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King Kong Lives (1986) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 16, 1986

Original Title:
King Kong Lives

Alternate Titles:
A Volta de King Kong
King Kong 2
King Kong 2: A História Continua
King Kong 2: King Kong Lives
King Kong II

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Production Companies:
DEG

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  ES: 16  JP: R18+  SK: 12  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 105

America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Fred Carter
Tony Reading
John Wood

Boom Operator:
Mike Tucker

Carpenter:
David Edwards

Characters:
Merian C. Cooper
Edgar Wallace

Construction Coordinator:
John Paterson

Costume Design:
Clifford Capone

Creature Design:
Carlo Rambaldi

Dialogue Editor:
James J. Isaacs

Director:
John Guillermin

Director of Photography:
Alec Mills

Dolly Grip:
Frank Battiston

Editor:
Malcolm Cooke

Executive Producer:
Dino De Laurentiis

First Assistant Director:
Brian W. Cook

First Assistant Editor:
Kerry Kohler

Foley Editor:
Roberta Doheny

Gaffer:
Alec King

Hairstylist:
Grazia De Rossi

Key Grip:
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse

Leadman:
John D. Kretschmer

Lighting Technician:
David W. Strong

Line Producer:
Lucio Trentini

Makeup Artist:
Jeff Goodwin

Music Editor:
Tom Carlin

Original Music Composer:
John Scott

Painter:
Eric Regan

Producer:
Martha De Laurentiis

Production Design:
Peter Murton

Property Master:
Charles Torbett

Propmaker:
Todd B. Lawson

Screenplay:
Ronald Shusett
Steven Pressfield

Script Supervisor:
Rena Sternfeld-Allon

Sculptor:
Andrew Holder
Peter Voysey

Set Decoration:
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
Hugh Scaife

Sound Editor:
Colin Miller
Les Wiggins

Special Effects Coordinator:
Joseph P. Mercurio

Still Photographer:
Richard Foreman Jr.

Story:
Ronald Shusett
Steven Pressfield

Stunt Coordinator:
Bud Davis

Stunts:
Dar Robinson
Dennis Scott

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Dan Chichester

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