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King Kong

Show Type: Movie
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure, Romance, Drama

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    Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a group of explorers and documentary filmmakers who travel to the mysterious Skull Island (near Sumatra) to investigate legends of a giant gorilla named Kong. Once there, they discover that King Kong is a real creature, living in a massive jungle where creatures from prehistoric times have been protected and hidden for millions of years. As the explorers search for the great ape, their quest puts them up against both Kong and his dinosaur enemies. Ultimately, it is the attention of a beautiful human woman that soothes Kong long enough for him to be subdued by the explorers and shipped back to New York, where his bleak future involves being put on display in front of humans... but how long can even the mightiest shackles of man hold back an ape 25 feet tall?

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    Show Details

    Cast Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks
    Director Peter Jackson
    Writers Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
    Produced By Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
    Music By James Newton Howard
    Release Date 16 December 2005
    IMDB Rating 7.7/10
    Awards Won 3 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 39 nominations
    Also KNown As Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title)
    Trivia King Kong is being described as 25 feet tall on his hind legs by the makers of this version, half as tall as the filmmakers of the 1933 described their "50-foot" Kong. However, in proportion to people and objects in that film, the original Kong was actually around the same height (20-25 feet) as the new Kong.

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