King Kong

Name: King Kong
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 2005-12-12
Duration: 188 min
Rating: 6.896

★ 6,9 /10 (8,604 Votes)

2005 EN 188 min

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.

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Release date

12/12/2005

Votes

8,604

Popularity

17.0

The eighth wonder of the world.

Genres

Adventure Drama Action

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

188 min

Budget

$207,000,000

Revenue

$562,363,449

Naomi Watts

Ann Darrow

Adrien Brody

Jack Driscoll

Jack Black

Carl Denham

Andy Serkis

Kong / Lumpy

Colin Hanks

Preston

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Englehorn

Jamie Bell

Jimmy

Kyle Chandler

Bruce Baxter

Evan Parke

Hayes

Lobo Chan

Choy

John Sumner

Herb

Craig Hall

Mike

Peter McKenzie

Venture Crew

William Johnson

Manny

David Pittu

Weston

Mark Hadlow

Harry

Geraldine Brophy

Maude

David Dennis

Taps

Pip Mushin

Zelman

Jim Knobeloch

Thuggish Executive

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Ric Herbert

Sleazy Executive

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Lee Donahue

Studio Guy's Assistant

Tom Hobbs

Young Assistant

Tiriel Mora

Fruit Vendor

Jed Brophy

Venture Crew

John Wraight

Venture Crew

Will Wallace

Venture Crew

Frank Edwards

Venture Crew

Crawford Thomson

Venture Crew

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Richard Kavanagh

Venture Crew

Stephen Hall

Venture Crew

Joe Folau

Venture Crew

Chic Littlewood

Old Security Guard

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Samuel Taylor

Hooverville Child

Lorraine Ashbourne

Theatre Actor

Laura Surrich

New York Theatre Goer

Katie Jackson

NY Child

Michael Lawrence

Venture Crew

Ray Woolf

Venture Crew - Helmsman

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Eddie Campbell

Venture Crew - Crewman

Greg Smith

Venture Crew

Phil Grieve

Laughing Man

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Matt Wilson

Photographer

Jim McLarty

Photographer

Latham Gaines

Photographer

Camille Keenan

New York Citizen (uncredited)

Peter Jackson

Biplane Gunner

Billy Jackson

NY Child

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Jack Machiela

American Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Darabont

Biplane Gunner (uncredited)

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Matt Dravitzki

Trampled Theatre-Goer

Original Soundtrack

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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 feature…

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05 is the worst of the Kong movies, mainly because it tries to do way too much. It tries to be epic, and because it tries to be epic it drags. DRAGS. Watching through it, there is about an hour and a half that I would cut, mostly because it's not necessary for a movie like this. There was character development... but too much of it. There was plot, but too much of it. If the movie was trimmed down with an eye to making it flow, it would have been decent. But instead they let it run too long with with not enough happening in it to be an exciting monster movie. The result was kind of a …

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The best of the remakes produced so far, second only to the original of '33.\ Kong and the other Island's creatures are detailed in their alternate evolution and the work behind each is enormous.\ The colonial atmosphere and mentality of the era are also well represented and are very reminiscent of Cooper's original.\ Jack Black has given the best of himself in the film, skis and interested only in profit is an interesting and multifaceted character with motivations that are more or less shareable; but the real star of the show is none other than Andy Serkis who masterfully played Kong mana…

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