I grew up watching this 1976 version king kong in the early 80s, i loved the film and then it was released on dvd back in 2002 with only a theatrical trailer and now on bluray by universal france with an all new high definition transfer in 2. Dwan was the ann darrow of the 1976 remake film, king kong. Once on american soil, however, he soon became swamped. King kong 1933 available now on bluray and download. Spoilers is king kong 1976 a movie about two exotic animals, kong and dwan. King kong falls in love with dwan and protects her against a huge serpent. The remakes screenplay was written by lorenzo semple. Dwan is eventually rescued, and the ape captured for a gala exhibit. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name about a giant ape that is captured and taken to new york city for exhibition. King kong is a 1976 american kaiju film directed by jon guillermin and a remake of the 1933 film of the same name plot. Unlike denham, he is an oil executive rather than a movie director, and his motivation for going to skull island is to seek the. Also along for the ride is dwan jessica lange, in her film debut, a downonherluck starlet, shipwrecked in the ocean after the sinking of a yacht. King kong is a film directed by john guillermin with jeff bridges, jessica lange, charles grodin, john randolph, year.
King kong 1976 was universally hated by almost everybody who ever loved the original king kong, which is an unquestionable genre and cinema landmark. Somebody, somewhere creamed off the finances meant to be used to put kong up on the screen. Moss mabry, anthea sylbert gowns and native costumes this version on kong is updated and done in the modern world 1976. The explores and movie maker are now explores for oil. King kong was commercially successful, earning paramount pictures back over triple its budget. Use of artwork, promotional material and text falls under fair use. King kong costume, 1976 alley cat scratchs home pad. The paramount pictures king kong kingu kongu is a giant ape kaiju created by rko pictures that first appeared in 1976 film king kong.
A lengthy scene in a surubaya bar showing prescott drugging a petrox crewman. The original king kong 1933 represents the art of model animation at its peak, in fact the title is synonymous with the process, and much of the film s attraction lies in seeing how skillfully willis obrien and his team, by means of stopmotion photography, breathe life and personality into fortyfive centimetres of metal, rubber and fur. Having been introduced by my film loving parents to the original king kong from 1933, as soon as this update in colour was released, i stood in that queue for two hours to see it. Meanwhile, kong takes dwan to his mountaintop lair, but as he starts to undress her, a giant snake appears. King kong by john guillerminjeff bridgescharles grodinjessica.
Contentsshow plot fred wilson, an executive in the petrox oil corporation, organizes an expedition to an uncharted island in the indian ocean covered in a huge fog. Jessica lange in king kong 1976 rick baker in king kong 1976 rick baker and. Ohalloran, dennis fimple, jorge moreno, john guillermin, king kong 1976. Her origins prior to the film were unknown, except that her parents named her dwan to give her uniqueness, as most girls named after sunrise are often named dawn. Its not that its a unjustified remake of an alltime classic film, those are are all over the damn place, thats not worthy of attention. A gigantic ape escapes his captors and carries a blonde fay wray up the empire state building. Remember the moment when dwan and jack are hiding out in the abandoned restaurant while kong, looking for them, is being pursued by the. Fred wilson is the main antagonist of the 1976 remake of king kong. King king 1976 dawn of the planet of the apes 2014 top 10 films of joe spinell.
Featuring special effects by carlo rambaldi, it stars jeff bridges, charles grodin and jessica lange in her first film role. Al met al vind ik deze king kong uit 1976 een geslaagde film. Extended scene of kong peering in the window at dwan in the bar. The film was released in december 1976 and therefore earned the majority of its money during the early part of 1977. A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a. King kong 1976 hcf guilty pleasures horror cult films. As a fan of the 1976 version, ive often pondered this very question time and again and this is what i believe. While it plays out more or less the same way it usually does, the filmmakers might have gone a bit overboard with the blood and gore the giant snake, especially since its the only other giant monster we.
