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King Kong (1976) | Episode 392

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King Kong (1976) | Episode 392

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a very special New Years episide of MONSTER ATTACK! discussing the 1976 reboot of “King Kong,” starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lang, Charles Grodin John Randolph, Ed Lauter, Rene Aubberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O’Halloran, Dennis Fimple, John Agar and produced by Dino De Laurntis. The story centers around the discovery of Kong during an expedition for oil and leading to his being brought NYC for a global tour. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies. And Happy New Year!

#1976 Monster Movie #Charles Grodin John Randolph #Dennis Fimple #Dino De Laurntis #Ed Lauter #ESO Network #geek podcast #Jack O&039;Halloran #Jeff Bridges #Jessica Lang #Jim Adans #John Agar #Julius Harris #King Kong #Mark Maddux #Monster Attack!#nerd podcast #Old Sci-Fi Monster Movie #Rene Aubberjonois

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nerds-yearbook · 3 years

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In 1976, a ship travels to a mysterious island to look for oil. The ship has two extra passengers, a castaway actress named Dwan and the stowaway paleontologists Jack Prescott. Instead of usable oil reserves, the crew finds large reptiles, indengenous people and a giant Ape known as King Kong. Kong becomes enamored with Dwan. The oil company manages to capture Kong and decides to exploit him to make up for the failed oil expedition. Kong, however escapes to run amok in New York City. He captures Dwan and carries her atop the Twin Towers.

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data2364 · 4 years

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Rene Auberjonois as Roy Bagley 1976 in “King Kong”

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#Star Trek #Star Trek TNG #Star Trek DS9 #Rene Auberjonois #Odo #King Kong #Roy Bagley #Jeff Bridges #Jack Prescott #Jessica Lange #Charles Grodin #Fred S. Wilson #John Randolph #Captain Ross #Ed Lauter #The First Duty #Ein mißglücktes Manöver

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petersonreviews · 7 years

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King Kong (1976)

“The movie forgets why its predecessor was so widely beloved in the first place: it prompted unfamiliar oohs and ahs, changing the cinematic landscape in the process. This King Kong might be shinier, but it doesn’t have the same heart nor imagination.”

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#king kong #1970s #70s #john guillermin #jeff bridges #jessica lange #charles grodin #john randolph #rene auberjonois #ed lauter #king kong 1976 #king kong movie

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brokehorrorfan · 3 years

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Blu-ray Review: King Kong (1976)

The recent release of Godzilla vs. Kong revived the age-old debate about which giant monster is superior, but it's not exactly a fair fight when you consider their respective quantity of output. By the mid-1970s, Godzilla had already appeared in 15 films, while King Kong only had a mere four to his name: the 1933 original, its same-year sequel Son of Kong, the 1962 crossover King Kong vs. Godzilla, and its 1967 followup King Kong Escapes.

The first remake of King Kong arrived in 1976 at the behest of Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis (Dune, Flash Gordon, Army of Darkness). Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Flash Gordon) was hired to pen the script, based on James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose's original screenplay, and John Guillermin (The Towering Inferno, Death on the Nile) assumed the director's chair. Richard H. Kline (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Soylent Green) served as cinematographer, while John Barry (Dances with Wolves, Goldfinger) composed the score. The plot largely follows the same beats as the 1933 version, although some alterations and expansions were made along the way.

Hoping to sail into the history books with the biggest oil strike in history, oil magnate Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin, Midnight Run) leads an expedition to an undiscovered island in the Indian Ocean hidden by a perpetual fog. Paleontologist Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski) sneaks aboard the vessel, as he believes an animal occupies the island. In the middle of the ocean, the ship happens upon a life raft with struggling actress Dwan (Jessica Lange, American Horror Story), who quickly hits it off with Jack. Upon arriving at its destination, the crew discovers that the island is not uninhabited when they interrupt the native's ritual. The tribesmen proceed to kidnap Dwan and offer her as a sacrifice to the giant primate known as Kong.

