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Gorillas in the Mist

"At the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for."

1988-09-23 Drama 2hr 9m

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

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The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

  • Released
    1988-09-23
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $22,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 9m
  • Genre
    Drama, History
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Guber/Peters Company

Crew

Michael Apted
Director
Anna Hamilton Phelan
Screenplay
Arne Glimcher
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Sigourney Weaver

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Dian Fossey
Bryan Brown

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Bob Campbell
Julie Harris

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Roz Carr
John Omirah Miluwi

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Iain Cuthbertson

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Photographer

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Reviews for Gorillas in the Mist
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A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

I was the first born and mom and dad really didn't believe in censorship growing up, as a result I saw a lot of movies that are probably ina... read more

I was the first born and mom and dad really didn't believe in censorship growing up, as a result I saw a lot of movies that are probably inappropriate for my age. Most of the time I can honestly say that they had no real effect on me... ...but the parts of this movie traumatized me as much as Bambi and Old Yeller. I just recently tried re-watching it, and had to shut it off because I remembered what was coming. Poachers. I'm almost 40, I can watch truly horrific movies where humans are harmed in the worst possible ways, but I still can't make it through Gorillas in the Mist. However, what I can watch I always like. I firmly believe that (aside from the Alien movies) this is one of Weaver's absolutely best roles. That being said, if you can sit through it, bully for you, it is worth it.

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A Review by kevin2019 8

Written by kevin2019 on 2024-09-06

"Gorillas in the Mist" is a very worthwhile film and it perfectly highlights Dian Fossey's occasionally groundbreaking work. She actually ma... read more

"Gorillas in the Mist" is a very worthwhile film and it perfectly highlights Dian Fossey's occasionally groundbreaking work. She actually managed to integrate herself into the mountain gorilla community - this results in some superb shots of the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat and it is genuinely difficult to differentiate between what could possibly be mechanical special effects and the real great apes - and it soon begins to seem as though her gradually all consuming work supersedes many other aspects of her life (she even begins to refer to the gorillas and the mountain they live on as her own) and she willingly sacrifices a blossoming romance with the photographer Bob Campbell in order to stay on the mountain with the gorillas to study them. Dian Fossey achieved recognition through her work and this film ends with the fact the gorilla population continues to multiply as the enduring spirit of her accomplishments lives on, but this coda is juxtaposed with the sobering knowledge that her untimely death remains a mystery.

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A Review by GenerationofSwine

I was the first born and mom and dad really didn't believe in censorship growing up, as a result I saw a lot of movies that are probably inappropriate for my age. Most of the time I can honestly say that they had no real effect on me... ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

I was the first born and mom and dad really didn't believe in censorship growing up, as a result I saw a lot of movies that are probably inappropriate for my age. Most of the time I can honestly say t...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by kevin2019 8

Written by kevin2019 on 2024-09-06

"Gorillas in the Mist" is a very worthwhile film and it perfectly highlights Dian Fossey's occasionally groundbreaking work. She actually managed to integrate herself into the mountain gorilla communi...

read more