King Kong
King Kong is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film role, and features mechanical effects by Carlo Rambaldi and makeup effects by Rick Baker. It is the 5th entry in the King Kong franchise.
Plot
In the 1970s, Fred Wilson, an executive of the Petrox Oil Company, forms an expedition based on infrared imagery which reveals a previously undiscovered Indian Ocean island hidden by a permanent cloud bank. Wilson believes the island has a huge deposit of oil. Jack Prescott, a primate paleontologist, sneaks onto the expedition's vessel and attempts to warn the team against traveling to the island, citing an ominous final message about "the roar of the greatest beast" from previous doomed explorers. Wilson orders Prescott locked up, assuming that he is a spy from a rival corporation. Wilson eventually makes Prescott the expedition's photographer. The ship happens upon a life raft which carries the beautiful and unconscious Dwan. Upon waking, Dwan tells Prescott that she is an aspiring actress who was aboard a director's yacht which suddenly exploded. During the rest of the ship's voyage, Prescott and Dwan become attracted to each other.
Awards
Cast
- Billy Zoom
- Brent Huff
- Charles Grodin
- Corbin Bernsen
- Dennis Fimple
- Donald F. Glut
- Ed Lauter
- Eve McVeagh
- Forrest J Ackerman
- Garry Walberg
- Jack O'Halloran
- Jeff Bridges
- Jessica Lange
- Joe Piscopo
- John Agar
- John Lone
- John Randolph
- Julius Harris
- Peter Cullen
- Ray Buktenica
- René Auberjonois
- Rick Baker
- S.C. Dacy
- Sid Conrad
- Walt Gorney
More details
author | Edgar Wallace James Ashmore Creelman Merian C. Cooper Ruth Rose |
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award | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress Special Achievement Academy Award |
contentLocation | New York City |
director | John Guillermin |
editor | Ralph E. Winters |
genre | adventure fantasy horror |
keywords | attack beauty and the beast capture chloroform doom fall flamethrower giant snake indian ocean indigenous peoples injured kill life raft lock up oil company paleontologist pit trap queensboro bridge rescue rescue mission sacrifice terrify trapping pit travel wake world trade center |
musicBy | John Barry |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Sound Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress |
producer | Dino De Laurentiis |
productionCompany | Dino De Laurentiis |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
recordedAt | New York City |
theme | japanese monster movie |