The big reveal is impressive considering the limitations of the time. Per the closing title card, Kong was designed and engineered by Carlo Rambaldi (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Alien), who also constructed it with Glen Robinson (Logan's Run, Flash Gordon), with “special contributions” by Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London, Men in Black). Since Rambaldi's attempt at a full-scale electronic Kong failed, however, the majority of creature work is accomplished with Baker in a costume with mechanized masks. It's fairly convincing as such, although the seams of the composite shots are clearly visible in high definition. Perhaps more than any other kaiju, it's important for Kong to be expressive, and this iteration successfully conveys pathos.

Semple's script drops the filmmaking angle from the original plot yet retains that the female lead is an aspiring actress and the human antagonist wants to exploit Kong on stage - which, smartly, becomes a corporate-branded event here. Kong only fights one monster on the island - a bloody battle with a giant snake - but his path of destruction in New York is much grander, rivaling and often upstaging the Godzilla films of the time. Instead of the Empire State Building, Kong is drawn to the then-new World Trade Center this time around, as the Twin Towers parallel his habitat, leading to his tragic downfall and a brilliant final image.

After Barbra Streisand passed on the role of Dwan, De Laurentiis sought to pluck an unknown actress from obscurity and make her a star. He did just that with Lange, who receives an "introducing" credit. It's easy to see why she won out over innumerable other aspiring actresses, as she radiates on camera, and her naivety works to the advantage of her character. Bridges is serviceable as the leading man and has good chemistry with Lange - but the film's focus is, rightly, on Kong and Dwan. Their bond is palpable, although the sexualization of their relationship is an odd choice.

While the supporting roles are largely one-dimensional, they're filled by a number of keen character actors: John Randolph (Christmas Vacation) as the ship's captain, Ed Lauter (Family Plot) as the first mate, Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as a geologist, Jack O'Halloran (Superman) and Julius Harris (Live and Let Die) as oil drillers, Dennis Fimple (House of 1000 Corpses) as a crew member, John Lone (The Last Emperor) as the cook, John Agar (Revenge of the Creature) as a city official, Walt Gorney (Friday the 13th) as a subway driver, and a young Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Joe Piscopo (Saturday Night Live) as uncredited reporters.

King Kong has been released on Collector's Edition Blu-ray by Scream Factory with reversible artwork featuring a new design by Hugh Fleming and John Berkey's classic poster. The two-disc set includes the 134-minute theatrical version and the 182-minute TV cut, with its additional footage newly scanned in 2K from the internegative. (NBC paid De Laurentiis $19.5 million for two showings; the highest amount a network ever paid for a film at the time.) It features DTS-HD 5.1 and newly restored theatrical DTS-HD 2.0 stereo audio options.

This version of King Kong lacks the awe-inspiring spectacle of the three other major iterations (the 1933 original, Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, and 2017's Kong: Skull Island reboot), but it has moments of greatness that shine in high definition. De Laurentiis successfully spearheaded a sincere remake that shows reverence for the cinematic icon, and the theatrical cut is smoothly paced despite the lengthy runtime. The TV version doesn't fare as well, as it's padded by nearly an hour of additional footage (along with trims to the more crude sequences). They do little to add plot points, character depth, or anything else of potential value; instead they serve only to fill a programming block at the expense of the pacing. Still, it's nice to finally have a restored version for diehard fans.

King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon author Ray Morton provides a new audio commentary on the theatrical cut. It's very dry but full of information, especially when it comes to the drama between Rambaldi and Baker over the creature design. Having "outgrown the boundaries of a featurette," per disc producer Justin Beahm, an interview with Baker was turned into a second commentary. It's not as long as the whole film, which is fine, but it frustratingly forces the viewer to sit through gaps of the film's audio while awaiting the next soundbite rather than presenting it all in succession. It's unfortunate but worthwhile, as there's a lot of firsthand insight.

