Classic movie mighty joe young

Cooper, director ernest shoedsack, writer ruth rose, animator willis obrien returned sixteen years later to the giant ape theme with mighty joe young, a classic fantasy that can stand on its own. Mighty joe young is a surprisingly excellent movie, with a story that entwines drama, romance and adventure and with awesome special effects for a 1949 movie. Mighty joe young, which employed the same stopaction animation techniques used in king kong, was renowned animator ray harryhausens first feature film. The story begins with little jill young and her mother as they are in the jungle observing a group of gorillas. Animal preservationists fight the poachers, which ends with one gorilla joe and a young girl jill young s mothers dead. The movie won an oscar in 1950 for special effects. Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Also, godzilla has a political message about nuclear war that young kids today might not appreciate, or it might frighten them into thinking that theres a risk of this happening to them. As a child, the king kong movies scared me and were sad, which i didnt like. A legendary fifteenfoot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in. Academy award for best visual effects winners 81 movies. Mighty joe young ringtone for iphones and androids curtain fanfare. Ive seen it many times over the years but there were two things that i always remembered about the film.

After being taken from his home in africa, gorilla joe is an instant hit in a hollywood nightclub. Mighty joe young 1998 ending joe, jill and gregg open the joe young reserve duration. Schoedsack motelx lisbon international horror film festival member of the international federation of film produc. According to modern sources, the twentysevenyearold harryhausen, who was hired by obrien to aid in the preparation of drawings and other menial tasks, ended up doing most of the films animation. The mighty joe young remake is obviously much better than the 76 remake of king kong. Mighty joe young is a fine example of classic era monster movie making, yet it flopped at the box office. Rent mighty joe young 1998 on dvd and bluray netflix. This movie used to play repeatedly on tv on certain weekends, on a ny channel 9. Mighty joe young 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The producers of king kong reteamed with effects wizard willis obrien for this classic tale of a showman who discovers a 10foottall ape and the young woman who raised him in. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The 1949 film mighty joe young features a number of familiar faces.

Animal lovers will be charmed by joe, a giant but gentle gorilla. Rent mighty joe young 1998 starring charlize theron and bill paxton on dvd and bluray. Cast and crew credits for mighty joe young, 1949, directed by ernest b. You put it perfectly, joe is charming, both movie and ape. Mighty joe young received a lukewarm reception when it was first released, and, years later, few would label this particular monster movie a classic. A tarzan meets joe sequel was cancelled due to this films poor receipts. Here, a gargantuan ape raised in jungle isolation is brought to civilization, where he soon escapes from a cocoanut grovetype nightclub show and runs amuck in the.

Its one of my alltime favorites from back when wnyw would play monster movies on saturdays. Mighty joe young 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. My monstrous movie music cd company is finally getting around to making ringtones, and heres the first from the giant friendly ape movie. Dvd extras play movie scene selections special features i. Joseph young of africa plays tug of war with 10 strongmen in a nightclub. While in her yard, two africans come by with an orphaned baby. Come on, dont sit there and tell me that when you heard that title, you werent picturing this big fur ball stepping into a ring, dukin it out with kong.

Mighty joe young 1949 ray harryhausen in mighty joe young 1949 mighty joe young 1949 terry moore in mighty joe young 1949. In a remake of the 1949 classic, director ron underwoods oscarnominated adventure follows gregg oharas quest to capture a twoton african gorilla and transport him to a california reserve far from poachers. 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. The first major movie that benefited from the stopmotion magic of ray harryhausen is the academy awardwinning mighty joe young 1949. In this film, a lonely girl terry moore raised as an only child in africa by her father, adopts a baby gorilla, who she names joe. John alexander in mighty joe young 1998 mighty joe young 1998 bill paxton. Either i did a lousy search, or else almost nobody loves this classic 1949 film as much as i do. Feb 28, 2014 i stumbled upon mighty joe young last week when it aired on cables turner classic movies. This movie used to play repeatedly on tv on certain weekends, on a ny channel 9 show called million dollar movie. A legendary fifteenfoot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in california by zoologist gregg ohara bill paxton and jill young charlize theron, with whom he grew up. A sequel called joe meets tarzan was planned in 1950 and would have had mighty joe young team up with tarzan, played by lex barker, who had just filmed tarzan and the slave girl 1950. Mighty joe young 1998 so weird 1999 dougs 1st movie 1999 johnny tsunami 1999 10 things i hate about you 1999 the emperors new groove 2000 lizzie mcguire 2001 the princess diaries.

This fun and wonderfully entertaining slant on king kong is much better than kongs 1934 sequel, son of kong. Joe young also known as mighty joe young, and king joe was an ape from africa. Mighty joe young is an energetic, robust adventure tale. Max ohara challenges mighty joe young with a tug of war against ten of the strongest men alive. Mighty joe young is a thrilling story full of excitement, friendship, courage, and heart. 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. Each man demonstrates a feat of strength as they are introduced with a different prop each is holding or wearing. She claims that she got the role by running to the end of the rko lot and back after ernest b. This movie came out in 1949, and was a huge hit, as well as an award winner. The ending of no country for old men finally explained. Mar 05, 20 in this episode, we see that cooper and obrian had some nostalgia of there own. Schoedsack asked her, and claims that she was then hired on the spot.

