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King Kong
1976
KING KONG is a remake of the 1933 classic about a giant ape from a lost world who falls in love with a beautiful woman (Jessica Lange) who has been kidnapped by native tribespeople as a sacrifice. Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin also star. Read more
| Starring | Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, Ed Lauter |
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| Director | John Guillermin |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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King Kong
KING KONG is a remake of the 1933 classic about a giant ape from a lost world who falls in love with a beautiful woman (Jessica Lange) who has been kidnapped by native tribespeople as a sacrifice. Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin also star.
| Starring | Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, Ed Lauter |
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| Director | John Guillermin |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1976 To Rent: DVD: 21 Oct 2002 |
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The one and original lovable monster is lost amid all the hydraulic manipulations in what now emerges as the story of a dumb blonde who falls for a huge plastic finger.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
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Not a re-imagining but a straight remake
Nowadays directors and writers seem to prefer to re-imagine classic movies (i.e. Tim burtons Planet of the Apes) rather than confess to ?remaking? them, this is... read more »
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- 30 Jul 2004 at 13:42
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Soulless remake with no chemistry
Oil company exec goes to remote island for oil, palaeontologist sneaks aboard ship, find beautiful castaway, no oil on island, angry natives, KONG!!
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- Bassman71
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- 11 May 2011 at 08:58
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OOH OOH AHH AHH AHH
I expected this film to be a poorly conceived , dated re-hash of the original classic, and in some ways it is but... its actually not a bad film.OK the ape ... read more »
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not bad actually
I thought this was quite good......the effects dated of course, but I really enjoyed it, still emotional.
Loved the fact that Dwan got her fame at ... read more » - 657115
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King Kong cast and crew news
- 02 Sep 2004
The cast and crew of the upcoming remake of King Kong have spoken to the press about the epic. Triple Oscar-winner Peter Jackson has decided to make the monster-movie his next project after the incredible success he enjoyed with his adaptation of JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jackson explained how he was enchanted by the 1933 original version of the monster-meets-blonde tale - and first filmed a version of it aged 13. "It's great to be able to finally get the film made. It's a... Read more
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