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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:16

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The King Kong legend is kept alive by a little girl who brings back a pet gorilla from Africa. In true Kong tradition, it grows to an enormous size and later terrorizes the city.

Starring: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Douglas Fowley

Starring: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Douglas Fowley, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva, Regis Toomey

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer: John Ford, Merian C. Cooper

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Christopher Null
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Emanuel Levy
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EmanuelLevy.Com

Though in the shadows of Kong it still brings back fond memories of how to make a special effect film back in the old days.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Thomas Delapa
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Boulder Weekly

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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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07/04/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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03/30/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Great escapist fun: a West Coast 'King Kong'

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James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette
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05/24/03
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Tame, but well done giant ape flick.

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Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/03/02
John Urbancich
John Urbancich
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Great Willis O'Brien effects, a good story and fine cast. A wonderful fantasy, not as good as King Kong, but still fun to watch.

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08/22/02
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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08/09/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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07/30/02
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