King Kong

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King Kong is a giant, iconic movie monster—typically depicted as a colossal gorilla—who has become one of cinema’s most famous and enduring creature characters.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
King Kong canonical 75
Kong 5
King Kong (character) 4

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural icon
fictional character
film character
giant monster
kaiju
alsoKnownAs King Kong
surface form: Kong
appearsInFranchise Godzilla–Kong MonsterVerse
surface form: MonsterVerse
associatedWith Empire State Building
New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ernest B. Schoedsack
Merian C. Cooper
fictionalHome Skull Island
firstAppearance film King Kong (1933)
surface form: King Kong (1933 film)
franchise King Kong franchise
surface form: King Kong (franchise)
genre adventure film
fantasy film
monster film
hasAdaptation King Kong (stage musical)
King Kong (video game, 1982)
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
hasThemeParkAttraction Kongfrontation
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
iconicScene climbing the Empire State Building
influenced Godzilla
giant monster genre
medium comic books
film
television
video games
notableRelationship Ann Darrow
notableWork Godzilla vs. Kong
surface form: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021 film)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
surface form: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024 film)

film King Kong (1933)
surface form: King Kong (1933 film)

King Kong (1976 film)
King Kong (2005 film)
King Kong Escapes (1967 film)
King Kong Lives
surface form: King Kong Lives (1986 film)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film)
Kong: Skull Island
surface form: Kong: Skull Island (2017 film)

Son of Kong
surface form: Son of Kong (1933 film)

The Mighty Kong (1998 animated film)
surface form: The Mighty Kong (1998 film)
oftenDepictedAs colossal gorilla
portrayedUsing animatronics
computer-generated imagery
stop-motion animation
suitmation
species giant ape
theme beauty and the beast
exploitation of nature
man versus nature

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Referenced by (85)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kongfrontation at Universal Studios Florida basedOn King Kong
subject surface form: Kongfrontation
this entity surface form: King Kong (character)
Merian coCreated King Kong
subject surface form: Merian C. Cooper
this entity surface form: King Kong (character)
Jia emotionallyBondsWith King Kong
Jia communicatesWith King Kong
Kongfrontation basedOn King Kong
Ann Darrow loveInterestOf King Kong
Ann Darrow franchise King Kong
David Pittu notableWork King Kong
David Pittu hasFilmCredit King Kong
Joe DeVito hasNotableSubject King Kong
Chang relatedWork King Kong
Will Murray hasWrittenAbout King Kong
King Kong (2005 film score) featuresMotifFor King Kong
this entity surface form: King Kong (character)
Squirrel Bait associatedAct King Kong
Gorilla Zoe notableWork King Kong
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) featuresCharacter King Kong
subject surface form: King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) mainProtagonistMonster King Kong
subject surface form: King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong Escapes (1967 film) basedOn King Kong
subject surface form: King Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes (1967 film) featuresCharacter King Kong
subject surface form: King Kong Escapes
The Mighty Kong (1998 animated film) basedOn King Kong
subject surface form: The Mighty Kong
Preston Packard enemyOf King Kong
Mechani-Kong basedOn King Kong
Mechani-Kong enemyOf King Kong
Mechani-Kong defeatedBy King Kong
Mason Weaver associatedWith King Kong
Godzilla universe hasCharacter King Kong