Mighty Joe Young (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Producer(s) | Merian C. Cooper, John Ford (executive) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
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Mighty Joe Young Overview:
Mighty Joe Young (1949) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper.
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Mighty Joe Young (1949, Ernest B. Schoedsack)
on Apr 13, 2020 From The Stop ButtonFrom the first scene, Mighty Joe Young is concerning. There?s a nice establishing shot of an Africa plantation, with some great matte work, then little White girl on the plantation Lora Lee Michel sees a couple African men passing with a basket. She wants what?s in the basket, so there?s a nice leng... Read full article
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
By Beatrice on Jun 2, 2015 From Flickers in TimeMighty Joe Young Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack Written by Ruth Rose from an original story by Merian C. Cooper 1949/USA Argosy Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Sometimes it is good?just to sit there like a little kid and marvel at?some awesome special effects. ?This is a particularly go... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
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Quotes from
Max O'Hara: Don't worry kid. There's nobody in the world gonna shoot Joe now.
Max O'Hara: We're goin' to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.
Windy: But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!
Windy: [Dramatically] But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!
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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. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of "Mighty Joe Young".
In the 2011 version as seen on Turner Classic Movies, the "fire rescue" sequence, with a red background, is influenced by the 1980's "colorized" version. The "colorization" process, owned by Ted Turner and now "Time Warner", added color to previously existing all B&W films. Other "colorized" features in this genre included "King Kong", "The "Maltese Falcon" and even Shirley Temple film shorts. This trend continued through the 1990s although, as a whole, it is no longer popular with broadcasters and viewers.
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