King Kong Lives
“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.
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Part of King Kong (1976) Collection
2 films
Cast
34 people
Linda Hamilton
Amy Franklin
Known for
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Stranger Things
Brian Kerwin
Hank Mitchell
Known for
Jack
27 Dresses
Merian C. Cooper
John Guillermin
Peter Elliott
King Kong
Known for
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Mighty Boosh
Edgar Wallace
George Antoni
Lady Kong
Known for
Quills
Swept Away
Brian W. Cook
Also in
Equilibrium
Eyes Wide Shut
John Ashton
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
Gone Baby Gone
Dino De Laurentiis
Also in
Department Store
Troppo tardi t'ho conosciuta
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
Known for
My Girl
Twin Peaks
Frank Maraden
Dr. Benson Hughes
John Guillermin Director · Ronald Shusett Screenplay Steven Pressfield Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.7M · Budget $10M · United States release December 19, 1986
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,711,220
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
DEG
Production
Decla-Bioscop AG
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
King Kong 2: King Kong Lives
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · December 16, 1986
Theatrical
United States · December 19, 1986
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 2004
Physical · DVD
Australia
January 18, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
April 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
March 1, 1989 · Premiere
Italy
December 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
December 27, 1986 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 10, 1997 · TV · Markíza
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