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King Kong is a 1976 American film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The cast includes Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, and John Randolph. Lorenzo Semple Jr., Edgar Wallace, Ruth Rose, and Merian C. Cooper served as screenwriters, while John Barry composed the music. The film was shot in New York City, which also serves as its narrative location. It is categorized as a horror, fantasy, science fiction, and drama film.
The production was handled by Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures, with a budget of 23,000,000. It has a runtime of 134 minutes and was released in the United States. The film follows King Kong Escapes and is followed by King Kong Lives. It received a Special Achievement Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. Additionally, it was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
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6.3An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Jack F. Prescott
- Jessica Lange as Dwan
- Charles Grodin as Fred S. Wilson
- John Randolph as Captain Ross
- René Auberjonois as Roy Bagley
- Julius Harris as Boan
Themes
- indigenous
- giant snake
- remake
- giant animal
- world trade center
- manhattan, new york city
- giant ape
- indian ocean
- animal horror
- king kong
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Guillermin
- Screenplay by
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.
- Based on
- King Kong , by James Creelman Ruth Rose Merian C. Cooper Edgar Wallace
- Produced by
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Starring
- Jeff Bridges , Charles Grodin , Jessica Lange
- Cinematography
- Richard H. Kline
- Edited by
- Ralph E. Winters
- Music by
- John Barry
- Production company
- Dino De Laurentiis Corporation
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- December 17, 1976 ( 1976-12-17 )
- Running time
- 134 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Italy
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $23–24 million
- Box office
- $90.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
King Kong is a 1976 American adventure monster film, directed by John Guillermin. It is a remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape who is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange, and features mechanical effects by Carlo Rambaldi and makeup effects by Rick Baker, who also portrayed King Kong. It is the fifth entry in the King Kong franchise.
The idea to remake King Kong was conceived in 1974 by Michael Eisner, who was then an ABC executive. He separately proposed the idea to Universal Pictures CEO Sidney Sheinberg and Paramount Pictures CEO Barry Diller. Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis quickly acquired the film rights from RKO-General and subsequently hired television writer Lorenzo Semple Jr. to write the script. John Guillermin was hired as director and filming lasted from January to August 1976. Before the film's release, Universal Pictures sued De Laurentiis and RKO-General alleging breach of contract, and attempted to develop their own remake of King Kong. In response, De Laurentiis and RKO-General filed separate countersuits against Universal Pictures, all of which were withdrawn by January 1976.
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