After king kong brought dwan back to his lair on skull island, he was suddenly attacked by a giant boa constrictor. It was released to american theaters on december 17, 1976. It is a remake of the 1933 classic film of the same name, about a giant ape that is captured and imported to new york city for exhibition. However, they backed out when this modern remake was announced. The 1976 remake of king kong made the leering, heavybreathing sexual subtext of the first film into text by featuring a heroine jessica lange as ditzy actress dwan. In all of his appearances, kong mostly resembles a giant silverback gorilla, with either light black or brown fur. Fred wilson replaces carl denham from the original movie as the man who exploits kong for profit.
For john barry, decamping to the united states in 1976 was initially intended to be a temporary measure, a convenient way of scoring the american television production eleanor and franklin. We are not affiliated with the studio or production companies in any way. Skull island, but without any of the fun that movie had kong s death. Kong varies between knucklewalking like a real gorilla and walking bipedally and upright like a human, sometimes utilizing.
The vessel leaves surubaya, in indonesia, with the stowaway jack. It is a remake of the 1933 classic of the same name, about how a giant ape is captured and imported to new york city for exhibition the remakes screenplay was written by lorenzo semple jr. The 1976 film stars jessica lang, charles grodin, and jeff bridges. Here, in 1976, we get a kong seye view of dwan tied up and unable to escape the camera leers at her just as kong does. Jessica lange as dwan in king kong a 1976 american monster thriller film produced. Those who declared that king kong was a bomb were primarily diehard fans of the original 1933 film, and members of the protean genre press the same class that also, incidentally, savaged space. Spoilers is king kong 1976 a movie about two exotic. Even if this one is especially unjustified after psycho and seven samurai, id be inclined to. The film had 45 extra minutes of footage added to it for its two part tv premiere. In king kong 1976, why did jack refuse to comfort dwan. Classic horror film board the golden age of horror kong 8th wonder of the world king kong 1976. The giant boa is a large snake native to skull island that appeared in the 1976 film king kong. Oh, and thats after the horny priest does a bumpandgrind dance at her to commemorate her sacrifice to the ape, and after the giant phallic bolt gets slid back into the door, locking her on the other side. King kong disambiguation king kong is a fictional giant ape from skull island, who has appeared in several works since 1933.
It is run and maintained by volunteers for educational purposes only. Her heart is broken as she struggles to come to terms with kong s death. See more ideas about jessica lange, king kong and jessica lange king kong. The following notes come from fsms 2005 cd release of john barrys king kong album unleashed in america the composer of king kong.
King kong 1976 whilst peter jacksons 2005 remake of the classic merian c. Oil company executive fred wilson charles grodin and his team set out to an uncharted island to seek oil. The owner of the oil company petrox corporation, fred wilson, invests all his possessions searching oil in an unexplored island. In general, this is easily the darkest movie to be made about the giant ape, with a level of gorn on par with kong. Nowadays we can look back on dwan and realize that langes portrayal of her as a vapid bimbo, whos barely aware of the low cunning she uses to get. She had been an aspiring actress who was invited onto the yacht of a hollywood director, who had been sailing the indian ocean in search of a filming location and hosted. Jungle dwan scared, prisoner king kong 1976 soundtrack duration. The 1976 king kong remains diminished by the other two versions, but still has a lot to recommend it, and is certainly the most doomladen and downbeat telling, something which gives it a certain edge which the 2005 film certainly doesnt have and actually makes it seem better with repeated viewings. As soon as they set out, primatologist jack prescott jeff bridges sneaks aboard the petrox explorer to issue dire warnings about the island being home to an ape. It stars jeff bridges, charles grodin, and jessica lange in her first film role. Kong wird in eine falle gelockt, gefangen, nach new york gebracht. It is a modern remake of the 1933 film of the same. Traumatized, reporters and photographers pursue dwan at the scene, as kong lies dead in a pool of blood. The remake rated highly in the public vote section of the golden turkey awards 1980 and for many years stood as an example of how not to conduct a remake.