Mighty Joe Young (1998)
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- PG
- 1h 54min
- Action, Adventure
- 25 Dec 1998 (USA)
- Movie
A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up. Poacher Strasser (Rade Serbedzija)...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
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| Charlize Theron | ... |
Jill Young
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| Bill Paxton | ... |
Gregg O'Hara
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| Rade Serbedzija | ... |
Strasser
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| Peter Firth | ... |
Garth
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| David Paymer | ... |
Harry Ruben
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| Regina King | ... |
Cecily Banks
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| Robert Wisdom | ... |
Kweli
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| Naveen Andrews | ... |
Pindi
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| Lawrence Pressman | ... |
Dr. Baker
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| Linda Purl | ... |
Dr. Ruth Young
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| Mika Boorem | ... |
Young Jill Young
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| Geoffrey Blake | ... |
Vern
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| Christian Clemenson | ... |
Jack
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Cory Buck | ... |
Jason
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Liz Georges | ... |
Jason's Mother
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| Richard Riehle | ... |
Commander Gorman
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Cynthia Allison | ... |
News Reporter
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Ken Taylor | ... |
News Reporter
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| Ray Harryhausen | ... |
Gentleman at Party
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| Terry Moore | ... |
Elegant Woman at Party
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| Judson Mills | ... |
Impatient Driver
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| Tony Genaro | ... |
Boxer Shorts Man
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Flo Di Re | ... |
Bambi's Owner
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| Kaylan Romero | ... |
Street Kid
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Hernan Ruiz | ... |
Street Kid
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Jenilee Deal | ... |
Street Kid
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Matt Deal | ... |
Street Kid
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Bethany Bassler | ... |
Cabriolet Girl
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| Vicki Davis | ... |
Cabriolet Girl
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| Deborah Kellner | ... |
Cabriolet Girl
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| Marguerite Moreau | ... |
Cabriolet Girl
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| Tracey Walter | ... |
Conservacy Guard
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| Larry Brandenburg | ... |
Animal Control Duty Officer
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| Damien Leake | ... |
Cop
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Neal Kopit | ... |
Cop
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| Janet Eilber | ... |
Concerned Mother
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| Wiley M. Pickett | ... |
Police Sharpshooter
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John Bower | ... |
Carjack Man
(as John T. Bower)
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| Hannah Swanson | ... |
Toddler
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| Laurie Kilpatrick | ... |
Toddler's Mom
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| Richard McGonagle | ... |
Panda Owner
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| Reno Wilson | ... |
Poacher
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| Ted Hartley | ... |
Society Man
(as Theodore R. Hartley)
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| Dina Merrill | ... |
Society Woman
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| Lily Mariye | ... |
Ticket Clerk
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| John Alexander | ... |
Mighty Joe Young
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| Verne Troyer | ... |
Baby Joe
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John Munro Cameron | ... |
Joe's Mother Gorilla
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| David St. Pierre | ... |
Joe's Father Gorilla
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| Debbie Lee Carrington | ... |
Other Gorilla
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| Denise Cheshire | ... |
Other Gorilla
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Darren T. Knaus | ... |
Baby Joe (voice)
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Jonathan Adler | ... |
S.W.A.T. Member (uncredited)
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| Bhagavan Antle | ... |
Party Guest Grabbed By Joe (uncredited)
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Juan Canopii | ... |
Stand In For Robert Wisdom (uncredited)
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| Rick Cramer | ... |
Police Pilot (uncredited)
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Kacee DeMasi | ... |
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Rachel Duhame | ... |
Kid (uncredited)
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Marco Franzoni | ... |
