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King Kong (1976)

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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

PG, 2 hr. 14 min.

Action & Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: John Guillermin

Written By: Lorenzo Semple Jr.

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1976 Wide

On DVD: Jul 27, 1999

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Jack Prescott
Charles Grodin
Fred Wilson
Jessica Lange
Dwan
John Randolph
Capt. Ross
Rene Auberjonois
Bagley
Julius Harris
Boan
Jack O'Halloran
Perko
Dennis Fimple
Sunfish
Ed Lauter
Camahan
Jorge Moreno
Garcia
Mario Gallo
Timmons
John Agar
City Official
Keny Long
Ape Masked Man in Dance
Corbin Bernsen
Reporter
Sid Conrad
Petrox Chairman
Wayne Heffley
Air Force Colonel
John Lone
Chinese Cook
Joe Piscopo
Garry Walberg
Army General
Rick Baker
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George Whiteman
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Critic Reviews for King Kong

All Critics (34) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (13) | DVD (9)

Bad script and acting ruin a classic story.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

Not as bad as reputed, this Kong has some good moments + great Barry score.

March 8, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

In short, the 1976 version is better acted, better directed, and better realized than the movie that spawned it.

December 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

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Tony Whitt

Now Playing Magazine Source: Now Playing Magazine

The ape here is of course absurd, clearly a guy in a gorilla suit...

December 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

An amazing motion picture experience....Lange's as memorable as she is mesmerising

July 4, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Awful in nearly every respect; stick with the original!

January 11, 2004 Comments (2)

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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Okay this is junk but it has it's moments. Certainly more entertaining than the wretched 2005 redo this cheesefest has some decent (and some terrible) special effects and talented actors, although all would probably admit this wasn't their best work. That Jessica Lange went on from this flea bitten claptrap to win two

April 5, 2007

jay nixon

Super Reviewer

Campy 70's madness that's still totally entertaining.

April 6, 2007

Ken Stachnik

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