King Kong Lives

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King Kong Lives is a 1986 monster film that serves as a direct sequel to the 1976 remake of King Kong, continuing the story of the giant ape's survival and subsequent rampage.

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King Kong Lives (1986 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
feature film
film
monster film
alternateTitle King Kong 2 NERFINISHED
basedOn King Kong (character) NERFINISHED
boxOfficePerformance commercial failure
cinematographyBy Peter MacDonald NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally negative reviews
director John Guillermin NERFINISHED
distributor De Laurentiis Entertainment Group NERFINISHED
editedBy Malcolm Cooke NERFINISHED
era 1980s American cinema
featuresCharacter King Kong NERFINISHED
Lady Kong NERFINISHED
followedBy none (no direct sequel)
genre action film
adventure film
fantasy film
monster film
science fiction film
hasFilmRating PG-13
leadCharacter King Kong NERFINISHED
Lady Kong NERFINISHED
mainHumanProtagonist Dr. Amy Franklin NERFINISHED
musicBy John Scott NERFINISHED
notableElement features King Kong receiving an artificial heart transplant
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries King Kong film series NERFINISHED
plotSummary The film follows King Kong, who survives his fall from the World Trade Center and later goes on a rampage after receiving an artificial heart and encountering a female giant ape.
portrayedBy Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell NERFINISHED
Linda Hamilton as Dr. Amy Franklin NERFINISHED
producer Dino De Laurentiis NERFINISHED
productionCompany De Laurentiis Entertainment Group NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 1986-12-19
releaseYear 1986
runtimeMinutes 105
screenwriter Ronald Shusett NERFINISHED
Steven Pressfield NERFINISHED
sequelTo King Kong (1976 film) NERFINISHED
setIn United States NERFINISHED
stars Brian Kerwin NERFINISHED
Frankie Faison NERFINISHED
John Ashton NERFINISHED
Linda Hamilton NERFINISHED
Peter Michael Goetz NERFINISHED
title King Kong Lives NERFINISHED

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King Kong (1976 film) followedBy King Kong Lives
King Kong franchise notableWork King Kong Lives
this entity surface form: King Kong Lives (1986 film)