King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives (1986)

Released: 1986-12-16 Duration: 1hr 45min
Rating 5.1
America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.

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.

Production Companies

DEG
DEG

Additional Info

Budget $10,000,000.00
Revenue $4,711,220.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.7021

Directed By

John Guillermin

Crew

Director
John Guillermin
Original Music Composer
John Scott
Screenplay
Ronald Shusett
Screenplay
Steven Pressfield
Characters
Merian C. Cooper
Characters
Edgar Wallace
Director of Photography
Alec Mills
Production Design
Peter Murton
Art Direction
Fred Carter
Art Direction
Tony Reading
Art Direction
John Wood
Set Decoration
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
Set Decoration
Hugh Scaife
Costume Design
Clifford Capone
Hairstylist
Grazia De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Jeff Goodwin
First Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
Carpenter
David Edwards
Sculptor
Andrew Holder
Propmaker
Todd B. Lawson
Construction Coordinator
John Paterson
Painter
Eric Regan
Property Master
Charles Torbett
Sculptor
Peter Voysey
Foley Editor
Roberta Doheny
Dialogue Editor
James J. Isaacs
Sound Editor
Colin Miller
Boom Operator
Mike Tucker
Sound Editor
Les Wiggins
Special Effects Coordinator
Joseph P. Mercurio
Creature Design
Carlo Rambaldi
Stunt Coordinator
Bud Davis
Dolly Grip
Frank Battiston
Still Photographer
Richard Foreman Jr.
Gaffer
Alec King
Lighting Technician
David W. Strong
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dan Chichester
First Assistant Editor
Kerry Kohler
Music Editor
Tom Carlin
Script Supervisor
Rena Sternfeld-Allon
Stunts
Dar Robinson
Stunts
Dennis Scott
Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Casting
John S. Lyons
Executive Producer
Ronald Shusett
Production Manager
Lucio Trentini
Line Producer
Lucio Trentini
Second Assistant Director
Matt Earl Beesley
Unit Manager
Robert Rothbard
Assistant Editor
Daniel Candib
Sound Mixer
David Stephenson
Second Assistant Director
Bruce Moriarty

TOP CAST

Linda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott
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
Frank Maraden

Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall
Robin Cahall

Mazlansky

Jimmie Ray Weeks
Jimmie Ray Weeks

Major Peete

Marc Clement
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
Duke Ernsberger

Cell Guard #1

Mike Starr
Mike Starr

Cell Guard #2

Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange

Dwan (archive footage)

Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges

Jack Prescott (archive footage)

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