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King Kong [1933] (2 discs) ... |  | |
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Length: | 104 minutes (1 hour 44 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | UR | Sorting Category: | Action | Sorting Tub: | Hotel |
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| Classifications: | - Fantasy
- Action
- Stop Motion
- Drama
- Family
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Synopsis: A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
Reaction: The 1933 classic, King Kong, has lingered for decades in our public consciousness. This one is truly a modern American myth.
Personal Rating: 8/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - [?] Edgar Wallace died in Hollywood in February 1932 while working on the story for this film.
- [?] Jean Harlow refused the lead part.
- The models of King KongKing Kong built for the island scenes were only 18 inches high. When producer/director Merian C. CooperMerian C. Cooper decided Kong needed to look bigger while in New York, a new 24-inch armature was constructed, thus changing Kong's film height from 18 feet on the island to 24 feet while in New York.
- The trees and plants in the background on the stop-motion animation sets were a combination of metal models and real plants. One day during filming, a flower on the miniature set bloomed without anyone noticing. The error in continuity was not noticed until the film was developed and shown. While Kong moved, a time-lapse effect showed the flower coming into full bloom, and an entire day of animation was lost.
- The project went through numerous title changes during production, including The Beast (original title of draft by [?] Edgar Wallace in RKO files), The Eighth Wonder, The Ape, King Ape and Kong.
- Was voted the 47th Greatest Film of all time by [Entertainment Weekly].
- King KongKing Kong's roar was a lion's and a tiger's roar combined and run backwards.
- The success of this film is often credited for saving RKO from bankruptcy.
- Both Merian C. CooperMerian C. Cooper and Ernest B. SchoedsackErnest B. Schoedsack had been wrestlers, and they acted out the fighting moves for the battle between the T-Rex and Kong in the effects studio, before the animators shot the scene.
- The whole idea allegedly originated when co-director/co-producer Merian C. CooperMerian C. Cooper had a dream about a massive gorilla attacking New York City.
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