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This is amazing ❤️

🎬: "King Kong" (2005)

She played an absolutely amazing Ann Darrow in "King Kong" (2005). Kong loved her, and so do we! ❤️

No need for AI to know what King Kong looked like in the '80s!

After a decade of absence from the big screen, Kong returned in "King Kong Lives" (1986), where he was brought to life by Carlo Rambaldi and his talented crew, with Peter Elliott performing in the suit!

Felt appropriate to share the unbelievable catchy theme song from this fun show in honour of it's 60th anniversary today.

Produced by Videocraft International (later known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment), with animation by Toei Animation, "The King Kong Show" brought the Eighth Wonder of the World to the world of television, where he would go on adventures with the Bond family. Battling dinosaurs, monsters, mad scientists, robots, and more, this era of Kong would go on to inspire the film "King Kong Escapes" (1967). 

Featuring one of the catchiest theme songs in television history ("Ten times as big as a man!"), this remains a classic of it's time, and well worth watching today!

I think this photo was taken by Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt, but I'm not 100% sure.

The King Kong puppet created by David Allen featured in the IMAX film "Special Effects: Anything Can Happen" (1996)

You can watch a full documentary showing how they made the Kong segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1LEXYt4q1k&list=PLCDQCfcBQYcKZ8mCvpZQolaYm2MUOAk3g&index=95&t=3s

Shoutout to Matthew Lamont, who found this great photo.

Sharing this neat little stop motion test using King Kong by Tim Smyth.

Made in 1999 at Will Vinton Studios in Portland Oregon, with the music ("Bach") being performed by Christine Smyth, and the Kong puppet himself created by Jeff Taylor.

I'm not sure what this was made for, if anything, but it is pretty cool, so I thought I'd share it here.

You can watch the original video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=609871Gu8FI

Advertising the ABC Saturday Morning block, at during the era where Videocraft/Rankin Bass' "The King Kong Show" aired, creating a whole new generation of fans for the Eighth Wonder of the World 👑🦍

It's really cool to see Kong top billed the 1960s when the Beatles were considered the coolest thing since sliced bread.

All of the cartoons advertised are: King Kong, The Beatles, new Casper the Ghost cartoons, Bugs Bunny, Milton the Monster, Fearless Fly, Beany and Cecil, Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potamus, Bullwinkle and Hoppity Hooper.

What are your favourites from this era? I'm a little biased, but Kong takes the cake for me!

I love seeing all these cinematic simians together with Kong. Can you name them all?

In "Kong: The Animated Series", the Eighth Wonder of the World met several other giant primates in his adventures. From the mythical Yeti, to giant monkeys and mandrills, to ancient Norse frost giants, Kong has met, and even befriended some of these creatures.

Do you have a favourite primate creature Kong has encountered in his franchise?

🎬: "Kong: The Animated Series" (2000)

He's such a sneaky little devil 🦍

🎬: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962)

As many Kong fans know, original "King Kong" stop motion animator, Willis O'Brien, came up with the idea to pit Kong against a giant version of the Frankenstein Monster (made up of large animal corpses, such as elephants, rhinos, hippos, etc.), where they battle in the streets of San Fransisco.

Unfortunately, he partnered with an untrustworthy and sleazy Hollywood producer, who stole the idea and sold it to Toho Studios in Japan, which later turned the concept into 1962's "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (it's unclear whether or not the people at Toho knew about O'Brien's involvement, or the underhanded tactics of the Hollywood producer).

Sadly, the stress O'Brien experienced surrounding the whole ordeal would later be blamed for his death by his widow, Darlyne.

As enjoyable as "King Kong vs. Godzilla" is, it would've been interesting to see "King Kong vs. Frankenstein", as Willis O'Brien originally envisioned.

Thankfully, though, we still have several interesting pieces of concept art that he created for the film.

In this story by Will Murray, classic pulp hero Doc Savage searches for lost family, and his travels take him to the legendary Skull Island, where he meets the Eighth Wonder of the World, King Kong.

An immensely talented voice actor whose credits are far to vast to list here, he notably provided the vocalizations for titular giant gorilla in "King Kong" (1976), where the voice recording process was so intense, he coughed up blood.

He was fantastic in whatever role he inhabited, and the world of television and cinema was greater for having him being part of it.

Dog is Annie's best friend in the Legendary and Netflix co-production, "Skull Island", set in the world of the MonsterVerse.