King Kong (1933)
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1933's King Kong, the stuff of monster movie legend, arrived on DVD in appropriately loaded fashion. "THE GREATEST OF ALL HORROR FILMS. MASTERLY SPECIAL EFFECTS."-Danny Pearey, GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC Seeking a backer for his movie, Merian C. Cooper approached a top Hollywood mogul. "You know...
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1933's King Kong, the stuff of monster movie legend, arrived on DVD in appropriately loaded fashion.

Back Cover Synopsis[]

"THE GREATEST OF ALL HORROR FILMS. MASTERLY SPECIAL EFFECTS."

-Danny Pearey, GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC

Seeking a backer for his movie, Merian C. Cooper approached a top Hollywood mogul. "You know what a 50-foot gorilla would see in a five-foot girl?" the mogul asked. "His breakfast!" The studio chief wasn't buying but the public was. King Kong saved RKO from bankruptcy and became an all-time classic, ranking 43rd on the American Film Institute's list of Top-100 American Movies.

King Kong teems with memorable moments, a moviemaking expedition on a fantastic isle filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures; the giant simian's lovestruck obsession with the film shoot's blonde starlet (scream queen Fay Wray); Kong's capture; his Manhattan rampage; and the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building, where Kong cradles his palm-sized beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. "It was beauty killed the beast." But in these and other great scenes, Kong lives forever.

Scene Selections[]

Overture.

Credits and Foreword.

Girl needed.

Ann Darrow.

Women can't help it.

Island with a wall.

Scream for your life.

Denham's island.

What a show!

Bride of Kong.

Feelings for each other.

Kidnapped.

Tied to two towers.

Kong.

In his footsteps.

Stegosaurus.

Watery menace.

Log bridge.

T-Rex battle.

On Kong's trail.

Cave serpent.

Looking the lady over.

Pterodactyl and rescue.

Gate crasher.

Village rampage.

Subdued by gas.

Up in lights.

On stage.

Flashy escape.

In Kong's hands again.

Train takedown.

Atop the Empire State.

A mighty fall.

Beauty killed the beast.

Cast List.

Special Features[]

Disc 1[]

Commentary by Visual Effects Veterans Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Interpolated Interview Excerpts of Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray

Merian C. Cooper Movies Trailer Gallery

King Kong (1933)

Son of Kong (1933)

Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Fort Apache (1948)

3 Godfathers (1948)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

The Searchers (1956)

Disc 2[]

I'm King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper

All true.

Compensating physically.

To war.

Adventurer.

Grass.

On top; King Kong.

Running RKO.

Technicolor; World War II.

Return; Mighty Joe Young.

John Ford films.

Visionary; This Is Cinerama.

End Credits.

RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World

The Origins of King Kong

Willis O'Brien and Creation

Cameras Roll on Kong, The Eighth Wonder

A Milestone in Visual Effects

Passion, Sound and Fury

The Mystery of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence

King Kong's Legacy

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

Creation Test Footage with Ray Harryhausen Commentary

Image Gallery[]

Artwork and On-Disc Content[]