Mein großer Freund Joe was released in the year 1998。Mein großer Freund Joe is also called as Mighty Joe Young, Poderoso Joe, Mon ami Joe, Mighty Joe, Mi gran amigo Joe, Kaverini mahtava Joe, az óriásgorilla, Joe - jättegorillan, Grande Joe, Grande Joe Young。

The movie opens with poachers attacking a group of gorillas. Animal preservationists fight the poachers, which ends with one gorilla and a young girl's mother dead. In the melee, a particularly large gorilla baby attacks the head hunter and bites his thumb and forefinger off. The films immediately passes into the future and the young girl has grown up to be Charlize Theron and the gorilla has grown to be 15' tall and weighs 2000 pounds. The two are best friends who play together. When poachers again appear, a representative (Bill Paxton) of a California wildlife refuge convinces her to transfer the gorilla she has named Joe Young to the refuge. Of course, once there the former hunter shows up seeking revenge. Terrorizing the gorilla without letting his human handlers know, the gorilla goes on a rampage across Los Angeles.

Mein großer Freund Joe actors and actresses include Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Christian Clemenson, Cory Buck, David Paymer, Deborah Kellner, Judson Mills, Linda Purl, Mika Boorem, Naveen Andrews, Rade Serbedzija, Regina King, Robert Wisdom, Tracey Walter, Wiley M. Pickett。