King Kong
"The most exciting original motion picture event of all time."
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Jack F. Prescott
Jessica Lange
Dwan
Charles Grodin
Fred S. Wilson
John Randolph
Captain Ross
René Auberjonois
Roy Bagley
Julius Harris
Boan
Jack O'Halloran
Joe Perko
Ed Lauter
Carnahan
John Agar
City Official
Jorge Moreno
Garcia
Mario Gallo
Timmons
John Lone
Chinese Cook
Garry Walberg
Army General
Keny Long
Ape Masked Man
Sid Conrad
Petrox Chairman
George S. Whiteman
Army Helicopter Pilot
Wayne Heffley
Air Force General
Todd Baker
Shea Stadium Spectator
Corbin Bernsen
Reporter
Ray Buktenica
Naval Officer
Larry M. Byrd
Excited Fan
Peter Cullen
King Kong (voice)
S.C. Dacy
Newspaper Photographer
James Dunaway
Man in Audience
Ned Gill
Crushed Spectator
Donald F. Glut
Guy in Ampitheater
Walt Gorney
Subway Driver
Shawn McAllister
Police Sergeant
Eve McVeagh
Reporter
Larry Naschel
Victim
Ira S. Rosenstein
Logan
David Roya
Ship's Radio Operator
David Ulmer
Man Running in Terror
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Kid with Afro on Bleachers
Brent Huff
Extra
Rick Baker
King Kong
Dennis Fimple
Sunfish
Harrison Ressler
Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
John Guillermin
Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Federico De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Christian Ferry
Executive Producer
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
James Ashmore Creelman
Screenplay
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Dale Hennesy
Production Design
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Anthea Sylbert
Costume Design
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Doris Grau
Script Supervisor
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Harry W. Tetrick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William L. McCaughey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joyce Selznick
Casting
Archie J. Bacon
Art Direction
David A. Constable
Art Direction
Robert Gundlach
Art Direction
Terry Carr
Production Manager
Brian E. Frankish
Unit Production Manager
George Goodman
Production Manager
Phil Tucker
Post Production Supervisor
Lori Imbler
Production Coordinator
Kelly Nichols
Stunt Double
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Loren Janes
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Glen Robinson
Special Effects
Jack Solomon
Sound Mixer
Roger Creed
Stunts
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Bill Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Lovelett
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunts
Beth Nufer
Stunts
Diane Peterson
Stunts
Joe Pronto
Stunts
Ray Saniger
Stunts
Ernest Robinson
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
Sunny Woods
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunts
Bobby Greene
Assistant Camera
Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
William Kronick
Second Unit Director
Pat Kehoe
Second Assistant Director
David McGiffert
Assistant Director
Kurt Neumann
Assistant Director
Robert Pergament
Assistant Editor
Margo Anderson
Assistant Editor
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Jack M. Marino
Property Master
David J. Negron Sr.
Production Illustrator
James J. Klinger
Sound Effects
Merian C. Cooper
Idea
Edgar Wallace
Idea