King Kong Lives (1986)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

John Guillermin

Writers:

Merian C. Cooper (character)
Steven Pressfield (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 December 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Legendary Kong is Back!

Plot:

Kong falls from the twin towers and he appears to be alive!

Plot Keywords:

Ape | King Kong | Artificial Heart | Giant Ape | Blood Transfusion

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Peter Elliott	...	King Kong (as Peter Elliot)
George Yiasoumi	...	Lady Kong (as George Yiasomi)
Brian Kerwin	...	Hank Mitchell
Linda Hamilton	...	Amy Franklin
John Ashton	...	Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
Frank Maraden	...	Dr. Benson Hughes
Alan Sader	...	Faculty Doctor #1
Lou Criscuolo	...	Faculty Doctor #2
Marc Clement	...	Crew Chief
Richard Rhodes	...	Reporter
Larry Souder	...	Reporter
Ted Prichard	...	Reporter
Jayne Gray	...	Reporter (as Jayne Linday-Gray)
Debbie McLeod	...	Reporter

Also Known As:

King Kong 2 (USA)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Fall Creek Falls State Park - 2009 Village Camp Road, Pikeville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Peter Michael Goetz's cheque for post release royalties came to 3 cents. He has it stapled to the film poster in his house, having never cashed it.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the rednecks pour beer into Kong's mouth, he only has a sip. When he spits the beer back out, it's way more than he actually has in his mouth.

Quotes:

Major Peete: [at the hunters loading up] What the hell is this? Deliverance?
Captain #1: You there! Are those weapons loaded?
Vance: You bet, General! And so are we!
Major Peete: You'll be shooting each other, you damn fool! You wanna get killed?
Vance: I want that ape's head on the hood of my pickup!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zodiac Killer (2005)

fun sequel

King Kong Lives is a worthy successor to such cinematic classics as King Kong '76, Konga, and King Kong Escapes. It's also one of the most insanely entertaining monster movies ever made. It's tremendously fun and highly goofy. The surgical scene in which Linda Hamilton transplants a huge mechanical heart(!)in Kong's chest is just one of the astounding spectacles in this entertaining over-the-top sequel to Kong '76. I had so much fun watching King Kong Lives that I went out and bought it on DVD. I expected it to be off-the-wall and wasn't disappointed. I'm giving King Kong Lives a 10 star rating for it's extreme entertainment value. I loved it.