King Kong Lives poster
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 Bridges
    Jack Prescott (archive footage)
  • Linda Hamilton
    Amy Franklin
  • John Ashton
    Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
  • Jessica Lange
    Dwan (archive footage)
  • Mike Starr
    Cell Guard #2
  • Leon Rippy
    Hunter
  • Peter Michael Goetz
    Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
  • Brian Kerwin
    Hank Mitchell
  • Jimmie Ray Weeks
    Major Peete
  • Michael Forest
    Vance