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King Kong Lives (1986)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 0
Rotten:9
Average Rating: 1.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Sequel to 1976's "King Kong". In the finale of that film, Kong fell from the top of the Twin Towers onto the concrete below. Here, Kong is shown to have survived the fall, but is being kept alive... Sequel to 1976's "King Kong". In the finale of that film, Kong fell from the top of the Twin Towers onto the concrete below. Here, Kong is shown to have survived the fall, but is being kept alive via life-support and needs an artificial heart. Meanwhile, an adventurer in Borneo finds and brings to the U.S. a female Kong, since her blood will aid in the heart operation. Naturally the two apes meet, begin a romance -- and escape from captivity, creating chaos and destruction everywhere they go. But unfortunately for the simian sweethearts, the U.S. Army is hot on their trail... [More]
Starring: Brian Kerwin, Hank Mitchell, Linda Hamilton, John Ashton
Starring: Brian Kerwin, Hank Mitchell, Linda Hamilton, John Ashton, Peter Michael Goetz
Director: John Guillermin
Director: John Guillermin
Screenwriter: Steve Pressfield
Producer: Ronald Shusett, Martha Schumacher
Composer: John Scott
Screenwriter: Ronald Shusett
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King Kong Lives ... has a dull cast and a plot that's even duller, but the ape himself is in good form.
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