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King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives
★ 5.2/10•1986•1h 45m•PG-13•Fantasy•Action•Adventure

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.

John Guillermin · Director

Ronald Shusett · Screenplay

Steven Pressfield · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 16, 1986
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$4,711,220

Actors

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott

King Kong

George Antoni

George Antoni

Lady Kong

John Ashton

John Ashton

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Dr. Andrew Ingersoll

Frank Maraden

Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall

Mazlansky

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Major Peete

Michael Forest

Michael Forest

Vance

Marc Clement

Crew Chief

Jim Grimshaw

Jim Grimshaw

Sergeant

Bernard Addison

Bernard Addison

Captain #1

Michael McClendon

Michael McClendon

Captain #2

Leon Rippy

Leon Rippy

Hunter

Duke Ernsberger

Cell Guard #1

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