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Congo (1995) 4.8
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4.8/10 from 24,753 users
Metascore: 22/100
Reviews: 136 user | 40 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong. Director:Frank Marshall |
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Laura Linney | ... | ||
| Dylan Walsh | ... | ||
| Ernie Hudson | ... | ||
| Tim Curry | ... | ||
| Grant Heslov | ... | ||
| Joe Don Baker | ... | ||
| Lola Noh | ... |
Amy
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Mary Ellen Trainor | ... | |
| Misty Rosas | ... | ||
| Stuart Pankin | ... | ||
| Carolyn Seymour | ... | ||
| Romy Rosemont | ... |
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| James Karen | ... |
College President /
Elliot's Boss
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| Bill Pugin | ... |
William
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Lawrence T. Wrentz | ... |
Prof. Arliss Wender
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A megalomaniac C.E.O. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough and pure enough to function as powerful laser communications transmitters (or is it laser weapons?). When contact is lost with his son and the team, his sometime daughter- in-law is sent after them. She is a former CIA operative and, accompanied by gee-whiz gadgetry and a few eccentric characters (including a mercenary, a researcher with a talking gorilla, and a a nutty Indiana-Jones-type looking for King Solomon's Mines), sets out to rescue her former fiancé. What they all discover is that often what we most want turns out to be the source of our downfall. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Where you are the endangered speciesMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for jungle adventure terror and action and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 June 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kongo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
£2,504,230 (UK) (14 July 1995)Company Credits
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Eddie: Customs guy, whacked me in the head with a can of peanut oil for stamping visas. I'm never goin back to that country, man. Those people have permanently wigged out!
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The "diamonds" used for the scenes during the climax of the movie were actually Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond Mines of Middleville, New York. They are doubly-terminated (two-ended) quartz crystals that are found in only two places in the world. They were the only gems that would look enough like diamonds and be that large. See more »Goofs
Before the group arrives in the mines Karen Ross gives Peter Elliot a modern pistol. When we see Peter entering the geode the gun he is holding is a WWII era Luger Parabellum. See more »Quotes
Monroe: Eddie! What happened to your head?Eddie: Customs guy, whacked me in the head with a can of peanut oil for stamping visas. I'm never goin back to that country, man. Those people have permanently wigged out!
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The idea is great, the book was a good read, and the film ought to have been great as well. I was disappointed, but I still have a soft spot for this story. They expected Congo to be the next King Kong and there were a good deal of toys, action figures, books, stickers, etc. to sell to the expected hordes of fans. The fans did not materialize and the action figures are an easy buy on the internet.
The legend of the city of Zinj is a phenomenal idea to work with for a film. Evolved apes is a sure seller. But this movie did not deliver. There were so many missed opportunities and examples of poor writing. For me the ape researcher on the expedition is a bit goofy to be credible. And he is one of the central characters! We are not given much to believe his knowledge or utility to the expedition or to Amy for that matter. This spoils that character. I liked the African actors in the film and was willing to go along with the hunter and his somewhat distracting phony English accent. But somehow, the film did not deliver what it could easily have delivered: action plus thought-provoking story about animal intelligence.