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King Kong

Cast

Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, John Randolph View All

Crew

John Guillermin (Director), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay) View All

Release: Sep. 8th, 1976

Runtime: 2 hours, 14 minutes

In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, and as the military attempt to stop him, he falls to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.

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Sedai
After watching both the original 1933 film and this remake, it seems like Peter Jackson was aiming to remake this film in 2005 more than the classic original, although Jackson did set his remake in the 30s, as he was more able to recreate the period with advanced CGI.

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