Mi gran amigo Joe
1998 • 114 min • Adventure · Family · Action · Fantasy
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 63 Audience · 894 · 49%
Una joven, Jill, protege a su amigo gorila gigante, Joe, de los cazadores furtivos que mataron a su madre años atrás. Cuando un primatólogo estadounidense la convence de llevar a Joe a un refugio de vida silvestre, el peligroso cazador furtivo los sigue, con la intención de capturar a Joe para su propio beneficio.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- La muerte de uno de los padres se muestra al principio
- Algunas escenas intensas de persecución y pelea
- Joe enfrenta amenazas de parte de los humanos
What it models well
- Proteger a los animales en peligro de extinción
- Lealtad y amistad
- Defender lo que es correcto
Talk about it after
- La importancia de la conservación
- Lidiar con la pérdida y el duelo
- Juzgar a los demás por sus acciones, no por su apariencia
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Top billed cast
Director: Ron Underwood • Crew: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
Trailers & clips
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIt's basically <em>'King Kong'</em>, let's be honest. In fairness, though, <em>'Mighty Joe Young'</em> does do its own thing and it's a film I did feel entertained by. Bill Paxton (Gregg) and Charlize Theron (Jill) are two of the big reasons, they are both enjoyable in this. The effects/animatronics for the gorilla are also impressive, even when Joe is shown via people in costume (incl. Verne Troyer!…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers***Disney flick about “Kong Jr.” with Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton*** A young woman (Charlize Theron) who has raised a giant gorilla named Joe from infancy brings him to an animal sanctuary in Southern California with the aid of a zoologist (Bill Paxton). Meanwhile, a poacher from the past seeks vengeance on the creature (Rade Serbedzija), which breaks free to cause havoc.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.3/10 (894)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0120751
- Official site
- movies.disney.com
