Screenplay Ronald Shusett, Steven Pressfield
Characters Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace
Director John Guillermin
King Kong Lives
Tagline: America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.
Release Date: 1986-12-16
Duration: 105 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Jeff BridgesJack Prescott (archive footage)
- Linda HamiltonAmy Franklin
- John AshtonLt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
- Jessica LangeDwan (archive footage)
- Mike StarrCell Guard #2
- Leon RippyHunter
- Peter Michael GoetzDr. Andrew Ingersoll
- Brian KerwinHank Mitchell
- Jimmie Ray WeeksMajor Peete
- Michael ForestVance
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