King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

1992•25m

Documentary

Documentary on the making of the 1933 RKO film King Kong. Contains interviews with George Turner, Linwood Dunn, Rudy Behlmer.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Turner Entertainment Co.

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

No providers available for this region.

Cast

Murray Spivack

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Self

George E. Turner

Self

Linwood G. Dunn

Self

Richard Edlund

Self

Jerry Goldsmith

Self

Don Kennedy

Narrator

Similar Movies

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

2016

Movie

The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland to Las Vegas, Olympic spectaculars to rock star shows, Bob's creations included Monorails, Abraham Lincoln mechanical animation, Pirate Battle Shows, even massive animated figures of King Kong and Godzilla. Viewers will learn much about how these attractions were created from those who were there sharing these creations. Eight theme park creators who worked with Bob over these years will describe the unique ways in which he created a vast variety of attractions. The cast includes Disney Ambassador to the World Marty Sklar, Imagineering VP Craig Russell, Imagineer Chris Crump, and many others.

Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

2016

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

5.7

2006

Movie

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

2006

5.7

Long Live the King

5.2

2016

Movie

A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since 1933.

Long Live the King

2016

5.2

King Kong

6.3

1976

Movie

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

King Kong

1976

6.3

King Kong

7.6

1933

Movie

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

King Kong

1933

7.6

King Kong

6.9

2005

Movie

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.

King Kong

2005

6.9

King Kong vs. Godzilla

6.9

1962

Movie

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

6.9

The Mighty Kong

4.8

1998

Movie

The classic story of the mighty Eighth Wonder of the World is given a musical update, utilizing the talents of Disney musical giants The Sherman Brothers. Boosting this family-friendly take on the 1933 film are the acting talents of Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore.

The Mighty Kong

1998

4.8

Kong: Skull Island

6.6

2017

Movie

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Kong: Skull Island

2017

6.6

King Kong Lives

5.2

1986

Movie

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.

King Kong Lives

1986

5.2

The Son of Kong

5.4

1933

Movie

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

The Son of Kong

1933

5.4

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

6.8

2005

Movie

What the "spider-pit" sequence from the original King Kong (1933) probably looked like (the original sequence was cut out of the original movie because it was deemed "too gruesome" and was subsequently lost).

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005

6.8