Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35895 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-01-10
• Format: NTSC
• Running time: 134 minutes

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Before John Hughes claimed the mantle of Hollywood's antichrist, that title was firmly held by producer Dino De Laurentiis, whose middle name may have been "hubris." He vowed that this remake of the 1933 horror classic would be a bigger hit than Jaws and that his Kong would be more sympathetic than the shark. But for all the money he spent on trying to make this monkey look real, the biggest special effect was making Jeff Bridges look like a monkey--and nearly destroying Jessica Lange's acting career before it started. The film was noteworthy mostly for how cheesy the ape looks, though this was one of the first films to be shot at the then-new World Trade Center. Even Charles Grodin, as the villainous promoter, can't get laughs in this idiotic film. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews

King Kong
This is a movie that is a sit down family movie, all will enjoy.
I remember watching as a young teenager and now have purchased it to watch with my young teenagers.
After visiting Universal Studios and doing the backlot tour and seeing King Kong again it made me think about how to get hold of this wonderful movie. I rate it high on family enjoyment also prepare for the tissue boxes on the sad scene's.
Hooray I have it

KING KONG
Dear readers,
King Kong not only has a great story but the special FX are amazing for a 1976 movie. It stars: Jeff Bridges as Jack Prescott a heroic environmental hippie, Charles Grodin as Fred Willson who is a kind of "bad guy" by bringing Kong to New York City, and the very beautifull Jessica Lange as Dwan the only survivor of a boat that sank.( My dad sailed a boat with the same name as the one Dwan was on to Jamaica wich also sunk a year before the movie came out!) Well basicly they go looking for oil on some strange island. The natives capture Dwan to be a BRIDE for King Kong, a giant ape! So Jack rescues her and Fred captured kong and takes him to New York were he goes and runs a muck in the city.

I hope you injoyed this review.
Michael howell

Underrated but Great!
I don't know why some great movies get so much negative press.I saw this movie in 1976 when I was a kid and I have watched it many times since. I think it's better than the 30's king kong movie. It's romanic and exciting with lots of twist and turns in the story. I also like the 70's feel to the movie. It's a sad ending when Kong climbs to top of the "Twin Towers" in New York. It's very enjojable to watch and I love it!!