King Kong 2

Titolo originale: King Kong Lives
Regia: John Guillermin |
Anno: 1986
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Fantasy Azione Avventura
Tag: pregnancy | sequel | animal abuse | giant animal | military | body torn apart | heart transplant | artificial heart | giant ape | eaten by animal | hunters | king kong |
Cast: Linda Hamilton | Brian Kerwin | Peter Elliott | George Antoni | John Ashton | Peter Michael Goetz | Frank Maraden | Robin Cahall | Jimmie Ray Weeks | Michael Forest | Marc Clement | Jim Grimshaw | Bernard Addison | Michael McClendon | Leon Rippy | Duke Ernsberger | Mike Starr | Jessica Lange | Jeff Bridges |

Dieci anni dopo essere stato abbattuto sulle torri del World Trade Center, King Kong è ancora vivo, o meglio, sopravvive in stato comatoso grazie alle cure intensive cui lo sottopone la dottoressa Amy Franklin in un ospedale della Georgia. Per amore della scienza o per simpatia verso la sfortunata creatura, la dottoressa progetta di rianimarla e rimetterla poi in libertà, ma affinché il progetto si realizzi occorre trapiantarle un cuore artificiale e sostenerla con una trasfusione di sangue di gruppo compatibile. Quando le speranze sembrano ridursi a zero, la dottoressa Franklin ha notizia del ritrovamento di una femmina Kong nelle foreste del Borneo: il gigantesco animale viene prontamente catturato e trasferito ad Atlanta per consentire ai chirurghi la delicatissima operazione...

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This effectively killed John Guillermin's feature film career. In the 1960s and 70s, he was a leadin [...] D
In 1986, Stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 at Screen Gems Studios were all built for this film. Beforehand [...] D
First film in which Kong is shown eating somebody. D
In the scene where people are celebrating the success of Kong's heart operation (directly after the [...] D
According to writer Steven Pressfield, Dino De Laurentiis had been struggling to get a sequel to Kin [...] D
This was due to be aired on TBS until the 9/11 attacks took place. As it opens with stock footage of [...] D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed King Kong Lives. This film received one "recommend" and two "not recomm [...] D
Bonnie Johnson's debut. D
ln his book "The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles," writer S [...] D
Linda Hamilton accepted her role in the film because she saw how the previous film had skyrocketed t [...] D
Peter Michael Goetz's check for post-release royalties came to 3 cents. He has it stapled to the fil [...] D
Listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wils [...] D
According to "Creating the Filmation Generation", Dino De Laurentiis approached Lou Scheimer of Film [...] D
Boasts a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. D
Peter Weller was offered a part, but opted to play the title role in RoboCop (1987) instead. D
Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange were asked to reprise their roles as Jack Prescott and Dwan, but both [...] D
Final film of director John Guillermin. D
Producer Alex De Beniditi solicited story ideas and treatments from various people working for Dino [...] D
John Guillermin was grief-stricken during production, due to the death of his son Michael during the [...] D
Returned approximately $5 million on an $18-million budget. D