But while the 1933 original got a sequel made in a mere nine months, the sequel for the 1976 KONG took an entire decade to make amidst a protracted legal battle over who owned the Kong franchise. When the 1976 King Kong remake starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange was met with huge box office and an Honorary Oscar for its special effects, famed producer Dino de Laurentiis was eager to find a way to have Kong survive his fall from atop the World Trade Center for a KONG sequel. With Godzilla vs Kong now hitting theaters and HBO Max to bring the first phase of the Monsterverse to an epic close, Awfully Good Movies is turning its focus from the King of the Monsters to the King of Skull Island, as we revisit Kong's lowest point in his 88 years on the big and small screens… King Kong Lives! ![]() DIRECTOR: John Guillermin CAST: Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, John Ashton
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