King Kong

King Kong

 Cast: Guillermin
Guillermin
, John Barry
John Barry
, Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
, Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
, Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
King Kong

King Kong

 Cast: Guillermin
Guillermin
, John Barry
John Barry
, Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
, Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
, Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Famed producer Dino De Laurentiis tries to steal the thunder from Jaws, then the top-grossing film of all-time, in this big budget remake of King Kong. (De Laurentiis related his tactics to Tom Snyder: "When Jaws dies, nobody cries. When Kong dies, they all cry.") Updated to the 1970s, the original Robert Armstrong character is now Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin), a big-shot oil magnate from Petrox Oil, looking for new petroleum deposits on a recently discovered Pacific island. Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) is a counter-culture paleontologist, stowing away on Wilson's ship, who warns that they are headed for "Skull Island," where prehistoric monsters still live and roam free. Also along for the ride is Dwan (Jessica Lange, in her film debut), a down-on-her-luck starlet, shipwrecked in the ocean after the sinking of a yacht. She really becomes down-on-her-luck when the group lands on the island and a giant ape, Kong, takes a shine to her. Kong kidnaps her and Dwan takes umbrage when the ape tries to remove her clothes by shouting, "You male chauvinist ape!" But Prescott comes to her aid and rescues her from the gorilla's big mits. Wilson, seeing money to be made on Kong, locks him in the cargo hold of his ship and transports him to New York City. Once there, Kong manages to escape and wreak havoc upon the beleaguered town, before being compelled to climb up the World Trade Center for sanctuary.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/23/2017
UPC: 0032429276315
Original Release: 1976
Rating: PG
Source: PARAMOUNT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 2:14:00
Sales rank: 4,152

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jeff Bridges Jack Prescott
Charles Grodin Fred Wilson
Jessica Lange Dwan
John Randolph Capitaine Ross
Rene Auberjonois Bagley
Julius Harris Boan
Jack O'Halloran Joe Perko
Dennis Fimple Sunfish
Ed Lauter Carnahan
Jorge Moreno Garcia
Mario Gallo Timmons
Wayne Heffley Air Force Colonel
Joe Piscopo Actor
John Barry Composer
Sid Conrad Petrox Chairman
Corbin Bernsen Reporter
Rick Baker King Kong,Shea Stadium Spectator (uncredited)
George Whiteman Army Helicopter Pilot
John Lone le cuisinier chinois
John Agar Actor
Garry Walberg Actor
Keny Long Actor

Technical Credits
John Guillermin Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenwriter
Dino De Laurentiis Producer,Producer,Executive Producer
Bill Couch Stunts
Christian Ferry Executive Producer,Producer
Barry Nolan Special Effects
Carlo Rambaldi Special Effects
Glen Robinson Special Effects
Frank Van Der Veer Special Effects
Jack Solomon Sound Mixer
Harold Wellman Special Effects
Harry Warren Tetrick Sound/Sound Designer,Sound Effects
James Ashmore Creelman Screenwriter
Ruth Rose Screenwriter
Louis Lichtenfield Special Effects
Merian C. Cooper Screenwriter
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