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King Kong Lives

ActionAdventurePG-13

"America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy."

Duration

1h 45m

Release

16 Dec 1986

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

Kong falls from the Twin Towers, and he appears to be alive, but his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.

Cast

Brian KerwinLinda HamiltonPeter Elliott

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 4.0/10Rotten Tomatoes: 8%Metacritic: 32/100

Details

Director

John GuillerminCharles McCracken

Writers

Ronald ShusettSteven PressfieldMerian C. Cooper

Revenue

$4,711,220

Budget

$10,000,000

Awards

2 nominations total

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