Truck accident bystander (uncredited)
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Michael Haddad | ... |
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
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Arden James | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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Robert M. Johnson | ... |
Zoo Keeper (uncredited)
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Ocean Kaowili | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Shelly Leslie | ... |
Wrangler (uncredited)
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Antonio Magrane | ... |
Terrified Carnival Goer (uncredited)
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| Jewel McDonald | ... |
Preacher Wife / Vendor (uncredited)
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Paul McMichael | ... |
Carnival Goer (uncredited)
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Kenn Medeiros | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Bree Miller | ... |
(uncredited)
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Marilyn Monrovia | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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| Jonathan Morrill | ... |
Hollywood Businessman (uncredited)
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| Scarlett Pomers | ... |
Charlotte (uncredited)
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Michael Satterfield | ... |
Park Attendee (uncredited)
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Greg Schaum | ... |
Ferris Wheel Operator (uncredited)
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J.T. Sherwood | ... |
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Sarah Gordon Swidron | ... |
Girl in Car (uncredited)
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Sharice Zulo | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ron Underwood | ||
Written by
| Merian C. Cooper | ... | (story) |
| Ruth Rose | ... | (earlier screenplay) |
| Mark Rosenthal | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Lawrence Konner | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jim Chory | ... | associate producer |
| Michael Fottrell | ... | co-producer |
| Ted Hartley | ... | producer |
| Tom Jacobson | ... | producer |
| Gail Katz | ... | executive producer |
| Jacqueline Levine | ... | associate producer (as Jackie Rubin) |
| Mark Lisson | ... | co-executive producer |
| Gary Stutman | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ralph Winter | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
| James Horner | ||
Cinematography by
| Donald Peterman | ... | director of photography (as Don Peterman) |
| Oliver Wood | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Paul Hirsch | ||
Editorial Department
| Erik C. Andersen | ... | assistant editor |
| Gordon Antell | ... | assistant editor: lightworks |
| Mike Bellamy | ... | final colorist |
| Travon Brumfield | ... | apprentice editor: film |
| Michael Healey | ... | telecine colorist |
| Adrian Kays | ... | assistant editor: main title |
| David Orr | ... | color timer |
| Bart Rachmil | ... | assistant editor |
| Joe Riley | ... | post-production coordinator (as Joe A. Riley) |
| Gina Hirsch | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Pam Dixon | ||
Production Design by
| Michael Corenblith | ||
Art Direction by
| Charlie Daboub | ||
| Tom Southwell | ||
| Dan Webster | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Merideth Boswell | ||
| Greg Wolfson | ||
Costume Design by
| Molly Maginnis | ||
Makeup Department
| Richard Arguijo | ... | mold maker |
| Rick Baker | ... | special makeup effects |
| John Damiani | ... | key makeup artist: second unit |
| Connie Grayson Criswell | ... | wig maker (as Connie Grayson) |
| Glen P. Griffin | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Voni Hinkle | ... | hair stylist |
| Suzanne Kontonickas | ... | hair stylist |
| Rick Lalonde | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Rob Lan | ... | mold maker |
| Laura LaRocca | ... | key hair stylist |
| Deborah K. Larsen | ... | makeup department head |
| Frances Mathias | ... | hair department head |
| Shari Perry | ... | hair stylist |
| Wendy Robin | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Matt Rose | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frank Rydberg | ... | Mold Department |
| Laine Rykes | ... | makeup artist |
| Joseph Yuss Simon | ... | Foalm Latex Department Rick Baker Crew / special makeup effects artist |
| Eddie Yang | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Zane Weiner | ... | unit production manager: preparation |
| Sara E. White | ... | production supervisor |
| Ron Lynch | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Bamber | ... | first assistant director: helicopter unit |
| Frank Capra III | ... | first assistant director: additional photography |
| Jim Chory | ... | assistant director |
| Christian Clarke | ... | second assistant director: Hawaii |
| David Hallinan | ... | second assistant director |
| Robin Jorden | ... | apprentice assistant director |
| Terry Leonard | ... | second unit director |
| Matthew B. Locey | ... | second assistant director: second unit, Hawaii |
| Justin Moritt | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Todd Y. Murata | ... | second assistant director: helicopter unit |
| Nicholas Wolfert | ... | additional second assistant director / second second assistant director: second unit |
| Wainani Young-Tomich | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alice Baker | ... | assistant set decorator |
