King Kong (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Merian C. Cooper (uncredited), Ernest B. Schoedsack (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | David O. Selznick (executive), Merian C. Cooper (uncredited), Ernest B. Schoedsack (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Top Topics | Animals, Exotic Lands, Monster, New York, Pre-Code Cinema |
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King Kong (1933) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by David O. Selznick, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
King Kong was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.
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Classic Movie Tourism: King Kong on Broadway
By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 16, 2019 From Virtual ViragoSome 85 years after the great ape's original screen debut, King Kong has made a triumphant return to New York City, this time as the star of his own Broadway musical. There have been plenty of sequels, reboots, revisions, and reincarnations featuring the oversized cinema gorilla, but I've never seen... Read full article
King Kong Escapes (1967, Honda Ishir?)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 10, 2017 From The Stop ButtonDespite lacking special effects and a phoned in score from Ifukube Akira (reusing his previous Godzilla themes to various effect), King Kong Escapes has quite a bit of charm to it. The film opens with Kong enthusiasts?really, they?re sitting around drawing pictures of him?Rhodes Reason and Takarada ... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: King Kong (1933)
By Amanda Garrett on Mar 6, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsKing Kong (1933) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). The new film, Kong: Skull Island (2017) has brought the monkey movie back in... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: KING KONG (1933)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 23, 2015 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong rules as the alpha ape among a crowd of cinematic simians, and the original 1933 movie that bears his name has influenced countless other films. Many of our modern blockbusters can trace their roots to King Kong; its special effects work and emphasis on big action sequences showed later fi... Read full article
[Stopped Button Favorites] Episode 1 | King Kong ’76
By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 20, 2015 From The Stop ButtonSynced to the R1 Paramount DVD release. iTunes link coming soon MP3 Download... Read full article
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Quotes from
Carl Denham: [after discovering a huge footprint of Kong] Keep those guns cocked.
Crew member: He's tellin' us.
Crew member: I'd hate to have that thing wrapped around me.
[Captain translates Native Chief's comments on Ann Darrow]
Captain Englehorn: He says, "Look at the golden woman."
Carl Denham: Yeah, blondes are scarce around here.
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Facts about
Actual close up footage of The Empire State Building was added to the film upon reissue in 1952, for the scene where Kong grabs the first plane and tosses it off the side of the building. We see a pristine picture of the Empire State Building as it existed in the 50s with its' TV Antenna. In the original scenes the NYC landmark was part of "Hollywood Set", with aerial footage added.
Scenes cut over the years of release and re-release: Kong chewing on the natives of Skull Island; two scenes with Kong squashing one native each with his giant foot; the brontosaurus biting and throwing the men in the water; Kong putting a New Yorker in his mouth then throwing him down to the ground; a scene where Kong climbs a building, pulls out a sleeping woman with his giant hand, examines her, and when he finds it's not Ann Darrow, tosses her down to the sidewalk below; and, of course, Fay Wray's clothing being peeled off. The censor committee once stated that this was at least six minutes of editing. These scenes were all restored to the actual film in 1971. Of course, we still have yet to see the famous spider pit sequence, although in King Kong, we get an idea of what it was like. Also, the 2005 DVD release of the 1933 film has Peter Jackson's recreation of that scene.
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