The Mighty Kong
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The Mighty Kong is a 1998 animated, musical adaptation of the classic King Kong story. Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore (in his last role before his death) headed its cast of voice actors. It features original songs by the Sherman Brothers.
There are currently no plans to release The Mighty Kong on DVD.
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[edit] Plot Summary
The film begins with Ann Darrow, a down on her luck actress looking for work, when she meets Carl Denham who offers her a job in a new movie. They board the Venture to leave and the monkey that lives on board causes trouble. They arrive on the island and the natives who are friendly and ask that they leave Ann so they can sacrifice her. Ann is then sacrificed and King Kong gets her and they fight a dinosaur and are off the island in five minutes. The film follows the rampage of [[New York City]}. Kong takes Anne up on top of the empire state building. The biplanes come and attack kong with guns but miss most of the time. When all planes are down they send two blimps with a net in between them to catch Kong. They catch him successfully. However, because beauty kills the beast, Kong tries to get out of the net but it seems he dooms himself. The net rips and Kong still reaching for Anne falls from the net. He bangs into a balcon but it does nothing. Kong plummets to the ground and during his fall he is shown crying. Kong "mightyness" ends when he slams into the streets of New York. However Kong survives the fall.
[edit] Similarities and Differences
- The film features the waterfall shower scene which was in the remake King Kong (1976 film).
- There is no violence in this movie at all.
- Kong survives the fall from the Empire State Building to provide a more family friendly ending.
[edit] Critical Reception
- The film was panned by critics and fans of the Kong films. The movie was an attempt to cash in on the release of Godzilla (1998 film). The film was a dud resulting in low sales, but has developed a cult following.[citation needed]
[edit] Cast
- Dudley Moore...Carl Denham
- Jodi Benson....Ann Darrow
- Randy Hamilton..Jack Driscoll
- Jason Gray-Stanford..Ricky
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