| James R. Barrows | ... | set dresser |
| Mark W. Brown | ... | assistant property master |
| Timothy Burgard | ... | storyboard artist |
| Alvin S. Cabrinha Jr. | ... | assistant property master |
| Martin Charles | ... | graphic designer |
| Tony Chavez | ... | propmaker |
| Larry Clark | ... | paint supervisor |
| Vincent D'Aquino | ... | greensman |
| Brian Dott | ... | prop builder |
| Scott Ejercito | ... | property assistant / props assistant: Hawaii |
| Ray Harvie | ... | storyboard artist |
| Al Hobbs | ... | set designer |
| Jeffery J. Jenkins | ... | paint foreman |
| Kent Johnson | ... | art department coordinator |
| Sherman Labby | ... | production illustrator |
| Alan Locke | ... | assistant art director |
| Russell Maki | ... | set dresser |
| John Marano | ... | set dresser |
| Ryan T. Mennealy | ... | set dresser |
| Dhmhtrios Michalakopoulos | ... | carpenter |
| Miehe | ... | art department assistant (as Marco Miehe) |
| Hope M. Parrish | ... | property master |
| Frank Piercy | ... | paint gang boss |
| Tommy Samona | ... | lead man |
| Terry Scott | ... | construction coordinator |
| David B. Sharp | ... | special property fabricator |
| Patte Strong-Lord | ... | set designer (as Patte Strong) |
| Anthony Syracuse | ... | propmaker gang boss |
| Gaylene West | ... | set propmaster: second unit |
| Liloa Wong | ... | greensman |
| Chris Zimmerman | ... | stand-by painter |
| Den Johnson | ... | art department (uncredited) |
| Andrew M. Siegel | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David W. Alstadter | ... | foley mixer |
| Beau Baker | ... | boom operator (as Brydon Baker III) |
| Sandy Buchanan | ... | adr recordist |
| Kelly Cabral | ... | sound supervisor |
| Sefi Carmel | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Toby Dalsgaard | ... | sound recordist: gorilla |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor |
| Cody Dorkin | ... | adr sound |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Ryan Ferro | ... | boom operator: second unit |
| Gregg Frazier | ... | boom operator: re-shoots |
| Richard Bryce Goodman | ... | sound mixer |
| Catherine Harper | ... | foley artist |
| Randy Kelley | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tony Lamberti | ... | sound effects editor |
| Gregg Landaker | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jennifer L. Mann | ... | adr editor |
| Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frank D. Menges | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
| Mark Ormandy | ... | additional sound |
| Kelly Oxford | ... | foley supervisor / supervising foley editor |
| Jeff Porrello | ... | utility sound technician |
| David Stanke | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Lauren Stephens | ... | dialogue editor / sound editor |
| Jon Title | ... | sound designer |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | ... | foley artist |
| Aynee Osborn | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
| Douglas J. Schulman | ... | production sound mixer: re-shoot (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| McLaine Ahuna | ... | special effects technician |
| Angela Alexander | ... | assistant to John Alexander: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Richard Arguijo | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Denise Baer | ... | hair department (as Denise Leibee-Behr) |
| Rick Baker | ... | creature designer |
| Janice Barnes | ... | hair supervisor: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Craig Tex Barnett | ... | special effects technician (as Craig Barnett) |
| Roland Blancaflor | ... | foam department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Roger Borelli | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Janna LeAnn Crawford | ... | costume department (as Janna Crawford) |
| Lawrence Decker | ... | special effects technician |
| Mitch Devane | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Mike Elizalde | ... | mechanical department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Carol Meddins Ertl | ... | hair department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Claire Flewin | ... | costume designer: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Robert Freitas | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Tom Gilliand | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Audrey Goetz | ... | costume department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Connie Grayson Criswell | ... | hair department (as Connie Grayson) |
| Glen P. Griffin | ... | mold department (as Glen Griffin) |
| Jurgen Heimann | ... | mechanical department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Anthony Ray Herrera | ... | special effects technician |
| Grey Hill | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Kazu Hiro | ... | cosmetic department (as Kazuhiro 'Kazu' Tsuji) |
| Heidi Holicker | ... | assistant |
| Carlos Huante | ... | illustrator: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Steven James | ... | mechanical department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Kathy Kane-Macgowan | ... | hair department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Thomas D. Krausz | ... | miniatures fabricator |
| Gil Liberto | ... | mold department (as Gilbert Liberto) |
| Kent W. Luttrell | ... | mechanical special effects |
| James McLoughlin | ... | mold supervisor (as Jim McLoughlin) |
| Jim McPherson | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Jeff Miller | ... | special effects foreman |
| Joe Montenegro | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Stephen D. Moore | ... | special effects technician |
