Mighty Joe Young Page #2

Synopsis: 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. Along comes an eco-minded emissary from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands!
Director(s): Ron Underwood
Production: Buena Vista
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG
Year:
1998
114 min
616 Views


You've been unconscious

for an entire night.

- You're lucky to be alive.

- I don't feel very lucky.

You crashed your vehicle.

It's waiting for you outside.

You're an injury behind.

The kicker was getting

dropped on my head by N'Gai Zamu.

Oh, you think that's funny?

You oughta try it.

N'Gai Zamu is just a legend,

my friend.

No, he's a giant gorilla

with a mean backhand.

Wait. There was a woman.

- A woman.

- Out in the jungle.

A beautiful woman.

She saved my life.

I think it would be wise for you

to see a doctor in Kimanjay.

I took the liberty

of calling one for you.

- Don't need one.

- But he's expecting you.

If you can drive,

I think it's best that you leave today.

Our visitor must be feeling better.

He should leave the infirmary by today.

Looks like he already has.

He's walking so soon?

Joe should've dropped him harder.

He's not a poacher, Jill.

The man works for animal conservancy

in California.

He can't be trusted.

He's an outsider.

He said he was saved yesterday

by... by a woman.

A beautiful woman.

And what did you tell him?

What can I tell him, Jill? The man

knows what he saw. He's not a fool.

Hey, big guy.

How are ya? Hmm?

What were you doin' stompin' around,

lookin' for trouble yesterday, huh?

You're not supposed to

let people see you, remember?

Don't do that again, okay?

Please.

Please.

You wanna play? Okay.

You ready?

One, two...

three, four, five...

six, seven, eight, nine, ten!

Ready or not, here I come.

Joe!

Where are you, big fella?

I'm coming to get you.

Oh, my.

I wonder where Joe can be.

Come out, wherever you are.

I found you!

Yes. Yes, I did.

Yeah.

Tryin' to hide from me.

You wanna go and find me?

Okay.

Close your eyes.

Ready? Go.

Come on, Joe.

Nice monkey.

Joe.

Joe, it's okay.

Joe, run. Get out of here.

Thanks. Hide-and-seek's

not really my game.

Anything broken?

No. No, I think I'm...

Hey, thanks.

- I think it's okay.

- Oh, good.

- I think it's still working.

- Oh, great.

- I can fix that for you.

- No, wait...

Hey, w-where you goin'?

W- W-Wait a minute!

Hey, hold on a second.

What's the problem?

You. You're the problem.

This is the second time

I've saved you from being killed.

Next time I'm just gonna watch.

You understand?

Okay. A-All right.

You saved me, and I'm grateful.

Thank you, Miss Young.

I know who you are.

You're Ruth Young's daughter.

Did she know about Joe?

Did she have a theory on him?

How did you keep him a secret

all these years?

By keeping people like you

off this mountain.

People like me?

I- I wanna help you.

You go back to where you came from

and tell them what you saw...

this place will be crawling

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Mark Rosenthal

Mark David Rosenthal is an American screenwriter and film director and long-time writing partner of Lawrence Konner. more…

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