King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives

105 mins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Dec. 16, 1986

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.

King Kong Lives

105 mins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Dec. 16, 1986

King Kong Lives
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.
IMDb rating 4.0
Producers De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Original title King Kong Lives
Directors Bruce Moriarty, Matt Earl Beesley, Rena Sternfeld-Allon, Brian W. Cook, John Guillermin
Writers Edgar Wallace, Ronald Shusett, Merian C. Cooper, Steven Pressfield

Cast

Linda Hamilton

as Amy Franklin

Brian Kerwin

as Hank Mitchell

Peter Elliott

as King Kong

George Antoni

as Lady Kong

John Ashton

as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Michael Goetz

as Dr. Andrew Ingersoll

Frank Maraden

as Dr. Benson Hughes

Robin Cahall

as Mazlansky

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as Major Peete

Michael Forest

as Vance

Marc Clement

as Crew Chief

Jim Grimshaw

as Sergeant

Bernard Addison

as Captain #1

Michael McClendon

as Captain #2

Leon Rippy

as Hunter

Duke Ernsberger

as Cell Guard #1

Mike Starr

as Cell Guard #2

Jessica Lange

as Dwan (archive footage)

Jeff Bridges

as Jack Prescott (archive footage)