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| Directed by | Art Scott |
| Written by | William J. Keenan |
| Based on | King Kong byMerian C. Cooper andEdgar Wallace |
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| Edited by | Tony Hayman |
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| Distributed by | Legacy Releasing |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
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| Language | English |
The Mighty Kong is a 1998 Americananimatedmonstermusical film. It is an adaptation of the classicKing Kong story, produced by Lana Productions and is the seventh entry in theKing Kong franchise.[1][2]Jodi Benson andDudley Moore (in his final role before his death in 2002) headed its cast of voice actors. The film was animated overseas by the South Korean animation studios including Hahn Shin Corporation, and by Jade Animation in Hong Kong. It features original songs by theSherman Brothers.
The film was initially given a limited theatrical release before being released onVHS on June 16, 1998 byWarner Home Video as a part of their75th Anniversary promotion. It was released onDVD by Tri-Coast Entertainment in 2019 as a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release that is only available through online stores. The film is currently available on multiple streaming platforms such asTubi andVimeo.
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Ann Darrow, a down-on-her-luck actress looking for work, meets film directorCarl Denham/C.B., who offers her a job in a new film. They board the Venture to leave for the film shoot. Ann meets a sailor boy named Rick and his Monkey Chips, she later meets Jack Driscoll after he saved her from almost being crushed by cargo. They arrive at Skull island and after a run-in with the natives, they have Ann sacrificed to the giantgorillaKing Kong who makes off with her into the jungle. Together, they fight aTyrannosaurus,Pterodactylus and aGigantophis. Jack rescues Ann and Kong becomes unconscious by a gas bomb.
The film then follows Kong's escape from C.B.'s theater and rampage ofNew York City. Kong takes Ann up on top of theEmpire State Building with Jack in pursuit. The biplanes come and attack Kong with guns, but miss most of the time. When all the planes have been knocked down, the army sends two blimps with a net in between them to catch Kong. They catch him successfully. Kong tries to get out of the net, but the net rips and when Kong reaches for Ann, he falls from the net and plummets to the streets of New York. However, Kong survives the fall.
After surviving the fall, Kong was either allowed to roam free in a thousand acres of land in southern New Jersey, or released on a private island.
Additional voices are:William H. Sage IV,Don Brown,Ian James Corlett,Michael Dobson,Paul Dobson
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