Beyond that, there are over 45 minutes of new video interviews with O’Halloran, assistant director David McGiffert, production manager Brian Frankish, sculptor Jack Varner, second unit director William Kronick, photographic effects assistant Barry Nolan, and production assistants Jeffrey Chernov and Scott Thaler. Most are conducted over video chat with mostly fine results (O’Halloran's picture quality is particularly bad), although a few are traditional on-camera pieces, and some subjects are paired together. They all seem proud of their contributions and happily share anecdotes about working on the massive production, even if the experiences weren't always positive.

Other special features on the first disc include the theatrical trailer, seven TV spots, three radio spots, and four still galleries (stills, posters and lobby cards, newspaper ads, and behind-the-scenes photos). The TV cut disc, meanwhile, sports an hour-long panel with Baker, O’Halloran, Kline, Dino De Laurentiis' widow Martha, and Barry's agent Richard Kraft, from a 2016 event at Santa Monica, CA's Aero Theater. Hosted by Morton, it's an entertaining and informative discussion.

King Kong is available on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray now via Scream Factory.

#king kong #kong #jeff bridges #jessica lange #rick baker #carlo rambaldi #scream factory #dvd #gift #review #article #john guillermin #dino de laurentiis #kaiju #king kong 1976

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raynbowclown · 4 years

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King Kong 1976

King Kong 1976 the first remake of the original King Kong -- and probably the worst of them. That's not to say there isn't anything positive to say about it. There is. The makeup by Rick Baker won an Oscar, and deservedly so.

King Kong (1976) starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange

King Kong 1976 the first remake of the original King Kong — and probably the worst of them. That’s not to say there isn’t anything positive to say about it. There is. The makeup by Rick Baker won an Oscar, and deservedly so. The sets, cinematography, music, and acting are all good. But none of that can overcome an essential…

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#1976 #Charles Grodin #Jeff Bridges #Jessica Lange #John Randolph #King Kong #René Auberjonois

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eyeliketwowatch · 7 years

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King Kong - Jessica Lange’s Debut (oh, and there’s a big monkey too...)

Much ballyhoo was made of this big budget remake of the classic monster movie from the thirties, and of the new starlet discovery in the 'Fay Wray' role, newcomer Jessica Lange. I went to see this with a girl I was dating in my freshman year of high school, and we spent most of the movie 'sucking face', so a lot of the movie I didn't follow all that closely. I saw it again on television a couple times in the following years, and its seventies preoccupations sure didn't age well, even though Jeff Bridges gives it his best shot at trying to take it all seriously.

The 'movie producer' in this film is replaced by 'oil speculators', and the empire state building is replaced with the World Trade Center (I always feel a little weird seeing that building in old movies from the 70s/80s & 90s). The ape effects are pretty decently handled for its time, but I still have a certain affection for the 1930s original, as cornball as it was.

3 stars out of 5

Released 1976, First Viewing December 1976, with probably 2 revisits over the years.

#1976 #Adventure #Apes #Charles Grodin #Ed Lauter #Fantasy #Jeff Bridges #Jessica Lange #John Agar #John Guillermin #John Randolph #Monster #Rene Auberjonois

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thomwade · 7 years

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The Bigger They Come Part 9 (King Kong, 1976)

In 1976, we saw the first King Kong Remake. Producer Dino De Laurentiis had this made amid legal hassles over who actually owned the rights to King Kong. The setting is moved to the 1970’s and it is a new batch of characters. Fred Wilson is an oil executive trying to reach the newly discovered Skull Island. He is certain it will be a treasure trove of fossil fuels. Jack Prescott is a primate…

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#Charles Grodin #Dennis Fimple #Dino De Laurentiis #Ed Lauter #Jack O&039;Halloran #Jeff Bridges #Jessica Lang #John Guillermin #John Randolph #Julius Harris #King Kong #Remake #Rene Auberjonois

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