Queen Kong (1976)

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

Director:

Frank Agrama

Writers:

Frank Agrama (screenplay), Ronald Dobrin (screenplay),

Stars:

Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Askwith	...	Ray Fay
Rula Lenska	...	Luce Habit
Valerie Leon	...	Queen of the Nabongas
Roger Hammond	...	Woolf
John Clive	...	Comedian
Carol Drinkwater	...	Ima Goodbody
Brian Godfrey	...	Second Actor
Anthony Morton	...	Antique Dealer
Fiona Curzon	...	Police Secretary
Stanley Platts	...	Chief Constable
Linda Hayden	...	The Singing Nun
Barbara Allen	...	Crew Girl
Suzy Arthur	...	Crew Girl (as Suzie Arthur)
Lela Babbick	...	Crew Girl
Melita Clarke	...	Crew Girl

Storyline

A female film crew journeys to Africa where a giant ape, Queen Kong, falls in love with the crew's male star.

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Plot Keywords:

giant ape | africa | ape | monster | giant animal | 

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Taglines:

She's in one of her moods again!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK France West Germany Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 1976 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Queen Gorilla

Filming Locations:

Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine-Art München, Dexter Film London

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

An issue of rape is addressed during the closing credits, in seemingly frivolous song; whereas in King Kong the issue is a more contentious part the film.

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Quotes

Native guides: Kong kong kong kong kong kong! Kong kong kong kong kong kong!
Ray Fay: They keep saying "Kong kong kong kong kong kong".
Luce Habit: Yes, that's true.
Ray Fay: Well, do you think this has some underlying meaning or symbolism or social significance?
Luce Habit: Perhaps it's a secret code.
Ray Fay: Maybe it's another language.
Luce Habit: Aha, you are clever. But since I speak all native languages and they speak Unga Bunga, a language popular in many old movies and the only language spoken on Lazanga where they do the Konga, I can safely say that "Kong kong ...
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Connections

Referenced in The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)

User Reviews

Undemanding fun

Hidden away for many years, Queen Kong is finally gained a DVD release, probably to the embarrassment of the stars, but also to the joy of fans of low budget seventies comedy. The film follows the 1933 King Kong remarkably closely and has fun poking fun at many films of the time. The film is clearly not to be taken seriously and has it's tongue firmly embedded in it's cheeky cheek and is by no means difficult to sit through. The women's lib overtones are quite laughable though as there are plenty of scantily clad (no nudity though) females exploiting the gender and prancing around for the men of the audience to have a right good ogle. A lot of the jokes may be of the 'groan' variety but in my book there's no such thing as a bad pun. One particular scene that gave me a hearty chortle was where a priest on a plane decks an annoying lady passenger because of her annoying laughter, and the singing nun on the plane raised a smile too. Of course film snobs will poo-poo it as film snobs are want to do and that's fine. It's not a film made for them, but for those who like ever-so-slightly risqué knockabout farces will get a lot from it. And from a strictly male point of view, any film that has Valerie Leon in a skimpy bikini for the entire length of it has to add a little something. It also looks better than it should do really, even if the white cliffs of Dover are now to be found on the African coast.