Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
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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Dian Fossey -
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Roz Carr -
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Dr. Louis Leakey -
Claude Van Veeten -
Mukara
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Mme. Van Vecten
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Director:
Michael AptedWriters:
Harold T.P. Hayes (article), Dian Fossey (work), Anna Hamilton Phelan (story), Tab Murphy (story), Anna Hamilton Phelan (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Jessica Lange turned down the lead role due to her pregnancy.
Quotes
Dian Fossey:
Can I have a bath first?
Bob Campbell:
You can have a bath second.
Dian Fossey:
Why am I in this movie so much?
Bob Campbell:
You're the story. You're what people are interested in. The gorilla girl.
Dian Fossey:
It makes me look like some real weirdo.
Bob Campbell:
Crawling around the mud in this climate after a ...
Goofs
When Dian offers a Snickers bar to a young boy in exchange for information, it is obvious by the way the wrapper tears that it has a plastic wrapper. In 1966 Snickers bars were wrapped in paper.
Soundtracks
September in the RainWritten by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Ray Avery's Jazz Archives
Storyline
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Genres
Biography | DramaDetails
Release Date:
7 October 1988Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
ZaireBox Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$366,925 25 September 1988
Gross USA:
$24,720,479
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$61,149,479
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