King Kong
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
6 November 1906, New Jersey, USA
17 June 1866, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
October 3, 1883 in Missouri, USA
May 30, 1907 in Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
15 May 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
December 13, 1892 in Clifton, Virginia, USA
November 30, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, USA
May 6, 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA
March 3, 1900 in Wichita, Kansas, USA
May 6, 1878 in Liban, Russia
April 05, 2011
One of the best adventure horror films ever made, an icon of pop culture with truly erotic and emotionally touching scenes between Fay Wray and the massive gorrillaJuly 02, 2007
Willis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.October 05, 2013
The story, like Frankenstein and Dracula, has taken on the significance of a modern folk tale, layered with obvious moralizing and as familiar as personal history.October 05, 2013
Arguably the monster movie of all time, this abiding take on Beauty and the Beast has a mythic power that belies its years.October 07, 2008
It might seem that any creature answering the description of Kong would be despicable and terrifying. Such is not the case. Kong is an exaggeration ad absurdum, too vast to be plausible. This makes his actions wholly enjoyable.October 10, 2012
Unfortunately, it was thought necessary to mitigate some of the predominant horror by introducing a human, all-too-human theme.June 24, 2006
The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...October 10, 2012
The grand-daddy of all monster movies.July 02, 2007
Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.August 09, 2011
...throbbing with metaphorical implications. The riveting, stop-motion battle between the great ape and a T. Rex is just a bonus.October 09, 2013
It's unrivaled in its sheer cinematic quality, and one of a kind.March 07, 2013
"King Kong," as spectacular a bolt of celluloid as has thrilled audiences in a couple of sophisticated seasons, is the product of a number of vivid imaginations.