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8.6/10   102 votes
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Writers:
Ron Magid (writer)
Phil Savenick (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Documentary
User Comments:
This is the King Kong documentary that you have been waiting for! more (2 total)

Cast

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Rick Baker ... Himself
Craig Barron ... Himself

Rudy Behlmer ... Himself
Dan Bennet ... Additional Venture Crew
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
John Craney ... Carl Denham

Joe Dante ... Himself

Frank Darabont ... Himself
James D'Arc ... Himself
Wayne Dawson ... Sailor #3 Eaten by Lizard
Sam Fontana ... Narrator (voice)
James French ... Sailor #1 Eaten by Spider
Alex Funke ... Himself

Ray Harryhausen ... Himself
John Harvey ... Additional Venture Crew
Mike Hopkins ... Himself
Bill Hunt ... Himself

Peter Jackson ... Himself
Harry Jay Knowles ... Himself (as Harry Knowles)

John Landis ... Himself
Scott MacQueen ... Creation Narrator (voice)
Ron Magid ... Himself
Kevin McTurk ... Additional Venture Crew
Hector Morales ... Sailor #2 Eaten by Crab
John Morgan ... Himself
Michael Pangrazio ... Himself
Michael Pellerin ... Himself
Nigel Scott ... Himself
Murray Spivack ... Himself (archive footage)

Richard Taylor ... Himself
Phil Tippett ... Himself
Doug E. Turner ... Himself (as Doug Turner)
Don Waller ... Himself
Dave Whitehead ... Himself (as David Whitehead)
Fay Wray ... Herself
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
159 min
Country:
USA | New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Company:
Pellerin Multimedia Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This feature-length documentary is featured on the Two Disc Special Edition and Two Disc Collector's Edition DVDs for King Kong (1933), released in 2005. more
Movie Connections:
References The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
This is the King Kong documentary that you have been waiting for!, 15 January 2006
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Author: doktorf from Cambridge, Ma, USA

The special edition DVD of King Kong is a must have for any fan of this movie or of classic films in general.

The best part of that DVD (save for the movie itself) is the lengthy making of documentary that goes into considerable depth on every aspect of the making of the film from the conception and writing to the special effects and exhibition and everything in-between. A standout sequence is where Peter Jackson and an effects crew recreate for demonstration purposes some of the film's animation and special effects and even restore a lost sequence to the film. A must see for any stop-motion buff.

There are equally in depth segments on casting, music, writing and direction. This film is the best look the average person will ever get of the process of creating an epic film in the 1930's.

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