Summary
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.Additional Information
| Subjects |
King Kong
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Actresses -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Drama. Action and adventure films. Film remakes. Motion pictures (Thrillers) Monster films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Pictures,2009 |
| Other Titles | Black jack (Big Timber, Mont.) |
| Contributors |
Jackson, Peter,
1961- Boyens, Philippa. Walsh, Fran, 1959- Watts, Naomi, 1968- Brody, Adrien. Kretschmann, Thomas, 1962- Hanks, Colin, 1977- Bell, Jamie, 1986- Serkis, Andy. Universal Pictures Company. WingNut Films (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, James Newton Howard; director of photography, Andres Lesnie; senior visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13, for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images. |
| Language |
English Spanish French English (DTS-HD 5.1, dubbed Spanish and French (Dobly 5.1) dialogue, Spanish and French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Notes |
Special features: Theatrical (188 min.) and extended (200) versions, extended feature commentary with Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens, picture-in-picture capability (extended version only), art galleries (extended version only). |
| System Details |
DVD, 1080p High-Definition widescreen 2.35:1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Special features: 1080i/p High-Definition and 480i/p Standard Definition, English Dolby Digital 2.0 For use only with Blu-ray players and drives. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |