King Kong (2005)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers (WGA):

Fran Walsh (screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

The eighth wonder of the world.

Plot:

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Jungle | 1930s | Gorilla | Actress

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 41 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 26

12:00 PM

TNT

Cast

Naomi Watts	...	Ann Darrow
Jack Black	...	Carl Denham
Adrien Brody	...	Jack Driscoll
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Captain Englehorn
Colin Hanks	...	Preston
Andy Serkis	...	Kong / Lumpy
Evan Parke	...	Hayes
Jamie Bell	...	Jimmy
Lobo Chan	...	Choy
John Sumner	...	Herb
Craig Hall	...	Mike
Kyle Chandler	...	Bruce Baxter
Bill Johnson	...	Manny (as William Johnson)
Mark Hadlow	...	Harry
Geraldine Brophy	...	Maude

Also Known As:

King Kong (Germany)
Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title) (teaser title)
Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA) (promotional title)
King Kong (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
King Kong (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Кинг Конг (Russia) [ru]
King Kong (Norway) [no]
King Kong (Czech Republic) [cs]
King Kong (Canada: French title) [fr]
King Kong (Slovakia) [sk]
King Kong (Sweden) [sv]
King Kong (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
King Kong (Greece) [el]
King Kong (Denmark) [da]
King Kong (Croatia) [hr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images.

Runtime:

187 min | 201 min (extended edition)

Country:

New Zealand | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS-ES

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Germany:12 | Japan:U | Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Czech Republic:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 | South Africa:PG (13V) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Iceland:12 | Mexico:B | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | South Africa:PG (13V - DVD Rating) | UK:12 (video rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42322) | Finland:K-11 (2005) (re-rating on appeal) | Finland:K-11 (2006) (extended edition) | Finland:K-15 (2005) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal)

Filming Locations:

Beach Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Big Primate Pictures

Trivia:

Contains approximately 800 miniature shots.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Although there are more buildings now, the layout of New York City was pretty much the same in 1933. The film shows a body of water (iced over) and then a couple of blocks away the Empire State Building. There is no such nearby body of water.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Manny: [practicing sneezes] That's a funny one. Isn't that funnier?

Movie Connections:

References East of Borneo (1931)

Soundtrack:

Aboriginal Sacrifice Dance

Lived up to and beyond my expectations

I walked into this movie with high expectations. O knew from the trailers that it was going to be amazing. I was wrong--- it was absolutely astounding.

I can't believe that CG in this movie, you can't usually make out the difference from the real and the virtual.

It is a great story, Jackson and his crew obviously put a lot of time into the story. I didn't even realize the movie was 3 hours long- I didn't look at my watch once.

All of the actors are great in this movie, a very good cast. It is definitely worth paying the money to see it on the big screen. It is the best movie I have ever seen.