King Kong Lives

"America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy."

Dec 19 1986 PG-13 1h 45m
Action, Adventure

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.

Plot

A giant ape King Kong, which was shot and fell off the World Trade Center tower, appears to be alive, but is in coma for 10 years and desperately needs a blood transfusion in order to have an artificial heart implanted. Suddenly, in the rainforest, another gigantic ape is found - this time a female. She is brought to the USA, and the heart is successfully implanted. But then King Kong, having sensed the female ape, breaks loose.

Written by

Ronald Shusett, Steven Pressfield, Merian C. Cooper

Directed by

John Guillermin, Charles McCracken

Cast

Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, Peter Elliott

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DEG

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Trailers
King Kong Lives trailer
Scores
# of Votes
7,423
Average Rating
4 out of 10
Metascore
32
Popularity
NA