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. Schoedsack and stars robert armstrong, who appears in. See more ideas about mighty joe, young movie and king kong. According to a may 1949 hollywood reporter news item, the entire production took nine months to shoot. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in milwaukee nightclubs. Mighty joe young 1998 theatrical trailer video dailymotion. The wonder of mighty joe young is the mobility of the mechanical star, but even that novelty wears thin after a while. Mighty joe young and other ray harryhausen animation classics mmm1953 kicks off with mighty joe young 1949, a followup and a reunion, of sorts, for the team that produced king kong 1933 and son of kong 1933. Schallerts prolific career which included almost 400 screen credits dates back to the 1940s, when he landed a series of small roles in films like mighty joe young, the reckless moment, and perfect strangers.
Requires region compatible player mighty joe young dvd new label. Robert armstrong reprises his kong portrayal of carl denham as hotshot showbiz entrepreneur max ohara. Mighty joe young is a 1949 movie about a giant huge, big gorilla. King kong king kong son of kong mighty joe young twodisc collectors edition by terry moore. From the moment you meet him to his incredible display of courage, mighty joe young. When gregg ohara arrives from california and sees the animal, he convinces jill that joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. Buy mighty joe young dvd from amazons movies store. Mighty joe young trailer 1949 high quality internet archive.
Mighty joe young1949 has always been a favorite of mine ever since i saw it. This fun and wonderfully entertaining slant on king kong is much better than kongs 1934 sequel, son of kong. Mighty joe young 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. But unlike king kong, mighty joe young featured a thoroughly sweet giant ape and focused on his touching lifelong friendship with pretty jungle lady terry moore, which makes it prime fodder for this notbad disneyfied update. 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. Mighty joe young 1949 original production script with.
Like its inspiration king kong, 1949s mighty joe young featured a giant ape running amok in a big city. Now an adult, jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named joe who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. This all ages adventure has superb special effects from willis obrien and his protege, ray harryhausen. Cooper production mighty joe young, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for mighty joe young 1949. Born joseph young in shreveport, louisiana, he died in chicago, illinois.
Willis obrien won an academy award for the special effects in the movie. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b. Ohara introduces the ten strongest men in the world ten reallife strong men, including exboxer primo carnera and joe wins a tugofwar with them. Joseph young of africa and the great joe young is a 1949 american blackandwhite fantasy film from rko radio pictures made by the same creative team responsible for king kong 1933.
September 23, 1927 march 24, 1999, known as mighty joe young, was an american chicago blues guitarist. Cooper who produced the beloved classic, as well as concaved the story and directed many of the action sequences, continued to try to find a new kong for the ages. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of mighty joe young. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b. Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Schoedsack motelx lisbon international horror film festival member of the international federation of film producers associations fiapf and of the. 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 received a score of 61 out of 100 on metacritic. 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 american black and white fantasy film distributed by rko radio. With terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, mr. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 412 inches, and two were 212 inches. Mighty joe young simple english wikipedia, the free. When the flick avoided effects, it didnt demonstrate many source defects. Mighty joe young is a film made by the same creative team as king kong, and although both have big apes in it, they are kind of different.
Schoedsack inspired as a boy by the pioneering stopmotion work of willis obrien on king kong, ray harryhausen got the chance to work with his hero years later along with king kong codirector ernest b. America had fought a long war in both europe and the pacific and the public. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. Famous italian heavyweight boxer primo carnera tries to box with him, but joe playfully tosses him into the. 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. Watch mighty joe young 1998 theatrical trailer keith keith adams on. Armstrong plays carl denham in another giant gorilla movie called king kong 1933. Other articles where mighty joe young is discussed. Though born in louisiana, young was raised in milwaukee. Mighty joe young and other ray harryhausen animation classics mmm1953.
The legendary joe, a playful, smart fifteenfoottall gorilla, and his lifelong best friend jill young charlize theron have grown up together in the remote mountains of central africa. Highlights such as armstrongs henchmen trying to lasso joe cowpoke style, joe playing tugofwar with musclemen and plenty of joetotherescue action make mighty joe young mighty fine entertainment. A film of this era with so many effects will prove problematic, but i still thought this was a pretty good transfer. No longer a myth, his notoriety makes him a target for an enemy from his past a ruthless hunter who will do anything to capture the mighty joe.
Though produced by the same people responsible for the classic king kong, mighty joe young is a pale imitation. Mighty joe young is a thrilling story full of excitement, friendship, courage, and heart. Mighty joe young manufactured on demand, mono sound on. The name was borrowed from the 1949 cult movie about a gorilla, mighty joe young, a remake of which was released just last week. Jill young terry moore has raised joe, her gentle pet gorilla, since he was a baby. Mighty joe young in color argosy pictures 1949 its friday night wif tabonga, here at the dungeon our special feature is a colorized version of the last giant ape flick from the producers of king kong and son of kong. He brings both to hollywood as a floorshow sensation, until some nogoods ply joe with booze and the blitzed behemoth goes bonkers. Stopmotion animators ray harryhausen and pete peterson both worked on this production, pete went on to be the special. 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. Modern sources, however, claim that the animation alone required fourteen months. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe.
Schoedsack, screenwriter ruth rose, special effects genius willis o brien and leading man robert armstrong were all back. 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. William schallert, the veteran character actor and former sag president, died sunday at the age of 93, thewrap has confirmed. Mighty joe young and other ray harryhausen animation classics mmm 1953. This tale of a venusian dinosaur running amok in italy is bolstered by an. Mighty joe young film by schoedsack 1949 britannica. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title mighty joe young. While in africa looking for authentic decorations for his new night club, ohara makes the. 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. After being taken from his home in africa, gorilla joe is an instant hit in a hollywood nightclub. Whilst both have a snide promoter in it played by the same person this one seems to be lighter, and a lot less heavytragic then kong. 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. Mighty joe young 1949 movie clip dangerous gorilla. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young.
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