- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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1 out of 5
This leaden and over-budgeted remake of the classic simian Beauty and the Beast fantasy abandons all the exotic mystery of the 1933 masterpiece in favour of glossy high camp and atrocious satire. A man in a monkey suit and pathetic giant models replace the wonderful stop-motion techniques pioneered by Willis O'Brien in the original, and the result is this epic bomb. How Jessica Lange's career survived her debut in such a turkey - "Put me down, you male chauvinist ape!" - is a miracle.
Plot Summary
Remake of the classic monster movie, starring Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges. On a remote island, geologists in search of oil discover the "eighth wonder of the world" - Kong, a giant ape who "rules" the island population like a god. Transported back to America, King Kong is treated as a sideshow attraction, with disastrous results.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dwan
- Jessica Lange
- Jack Prescott
- Jeff Bridges
- Fred Wilson
- Charles Grodin
- Captain Ross
- John Randolph
- Bagley
- René Auberjonois
- Carnahan
- Ed Lauter
- Timmons
- Mario Gallo
- Garcia
- Jorge Moreno
- Joe Perko
- Jack O'Halloran
- Boan
- Julius Harris
- King Kong
- Rick Baker
Crew
- Director
- John Guillermin
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