Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
- indigenous
- giant snake
- remake
- giant animal
- world trade center
- manhattan
- new york city
- giant ape
- indian ocean
- animal horror
- king kong
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- René Auberjonois — Roy Bagley
- Julius Harris — Boan
- Jack O'Halloran — Joe Perko
- Ed Lauter — Carnahan
- John Agar — City Official
- Jorge Moreno — Garcia
- Mario Gallo — Timmons
- John Lone — Chinese Cook
- Garry Walberg — Army General
- Keny Long — Ape Masked Man
- Sid Conrad — Petrox Chairman
- Directed
- John Guillermin
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 944 ratings
- Studio
- The De Laurentiis Company
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1976 · You’re hereKing Kong
Where it starts.
King Kong Lives
1986
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
