The King of Kong (2007)

Director:

Seth Gordon

Release Date:

28 February 2008 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Tagline:

Don't get chumpatized.

Plot:

Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games. |

Plot Keywords:

Family | Arcade Game | Garage | Video Game | Rivalry

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Steve Wiebe	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Billy Mitchell	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Walter Day	...	Himself (also archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Alpiger	...	Himself
Greg Bond	...	Himself
Craig Glenday	...	Himself
Brian Kuh	...	Himself
Robert Mruczek	...	Himself
Todd Rogers	...	Himself
Steve Sanders	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Doris Self	...	Herself
Roy Shildt	...	Himself - 'Mr. Awesome' (also archive footage)
Mike Thompson	...	Himself
Derek Wiebe	...	Himself
Jillian Wiebe	...	Herself
Nicole Wiebe	...	Herself
Adam Wood	...	Himself
Steve B. Harris	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Seth Gordon

Produced by
Beau Bauman	....	consulting producer
Ed Cunningham	....	producer
Luis Lopez	....	associate producer
Ross Tuttle	....	contributing producer
J. Clay Tweel	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Craig Richey

Sound Department
Nathan Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ty Clancey	....	camera operator
Luis Lopez	....	camera operator
Ross Tuttle	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Jim Bruce	....	additional editor
Luis Lopez	....	additional editor
Mato	....	color timer: film
J. Clay Tweel	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Chris Robertson	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Christopher J. Keene	....	legal services
Paul Lavoie	....	digital production manager
Philip J. Strina	....	business & legal affairs: Picturehouse

Thanks
Duncan Birmingham	....	thanks (as Duncan Burmingham)
Heather Bergen Holme	....	special thanks
Steven Klein	....	thanks
Joel Relampagos	....	thanks
Monique Sorgen	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• LargeLab (in association with)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Odeon Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Picturehouse Entertainment (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2007) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Endeavor Agency  filmmakers representation
• Walter Day, John Sorflaten, and Lewis Wilson  additional footage provided by

Also Known As:

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a brief sexual reference.

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Florida, USA

Company:

LargeLab

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene in which Steve's son Derek is crying and shouting, the "Donkey Kong" sounds heard don't match the action shown on-screen.

Quotes:

Brian Kuh: If anybody wants to see, there's a Donkey Kong kill screen coming up.

Movie Connections:

References Berzerk (1980) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Obsession

Transcendent

KING OF KONG is one of the greatest movies I've seen in a while - not documentaries, movies. The film-making here is nothing short of extraordinary - building suspense, creating anticipation, and playing with the archetypes like the best Hollywood movies.

If you have ever played the original Donkey Kong arcade game, or on the original Nintendo, you have to see this movie. I have never beaten Level 3 on the third cycle - the spring on the elevator stage, if you know what I'm talking about, is going extremely fast. These guys get beyond 20 cycles.

I don't want to give anything away...I heard they are going to make this a feature movie with actors, but I think that eliminates the main draw of this concept - these guys are in their forties, in some freak cases have wives and children, and they play Donkey Kong with as much heart as Lance Armstrong rode bikes. They are some of the strongest characters I've seen in a movie since STAR WARS. To best summarize how enjoyable this movie is, after watching the DVD for the first time, I immediately restarted it from the beginning, and watched it again.