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Remake of the [[King Kong (1933)|1933 film]]. An expedition to a newly discovered island is undertaken by the Petrox Corporation to search for oil. Instead, they discover a gigantic gorilla, Kong. The expedition captures Kong and takes him back to New York, where he escapes from Shea Stadium and runs amok. | Remake of the [[King Kong (1933)|1933 film]]. An expedition to a newly discovered island is undertaken by the Petrox Corporation to search for oil. Instead, they discover a gigantic gorilla, Kong. The expedition captures Kong and takes him back to New York, where he escapes from Shea Stadium and runs amok. | ||
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This Petrox cargo plane drops off equipment at the island. | This Petrox cargo plane drops off equipment at the island. | ||
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Revision as of 23:59, 6 January 2011
Movie (1976)
Starring:
Jeff Bridges (Jack Prescott)
Charles Grodin (Fred Wilson)
Jessica Lange (Dwan)
John Randolph (Capt. Ross)
Rene Auberjonois (Roy Bagley)
Julius Harris (Boan)
Remake of the 1933 film. An expedition to a newly discovered island is undertaken by the Petrox Corporation to search for oil. Instead, they discover a gigantic gorilla, Kong. The expedition captures Kong and takes him back to New York, where he escapes from Shea Stadium and runs amok.
Douglas DC-7
This Petrox cargo plane drops off equipment at the island.
Bell 206 JetRanger
Fred Wilson and Dwan arrive at Shea Stadium in a Petrox JetRanger. Later, an NYPD JetRanger is seen warning pedestrians to stay off of the streets during Kong's rampage.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Instead of biplanes as in the original, Kong is attacked by a trio of US Army Iroquois gunships while atop the World Trade Center.
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