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King Kong Lives

19865.1 / 10105 min

Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Overview

America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.

Cast

Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott

King Kong

George Antoni

Lady Kong

John Ashton

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Michael Goetz

Dr. Andrew Ingersoll

Frank Maraden

Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall

Mazlansky

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Major Peete

Michael Forest

Vance

Marc Clement

Crew Chief

Jim Grimshaw

Sergeant

Bernard Addison

Captain #1

Michael McClendon

Captain #2

Leon Rippy

Hunter

Duke Ernsberger

Cell Guard #1

Mike Starr

Cell Guard #2

Jessica Lange

Dwan (archive footage)

Jeff Bridges

Jack Prescott (archive footage)

Crew

John Guillermin

Director

John Scott

Original Music Composer

Steven Pressfield

Story

Fred Carter

Art Direction

Tony Reading

Art Direction

Martha De Laurentiis

Producer

Grazia De Rossi

Hairstylist

Andrew Holder

Sculptor

John Paterson

Construction Coordinator

Alec King

Gaffer

Joseph P. Mercurio

Special Effects Coordinator

Merian C. Cooper

Characters

W.C. 'Chunky' Huse

Key Grip

Ronald Shusett

Story

Malcolm Cooke

Editor

Hugh Scaife

Set Decoration

Brian W. Cook

First Assistant Director

Mike Tucker

Boom Operator

Jeff Goodwin

Makeup Artist

Rena Sternfeld-Allon

Script Supervisor

Ronald Shusett

Screenplay

Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur

Set Decoration

John D. Kretschmer

Leadman

Peter Voysey

Sculptor

Edgar Wallace

Characters

Tom Carlin

Music Editor

Alec Mills

Director of Photography

Peter Murton

Production Design

Colin Miller

Sound Editor

Les Wiggins

Sound Editor

David Edwards

Carpenter

Carlo Rambaldi

Creature Design

Frank Battiston

Dolly Grip

Steven Pressfield

Screenplay

Eric Regan

Painter

Charles Torbett

Property Master

Roberta Doheny

Foley Editor

Richard Foreman Jr.

Still Photographer

John Wood

Art Direction

Clifford Capone

Costume Design

David W. Strong

Lighting Technician

Dan Chichester

Wardrobe Supervisor

Todd B. Lawson

Propmaker

James J. Isaacs

Dialogue Editor

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Kerry Kohler

First Assistant Editor

Dar Robinson

Stunts

Dennis Scott

Stunts

Dino De Laurentiis

Executive Producer

Donna Isaacson

Casting

John S. Lyons

Casting

Ronald Shusett

Executive Producer

Lucio Trentini

Production Manager

Lucio Trentini

Line Producer

Matt Earl Beesley

Second Assistant Director

Robert Rothbard

Unit Manager

Daniel Candib

Assistant Editor

David Stephenson

Sound Mixer

Bruce Moriarty

Second Assistant Director