In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.
Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann is its grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts. But Carl has another plan in mind.
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This film held the record for being the most expensive ever made in the US until it was topped by
Spider-Man 3.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
When leaving New York, a 360 degrees shot is taken of the boat by night. However, the shape of the plume of smoke coming from the chimney does not change with the camera's point of view.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Manny:
[practicing sneezes]
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Crazy Credits
The end credits are set against an art deco backdrop rather than the
traditional black screen. The backdrop is an exact replica, in Technicolor,
of the same backdrop that was used for the opening credits in the 1933
version of "King Kong".
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"Fanfares Nos. 1, 2 and 3, The Sailors, The Aeroplane, Elevated Sequence, Jungle Dance, The Escape"
from the underscore of the
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