann	ADR Editor
Kelly Oxford	Foley Editor
Robert Batha	Assistant Sound Editor
Catherine Harper	Foley Artist
Julie Lucas	Foley Recordist
Wylie Stateman	Sound Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound Mixer
Tony Lamberti	Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Garab	Sound - sound/cable
Mark Ormandy	Audio
Rick Lopez	Rerecording - scanning & recording technician
Jon Title	Sound Effects - sound effects design
Doc Kane	ADR - ADR recordist
Doug Delaney	Rerecording - scanning & recording technician
Hector Gika	Sound Effects Editor
Steve Maslow	Sound Mixer
Kelly Cabral	Sound Editor
David Stanke	Assistant Sound Editor
Craig Jaeger	Foley Editor
Jim Moriana	Foley Artist
Gayle Wesley	Assistant Sound Editor
Gregg Landaker	Sound Mixer
Dan Hegeman	Foley Editor
Randy Kelley	Sound Effects Editor
Marc Canas	Rerecording - scanning & recording technician
James Parris	Rerecording - scanning & recording technician
Dino DiMuro	Sound Effects Editor
Frank Menges	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Katrina Siegmund	Assistant Sound Editor
David Alstadter	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Hal Lewis	Chief Modelmaker - modeler
Ted Bukowski	Special Effects
Brian Ringseis	3-D Models - 3-D modeling
Julie Fischer	2-D Artist - 2-D production coordinator
Scott Beattie	Miniatures - director of miniature photography
Kyle Cooper	Titles - main title sequence designer and creator
Joe Montenegro	Special Effects Assistant - special effects assistant coordinator
Steven C Foster	Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Bailey	Animation Supervisor
David Weitzberg	Graphics - computer graphics assistant artist
Mark Siegel	3-D Artist - 3-D paint and texturing
Rick Baker	Visual Effects Designer - creature designer
Theresa Corrao	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Rob Dressel	Animator - character animator
Eric Muenker	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Robert Weaver	Graphic Artist - lead computer graphics artist
Allen L Hall	Special Effects Coordinator
Colin Eckart	CGI Artist - CG hair texturing and grooming
Hoyt Yeatman	Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Willard	Special Effects Foreman
Robert Stadd	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Giacomo Ghiazza	Visual Effects - illustrator
Dan DeLeeuw	Visual Effects Supervisor - digital associate visual effects supervisor
Steven C Foster	Special Effects Foreman
Adolph Lusinsky	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Russell Koonce	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Steve Yamamoto	Animator
Chris Claisse	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Tom Fejes	Graphics - computer graphics assistant artist
Elizabeth Hitt	3-D Artist - 3-D production coordinator
Daniel Jeannette	Animation Supervisor
John Giffoni	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Jon Bell	3-D Models - 3-D modeling
Kevin Cox	Special Effects
Curtis Decker	Special Effects
Keith Johnson	3-D Artist - lead 3-D camera matchmove artist
Marc Wilhite	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Stephen Baker	Animator
Michael Glen Miller	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Jeroen Lapre	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Jessi Chan	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Arlen J Johnson	Special Effects Foreman
Jim Mitchell	Visual Effects Supervisor
DreamQuest Images	Visual Effects - visual effects and computer generated gorilla
Angelica Casillas	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Carl Frederick	Visual Effects Supervisor - visual effects associate supervisor
Andrew McPhillips	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Kenneth Nielsen	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Jason McDade	Animator
Kristen Millette	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Lanny Cermak	3-D Artist - 3-D camera matchmove artist
James Blevins	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Lawrence Decker	Special Effects
Darryll Dodson	Special Effects
Morgan Trotter	3-D Artist
Leila Ben-Joseph	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Steward Burris	Animator
David Bush	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Linda Siegel	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Craig Barron	Visual Effects Supervisor
Natasha Rand	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Dennis Hoffman	Visual Effects - DQI executive producer
Kristina Reed	Visual Effects - digital producer
Fredd Rokaw	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Eric Texier	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Neil Rubenstein	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Robert Skiena	Animator
Carey Burens	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Edwin J Escobar	Special Effects
Robert Espinoza	Special Effects
Grace Lan	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Frank Soronow	Effects Assistant - assistant visual effects editor
