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King Kong (1976)

PG | | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror | 17 December 1976 (USA)
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A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.

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Storyline

An expedition of the "Petrox" company, is exploring in search of petrol. A strange island where they arrive is the home of a giant ape, King Kong, that is captured by the expedition in order to make money exhibiting it to the world. When in the U.S. the huge gorilla becomes restless, trying to return home... Written by <lcarvach@lascar.puc.cl>

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island | gorilla | king kong | oil | ape | See All (81) »

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The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.

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Adventure | Fantasy | Horror

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Release Date:

17 December 1976 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

King Kong: The Legend Reborn  »

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Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$52,600,000 (USA)
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(Metrocolor) (uncredited)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The special achievement academy award presented by the Board of Governors at the 1977 Oscars, was very hotly disputed - with several board members resigning in protest when the decision was taken. See more »

Goofs

(at around 2h) When Jack enters the South Tower of the World Trade Center as Kong begins to climb, he enters from the Plaza. Seconds later, he is seen running into an elevator on the concourse level. The plaza level is one floor above the ground floor concourse level where he is seen entering the elevator. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Joe Perko: OK, Boan, how much you got here?
Boan: About eighteen hundred.
Joe Perko: Eighteen hundred? What's going on?
Boan: There's Bagley.
Joe Perko: Hey, Mr. Bagley! Something's haywire. They only loaded me enough pipe to push one test hole. Less than two thousand feet.
Roy Bagley: Yeah, that'll be enough.
Boan: Are you kidding? On Bagatan, we didn't come until we were past twenty-six thousand feet.
Roy Bagley: You take my word, fellas. This hole proves out within two thousand, or it's a write-off.
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: SURABAYA INDONESIA See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Tisoy! (1977) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why does King Kong walk upright like a man? Isn't he supposed to be a gorilla?
Q: Why do the natives want Dwan for Kong?
Q: Where are the dinosaurs?
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Why Does Everyone Hate This Version?
17 December 2005 | by (LA, Ca) – See all my reviews

People seem to jump on the old' bandwagon when bashing Kong '76. It's not that bad!!! For '76 I'd say it was quite an achievement. Lange is great in it (and quite stunningly beautiful) and Bridges always rules. Can't go wrong with this version... don't believe the negative hype. I, for one, appreciate it when someone does a remake and actually interprets the story differently. Carpenter did it with The Thing and Cronenberg did it with the fly and both were amazing. I think this movies gets more negative comments because they are comparing it to the original, which back in its day was the first movie of its kind (Mighty Joe Young is still better!). For movie purists, the thought of remaking a landmark film is always touchy territory. Thus, they rip the remake. The core story is still basically the same, the writers just updated key elements that were pivotal 'classic' moments from the original (empire state building for one). Again the purists cry foul. Bottomline, see it and give it a chance... ignore the pompous so called "experts".
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