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Gorillas In The Mist [VHS] [1988]

VHS ~ Sigourney Weaver
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi, Iain Cuthbertson
  • Directors: Michael Apted
  • Writers: Anna Hamilton Phelan, Dian Fossey, Harold T.P. Hayes, Tab Murphy
  • Producers: Arne Glimcher, Jon Peters, Judy Kessler
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 29 Aug 1995
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CJ5E
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,140 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Sigourney Weaver more than earned her Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Gorillas in the Mist, dominating every frame of Michael Apted's biopic about primatologist Dian Fossey. Tenderly mothering an orphaned gorilla infant or terrorising an African poacher with a staged lynching, the statuesque star is never less than fiercely focused, a glamorous warrior for animal rights. As the amateur scientist who researched and spotlighted Rwanda's endangered mountain gorillas in National Geographic, Weaver is the passionate heart that keeps an otherwise flaccid film alive--whether bracing anthropologist Louis Leakey to forcibly offer her services as census-taker of the mountain gorillas; or hanging out with the noble animals until she becomes the first person on record to make friendly physical contact with them; or waging sometimes physical war on natives and Europeans who decimate the gorillas for trophies or zoo fodder. Unfortunately, the film's stodgy script and direction simply document Fossey's magnificent obsession, offering no insight into what lonely impulse of the soul led this extraordinary woman to climb up an African mountain and bond so strongly with gorillas. Cardboard characters include an eternally smiling, sexless African soul mate (John Omirah Miluwi), a perfect boyfriend (Bryan Brown) who has to be dumped in favour of gorilla-love and stereotypical villains. Still, the African scenery is spectacular, and who can resist the cross-species thrill when the huge dark hand of Digit, Fossey's favourite, first rests in her outstretched palm? Gorillas in the Mist will please those who savour Sigourney Weaver's Amazonian fervour and the pure fire of her physical and spiritual passion--and harbour a slightly misanthropic fondness for liaisons between beauties and beasts.--Kathleen Murphy, Amazon.com


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Dramatic true account of one brave woman's fight to save the Gorillas of Africa, anthropologist Diane Fossey. Whilst studying rare Gorillas in the mountains of Africa her interest turns to passion and finally obsession. Not even her lover, Bob Campbell, can stop her from risking her life to protect the Gorillas from poachers and animal traders.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 1 Dec 2001
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Very realistic and moving portale of the real story of Diane Fossy and the Grorillas of Rwanda and Uganda, especially interesting as these countries are back in the news with the current fighting threateding the Gorillas yet again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A sympathetic portrait, 8 May 2004
By Francisco "hifranc" (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gorillas In The Mist [1988] [DVD] (DVD)
I feel mixed about biopics as I'm always aware that no film maker could ever make an accurate film about somebody's life. It would be interesting to see how the film compared with the facts....

About the film itself:

The film starts with Dian asking for a job studying the mountain gorillas. It then quickly moves on to her arrival and adjustment to working in the jungle. After some searching she comes across her first gorillas. Shortly afterwards she's expelled to Rwanda.

From then on the film slows down and allows us to see her as she integrates herself into a group of gorillas. As the gorillas accept her she feels more and more kinship with them and her fight against poachers gets more and more extreme.

The film manages to show the other side of the issues concerned, mainly through the voices of the Information Minister and her guide, and still give us an affectionate portrait. You do need to be in serious mood to appreciate it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely film, 9 Oct 2009
By J. Stuart - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gorillas In The Mist [1988] [DVD] (DVD)
Sad but gorgeous film with lovely scenery. I became a great gorilla fan after watching this moving true story.
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