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Film / 1986
King Kong Lives
Directed by
John Guillermin
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.
The story
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.
In the same saga
King Kong (1976) Collection
In release order
Cast
Linda HamiltonAmy Franklin
Brian KerwinHank Mitchell
Peter ElliottKing Kong
George AntoniLady Kong
John AshtonLt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Peter Michael GoetzDr. Andrew Ingersoll
Frank MaradenDr. Benson Hughes
Robin CahallMazlansky
Jimmie Ray WeeksMajor Peete
Michael ForestVance
Marc ClementCrew Chief
Jim GrimshawSergeant
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