History Film / MightyJoeYoung

** Regarding the 1998 remake: Garth furiously turns against Strasser when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but Strasser knocks him out with his gun. Garth is not seen again for the rest of the film, leaving his fate unknown.

%%* BringItBackAlive

* FollowTheLeader: Averted by Creator/PeterJackson, who was about to start raising funds for [[Film/KingKong2005 the remake of]] ''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}'' but held off for several years thanks to the 1998 remake's release.

* FollowTheLeader: Averted by Creator/PeterJackson, who was about to start raising funds for [[Film/KingKong2005 the remake of]] ''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}'' but held off for several years thanks to this film's release.

** Garth furiously turns against Strasser when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but Strasser knocks him out with his gun. Garth is not seen again for the rest of the film, leaving his fate unknown.
** The men who got Joe drunk, thereby causing his rampage, escape the angered gorilla and are never shown again.

* ABoyAndHisX: A girl and her (giant) gorilla.

* BringItBackAlive
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Max O'Hara all the way!

* Garth furiously turns against Strasser when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but Strasser knocks him out with his gun. Garth is not seen again for the rest of the film, leaving his fate unknown.
* The men who got Joe drunk, thereby causing his rampage, escape the angered gorilla and are never shown again.

* KarmaHoudini: The men who got Joe drunk, thereby causing his rampage, escape the angered gorilla unharmed and are never shown answering for their actions.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Garth furiously turns against Strasser when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but Strasser knocks him out with his gun. Garth is not seen again for the rest of the film, leaving his fate unknown.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Garth furiously quits his job as Strasser's right hand man, when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but before he can drive away, he gets knocked out by Strasser with his gun, leaving Garth's true fate unknown.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Garth furiously quits his job as Strasser's right hand man, when his boss attempts to shoot Jill, but before he can drive away, he gets knocked out by Strasser with his gun, leaving Garth's true fate unknown.
* UngratefulBastard: In the original film, Joe saves one of the men who harassed him from a lion. When he runs into Gregg, Jill, and Max later on he claims that Joe tried to kill him.

* AnimalNemesis: Joe is this to Strasser after having bite his fingers off.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: You hardly feel sorry for Strasser when Joe electrocutes him to death.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to ''Film/{{King Kong|1933}}''.

* [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family Unfriendly]] KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Strasser meets his end when Joe stops him from shooting Jill and then flings him over a transformer. Strasser, being too fingers short of holding the wire, of course loses his grip and he falls into the transformer electrocuting him to death, leaving only the half-glove hanging from the wiring.]]

The film was co-produced by RKO Pictures (a corporate successor which mostly handles old properties) and Walt Disney Pictures. The director was RonUnderwood, better known for ''Film/{{Tremors}}'' (1990) and ''Film/CitySlickers'' (1991). The film established a new back story for Joe and Jill. As a little girl, Jill Young (Creator/CharlizeTheron) witnessed the death of her mother (a zoologist) and a female gorilla at the hands of {{Evil Poacher}}s. Their leader Andrei Strasser (Rade Serbedzija) loses two fingers in the process and has to retreat to get medical help. An orphaned baby gorilla is left in the care of Jill. She names him "Joe" and raises him.

''Mighty Joe Young'' is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake. The original film combined live action and StopMotion animation. The designs for the animation and effects are credited to Willis O'Brien, better known for ''Film/KingKong1933''. In practice, much of the actual animation was completed by his protege Creator/RayHarryhausen. This was the first major film work of the younger animator. The remake used CGI animation.

* [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family Unfriendly]] KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Strasser meets his end when Joe stops him from shooting Jill and then flings him over a transformer. Strasser, being too fingers short of holding the wire, of course loses his grip and he falls into a transformer electrocuting him to death, leaving only the half-glove hanging from the wiring.]]

* SeeYouInHell: Strasser's [[spoiler: FamousLastWords]]. "Goodbye, Jill. Meet your mother... in Hell."

* AnimalArchenemy: Joe is this to Strasser after having bite his fingers off.

* [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family Unfriendly]] KarmicDeath]]: [[spoiler: Strasser meets his end when Joe stops him from shooting Jill and then flings him over a transformer. Strasser, being too fingers short of holding the wire, of course loses his grip and he falls into a transformer electrocuting him to death, leaving only the half-glove hanging from the wiring.]]

'''''Mighty Joe Young''''' is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake. The original film combined live action and StopMotion animation. The designs for the animation and effects are credited to Willis O'Brien, better known for ''Film/KingKong1933''. In practice, much of the actual animation was completed by his protege Creator/RayHarryhausen. This was the first major film work of the younger animator. The remake used CGI animation.

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