Released:
1998-12-25

Overview:
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

Director:
Ron Underwood

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Charlize Theron
  as
  Jill Young
• 
  Bill Paxton
  as
  Gregg O'Hara
• 
  Rade Šerbedžija
  as
  Strasser
• 
  Peter Firth
  as
  Garth
• 
  David Paymer
  as
  Harry Ruben