Mighty Joe Young script – Scripts on Screen

Year:1998

Director:Ron Underwood

Written by:Merian C. Cooper (Screenplay), Mark Rosenthal (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis: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.

Mighty Joe Young Script Resources:

Mighty Joe Young Script PDF - Final Production Draft - August 1997 at The Script Savant
Mighty Joe Young Script PDF - August 1997 Production Draft at The Daily Script
Mighty Joe Young Script at IMSDb
Mighty Joe Young Script PDF - 2/3/48 REVISED at Script City ($)
Mighty Joe Young Script PDF - 10/20/96 1ST REVISED at Script City ($)
Mighty Joe Young Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Mighty Joe Young Transcript at scripts.com

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