This is a remake of a remake of king kong 1933, which was made in 1949 as the original mighty joe young. If joe picks up a coin, that table gets free champagne. Young makes up for this though in its surreal sweetnessperhaps this came off very straight faced in 1949, but in 2000 we arnt buying it. Theres something so pure and satisfying about this kind of animation that has been lost among the. The film opens with jill young, played by charlize, and her mother working to protect gorillas from the threat of poachers. Mar 05, 20 in this episode, we see that cooper and obrian had some nostalgia of there own. Joe does alter the template enough to stand on its own, however. While staying pretty formulaic to the giant ape subsubgenre, mighty joe young displays a greater sense of joy and passion then most of the kong knockoff fare weve seen over the years. Its about a little girl who adopts a young gorilla in africa on her familys plantation, and she grows up with it. Max seduces jill with a fancy life in hollywood and she signs a contract with him where the gorilla joseph joe young would be the lead attraction. Such was the case with 1949s mighty joe young, a king kong wannabe created by many of the folks responsible for the 1933 classic. Mighty joe young in this sense is perhaps even better than kong, although it lacks the power and archetypal vision of that earlier classic. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young terry moore has raised joe, her gentle pet gorilla, since he was a baby. Released 1949, mighty joe young stars terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, frank mchugh the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of 61 out of 100 on metacritic.
When gregg ohara arrives from california and sees the animal, he convinces jill that joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. Mighty joe young is a thrilling story full of excitement, friendship, courage, and heart. Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Mighty joe young film starring terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong and frank mchugh. Mighty joe young 1949 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 1. Schoedsack e estrelado por terry moore e ben johnson. When joe s peaceful existence is shattered by poachers, jill and zoologist gregg ohara bill paxton rescue their. Beauty brings down the beast again in this remake of the 1949 girl and her monkey movie. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young. Mighty joe young is a more lighthearted, family friendly take on the gorilla thriller, the protagonist scaled down to a less enormous size and through the craftsmanship of the animators, given a genuine personality with anthropomorphic qualities.
Mighty joe young trailer 1949 high quality internet archive. Jul, 2018 now an adult, jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named joe who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. At its opening, we meet jill young lora lee michel, a motherless child who lives on an african ranch with her father regis toomey. Mighty joe young 1949 movie clip dangerous gorilla. Mighty joe young 1949 a highly detailed, limited edition, exact replica armature 24, based on the willis obrien designed model of the gorilla in the 1949 arko productions stopmotion animation movie mighty joe young. Mighty joe young feels like the king kong followup that director ernest b. He was an amateur boxer in the 1940s, but he later recalled that it was nothing to write home about. Mighty joe young is a 1949 film about a young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant who brings him to hollywood years later seeking her fortune in order to save her familys ranch. Survival is an instinct after mighty joe young is brought to america for safety reasons, he escapes and rampages through hollywood, spurred by. Rent mighty joe young 1998 on dvd and bluray netflix. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b.
Stream mighty joe young hd movie video dailymotion. On an expedition to africa, show business promoter max ohara meets jill young, who has raised her pet gorilla, joe, since she. Young jill develops a friendship with a baby gorilla named joe who. Stunning jill young charlize theron, the daughter of a dian fossey. After being taken from his home in africa, gorilla joe is an instant hit in a hollywood nightclub. Twelve years later, when the gorilla is fully grown, hollywood promoter max ohara travels to tanzania, africa, and convinces jill to bring her extraordinarily large gorilla, joe, back to america. Survival is an instinct after mighty joe young is brought to america for safety reasons, he escapes and rampages through hollywood, spurred by tormentors out for revenge.
A legendary fifteenfoot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in california by a zoologist and a young woman whom he grew up with. However, the teenager jill young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Stopmotion animators ray harryhausen and pete peterson both worked on this production, pete went on to be the special. Mighty joe young1949 has always been a favorite of mine ever since i saw it for the first time when i was a young boy. Download mighty joe young 1998 brrip xvid mp3xvid or any other file from movies category. In this episode, we see that cooper and obrian had some nostalgia of there own. Rent mighty joe young 1998 starring charlize theron and bill paxton on dvd and bluray. Mighty joe young download, play, copy, rip, introduction and. Mighty joe young original soundtrack james horner allmusic.
