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King Kong (2005)

PG-13 12/14/2005 (US) Adventure, Drama, Action 3h 7m

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The eighth wonder of the world.

Overview

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

Peter Jackson

Director, Writer
Philippa Boyens

Writer
Fran Walsh

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Naomi Watts

Ann Darrow
Jack Black

Carl Denham
Adrien Brody

Jack Driscoll
Andy Serkis

Kong / Lumpy
Colin Hanks

Preston
Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Englehorn
Jamie Bell

Jimmy
Kyle Chandler

Bruce Baxter
Evan Parke

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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on May 30, 2019

They just couldn't leave him on his island could they...

King Kong is directed by Peter Jackson and Jackson co-writes the screenplay with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It's based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell and Kyle Chandler. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Andrew Lesnie.

After completing the hugely successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson turned his attentions to a reimaging of that daddy of classic creature features... read the rest.

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