In practice, much of the actual animation was completed by his protege ray harryhausen. Mighty joe young is a 1949 film about a young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant who brings him to hollywood years later seeking her fortune in order to save her familys ranch directed by ernest b. It seems that joe young started out in 4 different sizes, two sizes were of the 41 2 inches, and two were 21 2 inches. Joe does alter the template enough to stand on its own, however.
Natalie dormer as margaery tyrell in game of thrones, season 6 episode the winds of. George of the jungle 2 2003 video ape is called mighty joe old city of heroes 2004. When the flick avoided effects, it didnt demonstrate many source defects. Rock albums of the seventies 1981, robert christgau wrote. Schoedsack e estrelado por terry moore e ben johnson. 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. A film of this era with so many effects will prove problematic, but i still thought this was a pretty good transfer. The designs for the animation and effects are credited to willis obrien, better known for king kong 1933. Terry moore ben johnson robert armstrong frank mchugh douglas fowley regis toomey. Mighty joe young is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake.
Ready to love s02e06 season 2 episode 6 love on the rocks november 9 2019 duration. Mighty joe young,was a blues guitarist known for playing chicago blues. Modern sources, however, claim that the animation alone required fourteen months. Filming locations 2 filming dates 1 filming locations. Hoping to make the magic of king kong happen again, the production team of merian c. 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 1950. 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. This bit with long hair and accessories charlize theron in mighty joe young mighty. See more ideas about mighty joe, young movie and king kong. Mighty 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. If youngs voice werent as gruffly workaday as his guitar, he might be a threathes got a knack for the blues subject, from mama.
Mighty joe young is a very likable film however not everyone seems to know just how these films are made. Schoedsack, the film features a cast that includes terry moore. Mighty joe young lightning struck again when the team behind king kong reunited to create another towering ape. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 127 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 costume design by 1. 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. Cooper production mighty joe young, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for mighty joe young 1949. Mighty joe young is an energetic, robust adventure tale.
Mighty joe young 1949, john ford, merian, king kong, the conjuring, science fiction, the. Though born in louisiana, young was raised in milwaukee. A slick nightclub owner robert armstrong discovers a giant ape frolicking in africa is the beloved pet o. Mighty joe young 1949 approved adventure, drama, fantasy, scifi. Although the details have changed, mighty joe young follows the pattern of the original 1949 fantasy. Cooper, who wrote the story, and ruth rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by ernest b.
The climax of the film is very exciting, and so touching that it brings tears to the eyes. The best of stop motion ray harryhausen 22 2014 tv episode. Reviewing youngs 1976 selftitled lp in christgaus record guide. Youngs mid1970s ovation lps were said by allmusics bill dahl to have showcased the guitarists bluessoul synthesis. Harryhausen was a teenager when he first saw king kong 1933 and was entranced. He first began playing in the early 1950s by singing in milwaukee nightclubs. At its opening, we meet jill young lora lee michel, a motherless child who lives on an african ranch with her father regis toomey. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title mighty joe young.
Unlike king kong, who is just a hollywood ape, joe. The original 1949 mighty joe young was a straight king kong ripoff, with less plot and slightly better special effects. Schoedsack came up with the 1949 specialeffects smorgasbord mighty joe young. Mighty joe young movie trailer and videos tv guide. Approved 1h 24min adventure, drama, fantasy 29 august 1949 sweden 1. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for mighty joe young 1949. Mighty joe young 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mighty joe young, featuring giant gorilla, stars terry. On an expedition to africa, show business promoter max ohara meets jill young, who has raised her pet gorilla, joe, since she was a child. The original film combined live action and stop motion animation. This was the first major film work of the younger animator. Though produced by the same people responsible for the classic king kong, mighty joe young is a pale imitation.
Jill young terry moore and her friend greg ben johnson are. Mighty joe young trailer 1949 high quality internet archive. Born joseph young in shreveport, louisiana, he died in chicago, illinois. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of mighty joe young. Ten years later, the fullgrown gorilla and his friend, jill young, are brought to hollywood by a night club impresario as the stars of an incredible jungle floor show.
Opening today, mighty joe young is an accomplished remake of a 1949 film, starring terry moore and ben. 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. Such was the case with 1949s mighty joe young, a king kong wannabe created by many of the folks responsible for the 1933 classic. Oklahoman gregg ben johnson is kinda romancing new african friend jill terry moore when his boss ohara robert armstrong and hunter crawford denis green arrive to talk about her ape, in mighty joe young, 1949 view the tcmdb entry for mighty joe young 1949. The surprise party 1974 tv episode fred tells aunt esther shes this monsters sister, mighty ugly. Mighty joe young 1949 movie clip dangerous gorilla. With terry moore, ben johnson, robert armstrong, mr. I made it my duty to find out how king kong was made. The wonder of mighty joe young is the mobility of the mechanical star, but even that novelty wears thin after a while.
According to a may 1949 hollywood reporter news item, the entire production took nine months to shoot. Thousand oaks, california, usa nightclub sequence with lions 5 of 5 found this interesting interesting. The burning orphanage scene from mighty joe young 1949. With the original mighty joe young you dont get the stateoftheart special effects of the remake, but what you do get is a much better story which tugs at all your emotions. Stop motion epic 2014 tv episode a scene from mighty joe young plays as bob burns compares the character animation to kong.
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