When one thinks of stopmotion animation a single name leaps to mind, and that name would be ray harryhausen. She tells max she wants to take joe home, but max requests some time to find a replacement act. Mighty joe young is a big, big gorilla who gets time in l. Download mighty joe young 1949 dvdrip sirius share. Mighty joe young is a remake of the 1949 film of the same name. I made it my duty to find out how king kong was made. Mighty joe young 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Next, we see that its the seventeenth week, and joe is reduced to having large fake coins thrown at him while jill plays hurdygurdy. This fun and wonderfully entertaining slant on king kong is.
A slick nightclub owner king kong veteran robert armstrong discovers the giant ape frolicking in africa as the beloved pet of a young girl terry moore. The legendary joe, a playful, smart fifteenfoottall gorilla, and his lifelong best friend jill young charlize theron have grown up together in the remote mountains of central africa. Staring regina king, rade serbedzija, david paymer and charlize theron. Mighty joe young is presented in full frame, as intended.
Footage from mighty joe young 1949 is owned by rko pictures, turner. Mighty joe young in color argosy pictures 1949 its friday night wif tabonga, here at the dungeon our special feature is a colorized version of the last giant ape flick from the producers of king kong and son of kong. From him we saw dinosaurs rampaging through cities, flying saucers terrorizing the world, and sinbad battling numerous mythological beasts, but it was in 1949 with mighty joe young that it all really started. In disneys updating of the 1949 classic mighty joe young, a woman whos raised a gorilla in the jungle takes him to a nature. Warners dvd is a great one, so if youre a fan of obrien or harryhausen, you cant go wrong with mighty joe young. Mighty joe young 1 hours and 54 minutes movie 1998 the baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen by the name of joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Joyce compton had an uncredited role mighty joe young is a 1949 rko radio pictures black and white feature film made by the same creative team responsible for king kong actor robert armstrong appears in both films.
A poacher from the past returns to seek vengeance on him. After a lengthy cross species meetcute between young jill lora lee michel and her new pet, shes arranged to surprise her african farmer father regis toomey, early in the merian c. September 23, 1927 march 24, 1999, known as mighty joe young, was an american chicago blues guitarist. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. Harryhausen was a teenager when he first saw king kong 1933 and was entranced.
Mighty joe young 1949 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. He began his music career in the early 1950s, singing on the milwaukee nightclub circuit and taking his stage name after the film of the same name. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. Joyce compton had an uncredited role mighty joe young is a 1949 rko radio pictures black and white feature film made by the same creative team responsible for king.
Oklahoman gregg ben johnson is kinda romancing new african friend jill terry moore when his boss ohara robert armstrong and hunter crawford denis green arrive to talk about her ape, in mighty joe young, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for mighty joe young 1949. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to joe and she asks max to return to africa. Schoedsack wanted to make instead of the hasty and underwhelming the son of kong. With the original mighty joe young you dont get the stateoftheart special effects of the remake, but what you do get is a much better story which tugs at all your emotions. Now an adult, jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named joe who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. Joseph young of africa and the great joe young is a 1949 american black and white fantasy film distributed by rko radio pictures and produced by the same creative team responsible for king kong 1933. The first major movie that benefited from the stopmotion magic of ray harryhausen is the academy awardwinning mighty joe young 1949.
The storyline is solid, if a little retread at times, but the real draw is the stop motion animation. Young was born in shreveport, louisiana, moving to milwaukee in about 1945. Jan 11, 2017 mighty joe young all mighty joe young scenes 1949. The climax of the film is very exciting, and so touching that it brings tears to the eyes. On an expedition to africa, show business promoter max ohara meets jill young, who has raised her pet gorilla, joe, since she was a child. Mighty joe young is a 1949 film about a young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant who brings him to hollywood years later seeking her fortune in order to save her familys ranch directed by ernest b. He brings both to hollywood as a floorshow sensation, until some nogoods ply joe with booze and the blitzed behemoth goes bonkers. Dec 17, 2015 when one thinks of stopmotion animation a single name leaps to mind, and that name would be ray harryhausen. Mighty joe young movie trailer and videos tv guide. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 412 inches, and two were 212 inches.