It was directed by ron underwood and stars bill paxton, charlize theron, and. King kong 1933 gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with the son of kong 1933, but mighty joe young 1949 merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, ray harryhausen, who worked on the stopmotion sequences in the picture along with king kong veteran willis obrien. I made it my duty to find out how king kong was made. Godzillamania mighty joe young classic trailer facebook. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of mighty joe young. Mighty joe young and other ray harryhausen animation classics. Unlike king kong, joe young has a heart of gold, thanks in great part to.

Disney plus releases list of classic movies coming to the. Mighty joe young terry moore claims that another actress was already hired for the role of jill. I do think that film adopted too much of a pc tone in its environmentalecology theme. Dangerous hill classics 172 movies giant monster movies. However, the teenager jill young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Poacher strasser rade serbedzija returns from the past to seek vengeance on joe. In joe, they can identify with the biggest, cuddliest simian toy a 6yearold could ever hope to own. For the month of february and into the first week of march until the oscars are aired on march 2nd, tcm has been showing films that won academy awards. The effects are great, as is the harryhausenmoore cameo there were more shots of them but they apparently ended up on the cuttingroom floor. After a slick nightclub owner discovers the giant ape frolicking in africa as the beloved pet of a young girl, he brings both to hollywood as a. Mighty joe young 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In this episode, we see that cooper and obrian had some nostalgia of there own. The movie opens with poachers attacking a group of gorillas. In an attempt to show how endangered some species really are, mighty joe young includes a couple of hardhitting sequences, but it remains thrilling family fun.

It is a remake of the 1949 classic movie of the same name. The folks who brought you king kong producer merian c. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young. Mar 05, 2016 mighty joe young strassers death johntmiller. Mighty joe young reissue trailer turner classic movies. The movie holds a rating of 51% from rotten tomatoes. Joe is the titular character of the 1998 movie mighty joe young, a remake of the 1949 classic. He was the male ape that played the title role in the 1949 classic, mighty joe young. I bought this dvd a couple of years ago, but i was expecting a lame ripoff of king kong based on the awful brazilian title. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to joe and she asks max to return to africa. Mighty joe young ringtone classic horror film board. Mighty joe young is a 1998 american adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name.

Commentary by ray harryhausen, terry moore and ken ralston ii. Sure, all of the classic movies had soundtracks which were recorded for the consumer market, but i had secretly always wanted a recording of my favorite of all movies, mighty joe young. Mighty joe young is fun to laugh at and with, loaded with incredible corn, plenty of humor, and a robot gorilla who becomes a genuine hero. Schoedsack motelx lisbon international horror film festival member of the international federation of film producers associations fiapf and of the. Peter jacksons expansive remake of the 1933 classic. Both jack pennick and ben johnson were in many films directed by john ford. Mar 12, 2014 king kong 1933 gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with the son of kong 1933, but mighty joe young 1949 merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, ray harryhausen, who worked on the stopmotion sequences in the picture along with king kong veteran willis obrien.

There are times when you just have to shake your head at hollywoods desire to remake a classic. Mighty joe young is more fun, if youre choosing a film about fictional movie monsters, because joe really isnt a monster at all, but a hero, as the. Although hollywood reporter announced in december 1948 that cooper had ordered the scripting of a sequel to mighty joe young, no sequel was ever made. A conversation with ray harryhausen and the choo brothers 22 minutes iii. We dip into the 1940s for this gorillawithaheartofgold tale. Footage from mighty joe young 1949 is owned by rko pictures, turner. In 1937 tanganyika territory, africa, eightyearold jill young is living with her father on his ranch. With terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, mr.

Add in a little romance, excitement and a happy ending to get a lovable movie called mighty joe young. Though the film usually gets lumped into the horror genre, its more a fable than a fright fest, a beautifully made flight of fancy. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 412 inches, and two were 212 inches. Harryhausen was a teenager when he first saw king kong 1933 and was entranced. Mighty joe young received an academy award nomination for best visual effects, losing to what dreams may come. Mighty joe young 1949 has always been a favorite of mine ever since i saw it for the first time when i was a young boy. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. Mighty joe young original theatrical trailer youtube.

Mighty joe young 1949 the first major movie that benefited from the stopmotion magic of ray harryhausen is the academy awardwinning mighty joe young 1949. A sequel called joe meets tarzan was planned in 1950 and would have had mighty joe young team up with tarzan, played by lex barker, who had just filmed tarzan and the slave girl. Schoedsack, with terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, at turner classic movies. Mighty joe young is one of the absolute best of the classic monster movies, though its not really a monster movie. A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to hollywood years later seeking her fortune in order to save her familys ranch. Since the character was supposed to be a 15 tall ape, animation, claymation was used as well as close ups of the the real ape.