Dave Mullins	Animator
Michael Corcoran	Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Chu Tang	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Saki Mitchell	Visual Effects - lead compositor
David Lauer	Visual Effects - lead compositor
Mohammed Davoudian	CGI Artist - CG lighting artist
Michael Polvani	Animator
Masi Oka	Graphics - computer graphics technical support
Douglas J Campbell	Effects Assistant - assistant visual effects editor
Gene Anthony Grijalva	Special Effects
Steve Hall	Special Effects
Aaron Campbell	Animator
Debbi Phillips	Effects Assistant - assistant visual effects editor
Chris Biggs	CGI Artist - CG effects animator
Amy Pfaffinger	Visual Effects - lead compositor
Brian Adams	Visual Effects - compositor
Kevin Culhane	Animator
Matthew Hall	Special Effects
Gary L Karas	Special Effects
Cory Barlog	Animator
Michael F Miller	Visual Effects - compositor
Jeffrey Arnold	Visual Effects - compositor
Bill Miller	Animator
Carlos M Rodriguez	Special Effects
Randy Schiesow	Special Effects
Patrick Taylor	Animator - facial animation system
Jeff Olm	Visual Effects - compositor
Tony Noel	Visual Effects - compositor
Mark S. Miller	Animator - animation & visual effects producer
Frank Toro	Special Effects
Julie Nelson	Animator - character animator
Daniel J Miller	Visual Effects - compositor
Marc J Scott	Visual Effects - compositor
Steve Nichols	Animator - character animator
Mark Powers	Animator - character animator
Cynthia Hyland	Visual Effects - compositor
Paul Takahashi	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Doug Edward Smith	Animator - character animator
Tom St Amand	Animator - character animator
James Healy	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Rob Jones	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Glenn Sylvester	Animator - character animator
Dan Taylor	Animator - character animator
John Kennedy	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Kyle Kirkland	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Roy Erickson	Visual Effects - digital systems administration
Kyle Healey	Visual Effects - digital technician
Rob Burton	Visual Effects - head of digital technology
Rebecca Heskes	Visual Effects - digital texturing paint artist
Scott Charles Stewart	Visual Effects - digital paint & roto artist
Cathy Burrow	Visual Effects - digital paint & roto artist
Patrick Jarvis	Visual Effects - digital paint & roto artist
Terry Molatore	Visual Effects - digital paint & roto artist
Rod Gregory	Visual Effects - visual effects art greens foreman
Janek Sirrs	Visual Effects - digital effects
Janet Yale	Visual Effects - digital effects
Travis Baumann	Visual Effects - digital effects
David Fuhrer	Visual Effects - digital effects
Bob Chapin	Visual Effects - digital effects
Matt Dessero	Visual Effects - digital effects
Krystyna Demkowicz	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Christopher Evans	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Brett Northcutt	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Todd R Smith	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Geoff Richardson	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Max Painter	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Frances Mathias	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Suzanne Cranfill	Costumes - key costumer
Rev Lebaredian	Hair - hair rendering software developer
Valerie Zielonka	Costume Supervisor
Susan Lichtman	Set Costumer
Jon Damiani	Makeup (2nd Unit)
Deborah Larsen	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Janna Crawford	Costume Department
Molly Maginnis	Costume Designer
Claire Flewin	Costume Designer
Maria Sundeen	Costume Department
James H Lapidus	Costume Supervisor
Janice Barnes	Hair - hair supervisor
Lisa Welton	Costumes - seaming department
Gail Hagopian	Makeup Artist
Suzanna Kontonickas	Hair Stylist
Voni Hinkle	Hair Stylist
Christina Criswell	Makeup Artist
John Shea	Costumes - seaming department
Sylvia Nava	Hair - hair department
Mary C Lane	Costume Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Audrey Goetz	Costume Department
Chad Waters	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
Becky Cotton	Costumes - seaming department
Carol Meddins-Ertl	Hair - hair department
Denise Leibee-Behr	Hair - hair department
Rick Lalonde	Costumes - seaming department
Tom Gilliland	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
Connie Grayson	Hair - hair department
Mitch DeVane	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
James McPherson	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
Kathleen Kane-MacGowan	Hair - hair department
Laura DeLuisa	Hair (2nd Unit)
Art Sakamoto	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
Ryan K Peterson	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department
Kazuhiro Tsuji	Makeup Artist - cosmetic department

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