| Erik Muenker | ... | technical assistant |
| Sylvia Nava | ... | hair department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Carolyn Oros | ... | special effects technician |
| James Oxford | ... | conceptual illustrator |
| Doug Passarelli | ... | special effects technician |
| Gary Pawlowski | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Ryan Peterson | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Edward T. Reiff Jr. | ... | special effects technician |
| Matt Rose | ... | Joe suit supervisor: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Frank Rydberg | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Johnnie Saiko | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Yoichi Art Sakamoto | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew / special effects |
| Mark Setrakian | ... | mechanical department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| John Shea | ... | seaming department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Aaron Sims | ... | designer/sculptor: Rick Baker/Cinovation |
| Jeff Steele | ... | administration: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Bill Sturgeon | ... | shop foreman: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Maria K.M. Sundeen | ... | costume department (as Maria Sundeen) |
| Chad Waters | ... | cosmetic department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Mark Weatherbe | ... | special effects |
| Eddie Yang | ... | Big Joe supervisor: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Gary Yee | ... | mold department: Cinovation/Rick Baker Crew |
| Edward Gettis | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Dennis King | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Vincent Montefusco | ... | pyrotechnic effects: second unit (uncredited) |
| Randy Simper | ... | animatronics specialist: Cinovation/Rick Baker crew (uncredited) |
| Beecher Tomlinson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Brian Adams | ... | compositor: Dream Quest Images |
| Frank Annunziata | ... | production assistant: Dream Quest Images |
| Jeffrey Arnold | ... | digital compositor |
| Chris Bailey | ... | animation supervisor |
| Steve Baker | ... | animator |
| Wayne Baker | ... | visual effects assistant camera |
| Craig Barron | ... | visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital |
| Travis Baumann | ... | digital compositor: CFC |
| Jon A. Bell | ... | digital artist (as Jon Bell) |
| R. Christopher Biggs | ... | 3D motion matching: effects animation |
| Carey Burens | ... | visual effects editorial assistant |
| Steward Burris | ... | senior animator |
| Rob Burton | ... | head of technology: DQI |
| Marc Canas | ... | scanning/recording |
| Jessi Chang | ... | digital effects artist |
| Robert Chapin | ... | visual effects |
| Leila Chesloff | ... | technical assistant |
| Michael Corcoran | ... | visual effects creature developer |
| Theresa Corrao | ... | visual effects coordinator: ILM |
| Kevin Culhane | ... | animator: DQI |
| Douglas Cumming | ... | assistant art director: visual effects |
| Michael Curtis | ... | digital compositor |
| Julie D'Antoni | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Russell Darling | ... | systems development: ILM |
| Mo Davoudian | ... | digital artist (as Mohammed Davoudian) |
| Vince De Quattro | ... | technical director |
| Doug Delaney | ... | scanning and recording |
| Dan DeLeeuw | ... | associate visual effects supervisor |
| Krystyna Demkowicz | ... | executive in charge of production: Matte World Digital |
| Teunis deRaat | ... | character technical director |
| Matt Dessero | ... | digital artist |
| Rob Dressel | ... | supervising animator |
| Kevin Edwards | ... | key grip |
| Mary K. Fanto | ... | visual effects art department coordinator |
| Tom Fejes | ... | digital artist |
| John Fielden | ... | video assist |
| Julie Fischer | ... | digital effects coordinator |
| Karl Fornander | ... | digital compositor (as Karl Formander) |
| Carl N. Frederick | ... | associate visual effects supervisor / cg supervisor: ILM |
| David Fuhrer | ... | digital artist: CFC |
| Alex Funke | ... | visual effects director of photography |
| Paul Giacoppo | ... | digital creature model supervisor |
| Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor |
| Edward A. Gutentag | ... | visual effects assistant camera |
| Kyle J. Healey | ... | digital technician |
| Rebecca Heskes | ... | viewpaint artist |
| Jep Hill | ... | digital compositor |
| Elizabeth Hitt | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Dennis Hoffman | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Cynthia Hyland | ... | effects compositor |
| David P.I. James | ... | visual effects production manager (as David James) |
| Patrick Jarvis | ... | digital painter: ILM |
| Daniel Jeannette | ... | animation supervisor |
| Sean Jenkins | ... | software development: DQI |
| John Johns | ... | visual effects video engineer |
| Kent Johnson | ... | visual effects production supervisor |
| Chris Keene | ... | computer graphics modeler |
| Blaine Kennison | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Kyle Kirkland | ... | systems admistrator |
| Daryl Klein | ... | digital compositor |
| Russell Koonce | ... | computer graphics artist |
| Paul Kulikowski | ... | digital compositor |
| Grace Lan | ... | visual effects editorial: ILM |
| David Lauer | ... | digital compositor |
| Forrest Leathers | ... | visual effects art director |
| Rev Lebaredian | ... | Hair Rendering Software Developer |
| Hal Lewis | ... | modeler |
| Adolph Lusinsky | ... | CG lighting artist |
