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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.The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
- Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total
Aleksandrov Konstantin
- Claude Van Veeten
- (as Constantin Alexandrov)
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- TriviaThe gorilla suits used in movies up to this time had obvious anatomical differences from real gorillas. For instance, the wearer's real eyes were seen, forcing modification to the face. For this film, director Michael Apted wanted to use real gorillas where possible, but some shots would have to use gorilla suits, so the difference would show. Rick Baker met the challenge and created gorilla suits good enough that Apted could do what he wanted.
- GoofsDian did not try to convince Leakey to send her to Africa, nor did she volunteer to remove her appendix, quite the opposite: In 1966, Leakey contacted Fossey and urged her to study gorillas in the wild as an experiment. At first Fossey was reluctant citing her lack of experience, but eventually agreed upon further coercion. To test her enthusiasm Leakey asked Fossey to have her appendix removed in the pretense of health measures which she then did.
- Quotes
Dian Fossey: Get off my mountain!
- SoundtracksSeptember in the Rain
Written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Ray Avery's Jazz Archives
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An incredible portrayal of incredible courage
Sigourney Weaver in her "role of a lifetime" as Dianne Fosse, savior of the Mountain Gorilla. Fosse, who with a background in physical therapy, left her home, life and fiancee to perform a census of mountain gorillas for The Leakey Foundation, turned her life into a crusade to both alter mankind's perception of the gorilla and save the species from mankind (in the form of poachers) as well. This is not a simple nice lady learns to cohabitate with funny apes, this is heart touching, powerful drama that shows Fosse's relentless courage in the face of bureaucracy, brutality, and superstition. I wished I believed in anything that much that I would risk my life for it.
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- bob_mand
- May 11, 1999
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- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Gorillas in the Mist: The Adventure of Dian Fossey
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,720,479
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $366,925
- Sep 25, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $61,149,479
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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