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 movie clip dangerous gorilla. Mighty joe young,was a blues guitarist known for playing chicago blues. At its opening, we meet jill young lora lee michel, a motherless child who lives on an african ranch with her father regis toomey. Petualangan segala usia memiliki efek khusus yang luar biasa dari willis obrien dan anak didiknya, ray harryhausen. Born joseph young in shreveport, louisiana, he died in chicago, illinois. The designs for the animation and effects are credited to willis obrien, better known for king kong 1933. 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. 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. Jill plays joes song on piano and the whole stage seems to rise up into the air, but a light reveals that its joe, lifting jill, piano, and all. 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. If youngs voice werent as gruffly workaday as his guitar, he might be a threathes got a knack for the blues subject, from.
Setelah dibawa dari rumahnya di afrika, gorilla \\ joe \\ adalah hit instan di sebuah klub malam hollywood. Robert armstrong reprises his kong portrayal of carl denham as hotshot showbiz entrepreneur max ohara. Mighty joe young 1949 full movie download full hd youtube. Though born in louisiana, young was raised in milwaukee. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b. 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.
It is buoyed by a much more lifelike joe and strong performances by charlize theron. Though produced by the same people responsible for the classic king kong, mighty joe young is a pale imitation. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in milwaukee nightclubs. In practice, much of the actual animation was completed by his protege ray harryhausen. Mighty joe young 1949 orphanage visual effects colorized by lewschoen. Download mighty joe young 1949 dvdrip sirius share. Youngs mid1970s ovation lps were said by allmusics bill dahl to have showcased the guitarists bluessoul synthesis. Rock albums of the seventies 1981, robert christgau wrote. 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. By the mid 1950s, young had recorded his first song for jiffy. With terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, mr. Schoedsack e estrelado por terry moore e ben johnson.
Showmen try to exploit a giant ape raised by an orphan. Joe does alter the template enough to stand on its own, however. 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 joes animator during a fundraising scene. 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. Other articles where mighty joe young is discussed.
The wonder of mighty joe young is the mobility of the mechanical star, but even that novelty wears thin after a while. With bill paxton, charlize theron, rade serbedzija, peter firth. 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. See more ideas about mighty joe, king kong and young movie. The original film combined live action and stop motion animation.
Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe. 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. Such was the case with 1949s mighty joe young, a king kong wannabe created by many of the folks responsible for the 1933 classic. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 412 inches, and two were 212 inches. When one thinks of stopmotion animation a single name leaps to mind, and that name would be ray harryhausen. Ohara introduces the ten strongest men in the world ten reallife strong men, including exboxer primo carnera and joe wins a tugofwar with them. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of mighty joe young. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child.
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. 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. Mighty joe young 1949 jill young terry moore has raised joe, her gentle pet gorilla, since he was a baby. Rent mighty joe young 1998 on dvd and bluray netflix. Mighty joe young is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake.
The 1998 resurrection of the concept by disney maintains most of the original outline of the 1949 story, though it too borrows heavily from king kong but this time, the 1976 remake, from which mighty joe young also carries over some crew. This sweet tale of a girl and her petbest friend an african gorilla with the soul of a kitten pulls on a different set of heartstrings than the giant ape classic. Poacher strasser rade serbedzija returns from the past to seek. 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. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. Mighty joe young 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Mighty joe young film by schoedsack 1949 britannica. Mighty joe young trailer 1949 high quality internet archive. He may only come up to king kongs shin but joe makes up in heart what he lacks in size. Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Mighty joe young is an energetic, robust adventure tale.
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