| Matt Magnolia | ... | visual effects editorial: CFC |
| Dawn Martin | ... | visual effects editorial |
| Jeff Matakovich | ... | visual effects supervisor: Optical Illusions |
| Jason McDade | ... | character animator |
| Andrew McPhillips | ... | digital artist |
| Daniel Miller | ... | digital compositor |
| Michael Miller | ... | digital compositor |
| Jim Mitchell | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Saki Mitchell | ... | lead compositor: Dream Quest |
| Sarah Moore | ... | digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging |
| Matt Mueller | ... | matchmover: DQI |
| Julie Nelson | ... | character animator |
| Steve Nichols | ... | animator: ILM |
| Ken Nielsen | ... | computer graphics artist |
| Tony Noel | ... | digital compositor |
| Brett Northcutt | ... | digital matte artist |
| Daniel Novotny | ... | visual effects model maker |
| Masi Oka | ... | CG technical assistant: ILM (as Masayori Oka) |
| Michael Olague | ... | visual effects crew |
| Jeff Olm | ... | digital compositor: DQI |
| Hiromi Ono | ... | software developer: ILM |
| Mark Powers | ... | animator: ILM |
| Jeff Pyle | ... | modelmaker |
| Liz Ralston | ... | executive production manager: Dream Quest Images |
| Michael Ramirez | ... | digital artist |
| Natasha Rand | ... | cg artist |
| Kristina Reed | ... | digital effects producer |
| Brian Ringseis | ... | cg artist |
| Paul Rivera | ... | digital composite supervisor: Mate World Digital |
| Francine Rokaw | ... | visual effects artist |
| Angie Russell | ... | visual effects producer (as Anjelica Casillas) |
| Joe Salazar | ... | digital compositor |
| Suzie Schneider | ... | set surveyor |
| Marc Scott | ... | digital compositor |
| Stephen Sfetku | ... | first/second assistant camera: visual effects unit |
| Doug Sherman | ... | data manager |
| Mark Siegel | ... | texture painter |
| Janek Sirrs | ... | visual effects |
| Robert Skiena | ... | animator |
| Danny Speck | ... | technical supervisor |
| Tom St. Amand | ... | character animator: ILM |
| Robert Stadd | ... | visual effects producer |
| Chu Tang | ... | technical director: 3D lighting |
| Danny Gordon Taylor | ... | cg animator |
| Patrick Taylor | ... | digital artist: facial set-up coordinator |
| Eric Texier | ... | digital artist |
| Morgan Trotter | ... | cg artist |
| Dan A. Walker | ... | digital compositor: Dream Quest Images |
| Robert Weaver | ... | sequence supervisor |
| David Weitzberg | ... | digital assistant artist: ILM |
| Larry Whitaker | ... | digital animation supervisor |
| Rob White | ... | technical administrator |
| Makul Wigert | ... | production assistant |
| Marc Wilhite | ... | CG technical support |
| Aaron Wince | ... | visual effects video engineer |
| Dean Wright | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Steve Yamamoto | ... | animator |
| Joseph Yanuzzi | ... | visual effects editor |
| Hoyt Yeatman | ... | production visual effects supervisor |
| Paal Anand | ... | CG technical support (uncredited) |
| Allen Battino | ... | art department supervisor (uncredited) |
| Stella Bogh | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Philip Carter | ... | production assistant: DQI (uncredited) |
| Ray Harryhausen | ... | VFX Consultant (uncredited) |
| James Healy | ... | digital systems administrator (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Martin | ... | character rigging: A/W Professional services (uncredited) |
| Bryan McBrien | ... | visual effects greens foreman (uncredited) |
| Kristen Millette | ... | technical support (uncredited) |
| Geoff Richardson | ... | digital compositor: Matte World Digital (uncredited) |
| M. Zachary Sherman | ... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
| Raleigh L. Swick II | ... | digital 3D modeler (uncredited) |
| Gary Young | ... | model builder (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Bobby Aldridge | ... | stunt driver |
| Tony Lee Boggs | ... | utility stunts |
| Joey Box | ... | utility stunts |
| Troy Brown | ... | stunts |
| Jacob Chambers | ... | stunt driver |
| R.J. Chambers | ... | stunts |
| Eugene Collier | ... | stunts |
| Doc Duhame | ... | stunts |
| Jared S. Eddo | ... | stunts (as Jared Eddo) |
| Annie Ellis | ... | stunts |
| Colin C.L. Fong | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| J. Armin Garza II | ... | stunts |
| Troy Gilbert | ... | stunts |
| Gilley Grey | ... | stunts |
| Kevin L. Jackson | ... | stunts (as Kevin Lamont Jackson) |
| Cinda-Lin James | ... | stunts |
| Melvin Jones | ... | stunts |
| Shawn Kautz | ... | stunts |
| Paul M. Lane | ... | stunt driver |
| Malosi Leonard | ... | stunts |
| Matt Leonard | ... | stunts |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jimmy Lewis Jr. | ... | stunts (as James M. Lewis Jr.) |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Eric Mansker | ... | stunts |
| Dwayne McGee | ... | stunts (as Warren Dwayne McGee) |
| Dieter Rauter | ... | stunt driver |
| Marlon Rhoden | ... | stunt performer |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | ... | stunt double: Naveen Andrews |
| Shawn Robinson | ... | stunts |
| Troy Robinson | ... | stunts |
| Pat Romano | ... | stunts (as Patrick Romano) |
| James Ryan | ... | stunts |
| Lynn Salvatori | ... | stunts |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | ... | stunts (as Anthony Schmidt) |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts |
| Walter Scott | ... | stunts (as Walt Scott) |
| Mike Smith | ... | stunts |
| Nancy Thurston | ... | stunts |
| Tim Trella | ... | stunts |
| Christopher J. Tuck | ... | stunt coordinator: L.A. River Unit (as Chris Tuck) / stunts (as Chris Tuck) |
