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1986 • 1h 45min • PG-13 • Action, Adventure, Fantasy

King Kong Lives

"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.

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MC 32

Director

John Guillermin

Writers

Ronald Shusett

Steven Pressfield

Composer

John Scott

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Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott

King Kong

George Antoni

Lady Kong

John Ashton

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Michael Goetz

Dr. Andrew Ingersoll

Frank Maraden

Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall

Mazlansky

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Linda Hamilton Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott King Kong

George Antoni Lady Kong

John Ashton Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Michael Goetz Dr. Andrew Ingersoll

Frank Maraden Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall Mazlansky

Jimmie Ray Weeks Major Peete

Michael Forest Vance

Marc Clement Crew Chief

Jim Grimshaw Sergeant

Bernard Addison Captain #1

Michael McClendon Captain #2

Leon Rippy Hunter

Duke Ernsberger Cell Guard #1

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