RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (Video 2005)

Writers:

Ron Magid, Phil Savenick

Stars:

Rick Baker, Craig Barron, Rudy Behlmer

Cast

Credited cast:
Rick Baker	...	Himself
Craig Barron	...	Himself
Rudy Behlmer	...	Himself
Daniel Bennett	...	Additional Venture Crew (as Dan Bennet)
Graham Binding	...	Himself / Sailor #4 Eaten by Octopus
Shaun Bolton	...	Himself
Jon Burlingame	...	Himself
Bob Burns	...	Himself
Ben Burtt	...	Himself
Charles Chiodo	...	Himself
Edward Chiodo	...	Himself
Stephen Chiodo	...	Himself
Randall William Cook	...	Himself (as Randy Cook)
Richard Correll	...	Himself (as Rich Correll)
Mark Cotta Vaz	...	Himself

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pellerin Multimedia Inc., Sparkhill Production, Turner Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This feature-length documentary is featured on the Two Disc Special Edition and Two Disc Collector's Edition DVDs for King Kong, released in 2005.

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Connections

Features The Lost World (1925)

User Reviews

The Only King Kong Documentary You'll Ever Need!

Wow, this is great. If you are a fan of the original 1933 King Kong, this is a must-see. It contains lots of footage, pictures, and in depth interviews with people like Peter Jackson, Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Ray Harryhausen, and even Harry Knowles of "Ain't It Cool News".

This isn't just about the film, it gets into the history of the filmmakers (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack), their past films, and the history of RKO.

They talk about the story, the history, the special effects, the music, the sound effects, everything that made King Kong great. The highlight, personally for me, is the whole segment on the "Lost Spider Pit Sequence", which, if you don't know, is one of the greatest mysteries in the history of cinema. I just love seeing Peter Jackson and his crew rebuild it using vintage, original equipment, just like in the '30's.

Overall, this is an excellent documentary, and they did an excellent job given the limited information they had.

10/10!