| Jim Wilkey | ... | stunts |
| Keith Woulard | ... | stunts |
| Michael Adams | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
| Kevin Beard | ... | stunt driver: Bill Young driving team (uncredited) |
| Chris Blackwood | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Moore Brian | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Joe Bucaro III | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gene Hartline | ... | truck stunts (uncredited) |
| Leigh Hennessy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kevin N. Johnston | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Shawn Patrick Lane | ... | stunt double: Geoffrey Blake (uncredited) |
| Hugh Aodh O'Brien | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Romano | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kevin Scott | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tim Werner | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Young | ... | precision driver coordinator: Bill Young 's Driving Team (uncredited) |
| Nancy Young | ... | stunt double: Ms. Theron (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Agalsoff Jr. | ... | video assist operator |
| Michael Anderson | ... | best boy grip |
| Audie Aragon | ... | dolly grip |
| Chris Bangma | ... | assistant camera: SpaceCam |
| Adam Barth | ... | video assist operator |
| Hans Bjerno | ... | camera operator: SpaceCam |
| Steve Chase | ... | grip |
| David R. Christensen | ... | best boy electric |
| John Colorado | ... | grip |
| Steve Craft | ... | assistant camera |
| Lowell Crisp | ... | electrician |
| Tony X. Deale | ... | rigging grip |
| Damon Doherty | ... | grip |
| Frank Dorowsky | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Paul A. Edwards | ... | camera operator |
| Ruurd M. Fenenga | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.) |
| Scott Floren | ... | key grip: second unit (as Scott F. Floren) |
| Chris Garcia | ... | b camera second assistant: second unit |
| Mark Gerasimenko | ... | assistant camera |
| Paul Gonsoulin | ... | film loader |
| Dylan Goss | ... | aerial camera operator (as Dylan M. Gross) |
| Bill Green | ... | grip |
| Anthony D. Guzman | ... | rig electrician |
| Frank Hughes | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Kent Johnson | ... | additional photographer |
| Eric K. Jones | ... | assistant camera |
| Alan Kaneshiro | ... | electrician / rigging crew: day player |
| Scott C. Keys | ... | rigging electric best boy |
| Ronald R. Koch Jr. | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Michael Lambert | ... | dimmer board operator |
| Wayne Marshall | ... | rigging electric |
| Allen Mozo | ... | electrician (as Alan Mozo) |
| Jeff Murrell | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Douglas Olivares | ... | camera operator |
| Jay Peterman | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit |
| Keith Peterman | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Paul Plannette | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Derick Pritchard | ... | lighting technician |
| Louis Ramos | ... | gaffer: visual effects unit |
| Steve Reinhardt | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: second unit |
| Dennis Seawright | ... | first assistant camera |
| Don Selsor | ... | grip |
| Tim Sheridan | ... | assistant camera |
| Gregory W. Smith | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
| Joshua E. Smith | ... | lighting technician |
| Gary Stark | ... | electrician |
| Michael Strong | ... | rigging grip |
| Brian Webster | ... | electrician |
| Scott Whitbread | ... | camera loader |
| Jerald L. Wilson | ... | rigging electrician |
| Mark Gutterud | ... | assistant camera: Hawaii (uncredited) |
| Peter Jensen | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Michael May | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Jason Selsor | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Chris Bailey | ... | animation supervisor |
| Bill E. Miller | ... | animator |
| Dave Mullins | ... | animator |
| Steve Nichols | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Cash Oshman | ... | president: Big Crowds |
| Vanessa Portillo | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Scott Rhodes | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Laura Alvarez | ... | costumer |
| Claire Flewin | ... | specialty costumer |
| Mary C. Lane | ... | key costumer |
| James Lapidus | ... | costume supervisor |
| Helen Monaghan | ... | wardrobe supervisor: second unit |
| Susan Roberts | ... | costumer |
| Scheris Shephard | ... | set costumer |
| Valerie Zielonka | ... | costume supervisor |
| Kanani Wolf | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Matthew Cassel | ... | location manager: re-shoots |
| Robert Karpman | ... | location manager: Los Angeles river unit |
| Greg Lazzaro | ... | key location manager |
| Deborah J. Page | ... | location manager |
| Randy Spangler | ... | location manager: Hawaii |
| Kenneth Hunter | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ron Aston | ... | musician |
| Bob Badami | ... | additional music editor |
| Bob Bornstein | ... | music preparation |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Michael Fisher | ... | musician |
| Jim Henrikson | ... | supervising music editor |
| Tony Hinnigan | ... | musician |
| James Horner | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Kenneth Karman | ... | additional music editor |
| Brian Kilgore | ... | musician |
| Mitchell Leib | ... | executive in charge of soundtracks |
| Kazu Matsui | ... | musician |
| Barbara McDermott | ... | assistant music editor |
