Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (Video 2006)

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong. This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Pellerin

Writer:

Michael Pellerin

Stars:

Peter Jackson, Christian Rivers, Matt Aitken

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Jackson	...	Himself
Christian Rivers	...	Himself
Matt Aitken	...	Himself
Gray Horsfield	...	Himself
Daniel Falconer	...	Himself
Richard Taylor	...	Himself
Jamie Beswarick	...	Himself
Ben Wootten	...	Himself
Alan Lee	...	Himself
Carolynne Cunningham	...	Herself
Alex Funke	...	Himself
Jeremy Bennett	...	Himself
Philippa Boyens	...	Herself
Dan Hennah	...	Himself
Grant Major	...	Himself

Storyline

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong. This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

---

Plot Keywords:

king kong | animal name in title | making of | character name in title | number in title

---

Genres:

Documentary

---

Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kahdeksannen ihmeen uudelleen luominen - näin tehtiin King Kong

Filming Locations:

Empire State Building - 350 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pellerin Multimedia Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

187 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This feature-length documentary is featured on disc 3 in the King Kong Extended Edition DVD set.

---

Connections

Features The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)

User Reviews

Everything you ever wanted to know... no, really

This three-hour documentary is found on the Deluxe Extended Edition 3-Disc DVD release of King Kong of 2005. It consists of interviews, behind the scenes material, FX footage in different stages of development and clips of the film. This is immensely thorough, and it manages to also be quite concise, not spending an excessive amount of time on any one subject; it delves into it, and once it has been exhausted, it moves on. Every conceivable aspect of making the movie is covered, and I have to admit, I hadn't expected the majority of the things I found out during this. I don't want to give any of them away, so I'll just stick with telling you that if you like the picture itself, this is for you. Designs, performances, script, the effects, everything is gone into. The whole thing is well-edited. Everyone has something to say, be it interesting, funny, or both. You get genuine insight in the craft, and we are shown the ups as well as the downs of working on a flick, particularly such a massive undertaking as this one was. I recommend this to any fan of any of those who put this together. 8/10