With terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, mr. Schoedsack teams again robert armstrong in this groundbreaking film, the winner of the 1949 academy award for special effects. 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. Mighty joe young 1949 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 1. Other articles where mighty joe young is discussed. Such was the case with 1949 s mighty joe young, a king kong wannabe created by many of the folks responsible for the 1933 classic.
Mighty joe young is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake. Schoedsack e estrelado por terry moore e ben johnson. Download mighty joe young 1949 dvdrip sirius share. See more ideas about mighty joe, young movie and king kong. 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. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. Survival is an instinct after mighty joe young is brought to america for safety reasons, he escapes and rampages through hollywood, spurred by. Mighty joe young mighty joe young 1976, vinyl discogs.
Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Born september 23, 1927 shreveport, louisiana, united states. 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. By the mid 1950s, young had recorded his first song for jiffy. The designs for the animation and effects are credited to willis obrien, better known for king kong 1933. Mighty joe young original theatrical trailer youtube. With bill paxton, charlize theron, rade serbedzija, peter firth. Mighty 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.
This was the first major film work of the younger animator. Free online retail dvd covers art archive database. Joe does alter the template enough to stand on its own, however. 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 feels like the king kong followup that director ernest b. Joe young movies free download link in last page to watch or download movie. Rent mighty joe young 1998 on dvd and bluray netflix. Cooper production mighty joe young, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for mighty joe young 1949. Mighty joe young film by schoedsack 1949 britannica. Mighty joe young is an energetic, robust adventure tale. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b.
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. Mighty joe young 1949 full movie download full hd youtube. Mighty joe young how is mighty joe young abbreviated. According to a may 1949 hollywood reporter news item, the entire production took nine months to shoot. Only content that has been downloaded can be watched outside of uk, republic of ireland and channel. Mighty joe young,was a blues guitarist known for playing chicago blues.
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. Robert armstrong reprises his kong portrayal of carl denham as hotshot showbiz entrepreneur max ohara. 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. 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. Unless your child is interested in witnessing early film technology at work, the 1998 remake of mighty joe young is a better choice, and even includes cameos by 1949 veterans terry moore jill and ray harryhausen joe s animator during a fundraising scene. Top films of the week continued on page 36 continued from page 35 monday mighty joe young 1998 film4, 6. Media in category mighty joe young the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Whats the difference between this movie and son of kong. 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. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in milwaukee nightclubs. Find the perfect movie mighty joe young stock photo. In practice, much of the actual animation was completed by his protege ray harryhausen. The first thing that strikes you is how much of a ripoff of every monster movie you ve ever seen from king kong onwards. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of mighty joe young. Mighty joe young 1949 movie clip dangerous gorilla. 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. Modern sources, however, claim that the animation alone required fourteen months.
Poacher strasser rade serbedzija returns from the past to seek vengeance on joe. 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. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young terry moore has raised joe, her gentle pet gorilla, since he was a baby. It is buoyed by a much more lifelike joe and strong performances by charlize theron.
Watch mighty joe young full movie in hd visit after being taken from his home in africa, gorilla \ mighty joe youn. 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. Born joseph young in shreveport, louisiana, he died in chicago, illinois. September 23, 1927 march 24, 1999, known as mighty joe young, was an american chicago blues guitarist. Mighty joe young is a 1949 american blackandwhite fantasy film from rko radio pictures made by the same creative team. Schoedsack wanted to make instead of the hasty and underwhelming the son of kong. On an expedition to africa, show business promoter max ohara meets jill. Rent mighty joe young 1998 starring charlize theron and bill paxton on dvd and bluray. 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. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 412 inches, and two were 212 inches. The original film combined live action and stop motion animation. At its opening, we meet jill young lora lee michel, a motherless child who lives on an african ranch with her father regis toomey.
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