| J.A.C. Redford | ... | orchestrator |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Jay B. Richardson | ... | music editor / musician |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer/vocal contractor |
| Ian Underwood | ... | musician |
| Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician |
| Mark Adams | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Eun-Mee Ahn | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Becknell | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Carol Drake | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jerry Folsom | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Benoit Grey | ... | music proof reader (uncredited) |
| Michael Hoffman | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Alan Kaplan | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ronn Kaufmann | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Daniel Kelley | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Edie Lehmann Boddicker | ... | singer (uncredited) |
| Andy Malloy | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Darrin McCann | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Todd Miller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael Mishaw | ... | score vocalist (uncredited) |
| Tim Morrison | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Maria Newman | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| John Reynolds | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Cassandra Richburg | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bob Sanders | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Kurt Snyder | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Richard Todd | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| James Walker | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Dave Washburn | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Phillip Yao | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Randi Feldman | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Patience Thoreson | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Judi Townsend | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| William Ballard | ... | transportation captain |
| John Characky | ... | driver |
| Alberto Coto | ... | driver |
| Myles Kawakami | ... | transportation captain: Hawaii |
| Steve Mann | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Dennis Marchant | ... | picture car fabricator/mechanic |
| Stan Mataele | ... | transportation |
| Gerald Mito | ... | driver: Hawaii |
| Kenneth A. Owen | ... | picture car mechanic (as Ken Owen) |
| Timothy P. Ryan | ... | transportation |
| Gary Shephard | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Larry Shephard | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Jerry Sidwell | ... | transportation |
| Bruce Smith | ... | transportation |
| Gary Thomas Williams | ... | driver: Mr. Underwood (as Gary 'Little G' Williams) |
| Bill Young | ... | precision driver coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Geoff Abadee | ... | logistics |
| Ellen Adolph | ... | production accountant |
| Bhagavan Antle | ... | animal trainer |
| Rick Baker | ... | creature designer and producer: Mighty Joe Young |
| Kevin A. Canamar | ... | supervising set medic |
| Sarah Catizone | ... | medic: visual effects unit (as Sarah Oliver) |
| Titus Y.H. Chong | ... | production assistant |
| Gary Michael Clark | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Dave Coennen | ... | production assistant (as David Coennen) |
| Kyle Cooper | ... | title designer: main title sequence |
| Janna LeAnn Crawford | ... | creature fabricator (as Janna Crawford) |
| Mike Culbert | ... | assistant: Bill Paxton (as Michael Culbert) |
| Mike Currie | ... | set production assistant |
| Stacy De La Motte | ... | set production assistant: second unit |
| Cheryl Eckelberg | ... | stand-in: Ms. Theron |
| Jon Eichelberger | ... | survey |
| Mike Elizalde | ... | puppeteer |
| Louis Farah | ... | construction medic |
| Lori Freitag-Hild | ... | compositor: main title |
| Judy Glassey | ... | animal trainer: leopard |
| Rick Glassey | ... | animal trainer: leopard |
| Jurgen Heimann | ... | mechanic: Cinovation Studios |
| Kazu Hiro | ... | principle artist: Cinovation Studios (as Kazuhiro Tsuji) |
| Christy Ingram | ... | animal trainer: leopard |
| Robert M. Johnson | ... | animal trainer |
| John C. Kruize | ... | accountant: second unit |
| Deborah Landis | ... | photo double |
| Kevin LaRosa | ... | aerial coordinator (as Kevin La Rosa) |
| Daryl C. Lefever | ... | assistant accountant |
| Abbie Ludwig | ... | production coordinator: additional photography |
| Larry Madrid | ... | animal coordinator |
| Sherry Marshall | ... | production coordinator |
| Randy McKenney | ... | extras coordinator |
| Haley McLane | ... | script supervisor: animatronics 2nd unit |
| Bob Merrick | ... | production assistant |
| Sarah Mirza | ... | Swahili Consultant |
| Jim Morris | ... | ILM senior staff |
| Neal Naito | ... | production assistant |
| M. Michelle Nishikawa | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Shaun O'Banion | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Craig Persky | ... | Special Effects Production Accountant |
| Mariko Phillips | ... | production assistant: 2nd unit, Hawaii |
| Yvonne Ramond | ... | construction accountant |
| Joe Riley | ... | production secretary (as Joe A. Riley) |
| Eric Rivera | ... | craft service |
| Bill Rivers | ... | animal supplier: yak, zebras and giraffes |
| Tim Rivers | ... | animal trainer: yak, zebras and giraffes |
| Angie Ryan | ... | accounting assistant |
| Charlie Sammut | ... | animal trainer: leopard |
