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King Kong
Directed by
John Guillermin
PG
1976
2h 14m
Adventure
,
Drama
,
and more
6.0
55%
32%
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A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
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Cast of King Kong
Jeff Bridges
Jack F. Prescott
Jessica Lange
Dwan
Charles Grodin
Fred S. Wilson
John Randolph
Captain Ross
René Auberjonois
Roy Bagley
Julius Harris
Boan
Jack O'Halloran
Joe Perko
Ed Lauter
Carnahan
John Agar
City Official
Jorge Moreno
Garcia
Mario Gallo
Timmons
John Lone
Chinese Cook
Garry Walberg
Army General
Keny Long
Ape Masked Man
Sid Conrad
Petrox Chairman
George S. Whiteman
Army Helicopter Pilot
Wayne Heffley
Air Force General
Todd Baker
Shea Stadium Spectator
Corbin Bernsen
Reporter
Ray Buktenica
Naval Officer
Larry M. Byrd
Excited Fan
Peter Cullen
King Kong (voice)
S.C. Dacy
Newspaper Photographer
James Dunaway
Man in Audience
Ned Gill
Crushed Spectator
Donald F. Glut
Guy in Ampitheater
Walt Gorney
Subway Driver
Shawn McAllister
Police Sergeant
Eve McVeagh
Reporter
Larry Naschel
Victim
Ira S. Rosenstein
Logan
David Roya
Ship's Radio Operator
David Ulmer
Man Running in Terror
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Kid with Afro on Bleachers
Brent Huff
Extra
Rick Baker
King Kong
Dennis Fimple
Sunfish
John Guillermin
Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Writer
James Ashmore Creelman
Writer
Ruth Rose
Writer
Merian C. Cooper
Writer
Edgar Wallace
Writer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
King Kong Ratings & Reviews
Slant Magazine
Rocco T. Thompson
The Dino De Laurentiis-produced remake of King Kong is a beautifully aged 1970s gem, uniting old-fashioned spectacle and contemporary concerns.
The New Yorker
Pauline Kael
It's a romantic adventure fantasy -- colossal, silly, touching, a marvelous classics-comics movie.
The Barb (Atlanta)
Steve Warren
The funny thing is, the love story works! What isn't funny is that all the horror has gone out of it; to make Kong lovable, they've made him too human, the most three-dimensional character in the story.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...an excessively erratic blockbuster...
Queerty
David Reddish
Lange shouting Good monkey and Chauvinist ape will have viewers in stitches.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
There is a freshness here, however, that is as welcome as it is unexpected. King Kong is a hit all over again.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Aims for spectacle and updated villainy, and it works for the most part, always most compelling when digging into the mystery of King Kong, not showcasing full body displays of him.
Fat Guys at the Movies
Kevin Carr
It's big. It's overblown. It doesn't quite hold up effects-wise because it's 45 years old, but it is a neat production because it has spectacle.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
A ham-fisted version of the venerable yarn, replacing the excitement and gravitas of the 1933 original with a jokey attitude that borders on camp.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
This revisitation presented the opportunity for grander spectacle and greater excitement, yet the direction turned instead toward calculated campiness and outright comedy.
Movies For The Rest Of Us
Bill Newcott
What we get then, is (with apologies to Patty Hearst), an urbane gorilla who would, if he could speak above an occasional growl, say "Please" before making off with a screaming and scantily-clad Jessica Lange.
Los Angeles Free Press
Ruth Batchelor
It's a remake that was a good idea, because it's bigger newer and better than the old one.
Alternate Ending
Tim Brayton
If this is what bleeding-edge, Oscar-worthy effects work looked like in 1976, it's no wonder that Star Wars made such a gargantuan splash in 1977.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
The special effects are marvelous, the good-humored script is comic-bookish without being excessively campy, and there are two excellent performances
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
It's madness to try to remake a myth, but even so, John Guillermin's jokey, low-camp film seems awfully inadequate.
TV Guide
Without a doubt, De Laurentiis' remake of Cooper and Schoedsack's classic is the biggest con job ever pulled on the unsuspecting American public.
Common Sense Media
Scott G. Mignola
Bad script and acting ruin a classic story.
Variety
Variety Staff
Faithful in substantial degree not only to the letter but also the spirit of the 1933 classic for RKO, this $22 million-plus version neatly balances superb special effects with solid dramatic credibility.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
What sort, exactly, is this movie?
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