King Kong Lives
“America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.”
DirectorJohn Guillermin
ScreenplayRonald Shusett, Steven Pressfield
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.
Release
Dec 16, 1986
Budget
$10M
Country
United States
Revenue
$5M
Cast
Linda Hamilton
Amy Franklin
Brian Kerwin
Hank Mitchell
George Antoni
Lady Kong
John Ashton
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
Michael Forest
Vance
Jim Grimshaw
Sergeant
Bernard Addison
Captain #1
Michael McClendon
Captain #2
Leon Rippy
Hunter
Mike Starr
Cell Guard #2
Jessica Lange
Dwan (archive footage)
Jeff Bridges
Jack Prescott (archive footage)
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