| Bob Schoofs | ... | stand-in: Mr. Paxton (as Robert Schoofs) |
| Jeffrey Schwartz | ... | production assistant |
| Mark Setrakian | ... | principal puppeteer |
| Steve Sherman | ... | puppeteer |
| Bill Sturgeon | ... | puppeteer |
| Anne Trop | ... | assistant: Ron Underwood |
| Ken Twohy | ... | production assistant |
| Edgar Wallace | ... | original idea |
| Chad Waters | ... | cosmetic supervisor: Cinovation Studios |
| Jennifer Wellings | ... | extras coordinator |
| Benjamin Winter | ... | production assistant |
| Charles Zuendel | ... | production assistant |
| George Brown | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Manny Chavez | ... | production safety supervisor (uncredited) |
| Keith D. Fisher | ... | dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Matthew Howard | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Marcel Valcarce | ... | artist: main titles (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ray Harryhausen | ... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the work of |
| Willis H. O'Brien | ... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the work of (as Willis O'Brien) |
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | ... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the work of |
| Zack Stutman | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
- RKO Radio Pictures (production)
- The Jacobson Company (in association with)
- RKO Pictures
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Renaissance Egypt Company (1999) (Egypt) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (1999) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia TriStar Films of India)
- Columbia Tristar Films of India (1999) (India) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International Finland (1999) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1999) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (Mexico) (VHS)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2000) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Disney Channel (2001) (Philippines) (tv)
- Moviemax Family (2012) (Turkey) (tv) (Cable)
- STAR India (2014) (India) (tv) (Mumbai)
- Disney Channel (2016) (Germany) (tv)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Prooptiki (1999) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- Buena Vista International Finland
Special Effects
- Dream Quest Images (visual effects and computer generated gorilla)
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
- Cinovation Studios (creature effects)
- The Computer Film Company (CFC) (digital effects)
- Matte World Digital (digital matte paintings)
- Re:sources (digital matte paintings)
- Buena Vista Imaging (additional digital compositing)
- Composite Image Systems (CIS) (additional digital compositing)
- Alterian (prosthetic supply)
- Gilderfluke & Co. Inc.
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (score mastered at)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- BeBee (night lights)
- Behind the Scenes Freight (shipping by)
- Big Crowds (crowd casting)
- Birds & Animals Unlimited (animals provided by)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Hansard (rear screen projection)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Hollywood Studio Symphony (score performed by)
- Imaginary Forces (titles)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles and opticals)
- Rick Brainin Catering Inc. (catering)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- Shotmaker (Akela crane)
- Spacecam Systems (aerial camera system)
- Todd-AO Scoring Stage (score recorded and mixed at)
- Universal Studios Sound Facilities (re-recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 amongst the people who live there. Along comes eco-minded emissary Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton), who is from a California sanctuary, and who talks jungle girl Jill Young (Charlize Theron) into providing a safe haven for Joe at the Los Angeles facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands.
Written by Anthony Pereyra |
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| Taglines | Survival is an instinct. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $90,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $10,602,042, 27 Dec 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Since Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Rick Baker stated that he wouldn't do any more projects that involved creating animatronic apes. Baker had to break that statement when he did Baby's Day Out (1994), which featured a gorilla scene. After that, Baker restated he would not do any more ape projects, but when he got called to work on this movie, Baker's love for the original film changed his mind. He also saw it as a chance for redemption for King Kong (1976) since he designed the King Kong suit and portrayed Kong himself. This movie was the last for which Baker created an animatronic gorilla suit. He later added Planet of the Apes (2001), starring Mark Wahlberg, to his ape-centric résumé. See more » |
| Goofs | Part of the film is set in California. In Los Angeles and at the carnival near the beach, there are police cars with their colored lights on. All the police cars are missing a steady red light in the front. By the California vehicle code, all emergency and law enforcement vehicles are required to have a steady red light facing forward. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Windsong See more » |
| Quotes |
Cecily Banks:
[has just gotten word that Joe had arrived at the zoo]
Okay, people! Elvis is in the building! See more » |