Quick Facts
DirectorJohn Guillermin
Runtime1h 45m · PG-13
GenresAction · Adventure · Fantasy
Release1986-12-16
Film
King Kong Lives
1986· PG-13· 1h 45m· Action· Adventure· Fantasy
“America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.”
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.
1986-12-16
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Guillermin
ScreenplayRonald Shusett
ProducerMartha De Laurentiis
Director of PhotographyAlec Mills
Original Music ComposerJohn Scott
EditorMalcolm Cooke
Full cast & crew (19 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1986-12-16
Runtime1h 45m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosDEG
Budget$10M
Box office$5M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.3/10 · 263 votes
Original languageen
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