King Kong Lives

PG-13

1986

1h 45m

Sci-Fi

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8%

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13 Reviews

17%

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10,000+ Ratings

The big ape receives a heart transplant and runs off with his blood donor, a she-ape having his baby.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

King Kong Lives ... has a dull cast and a plot that's even duller, but the ape himself is in good form.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The problem with everyone in King Kong Lives is that they're in a boring movie... and they just can't stir themselves to make an effort. Even the lowliest extras in a 1950s' B picture would have been able to scream better and roll their eyes more.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...shockingly bad but blisteringly daft epic...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

There's still far too much comedy; any sense of awe (of which terribly little exists) is drowned out by constant, immature, generic attempts at laughs.

Rated: 2/10

Jun 28, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

There's simply no reason for this movie to be this abysmal.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 24, 2021

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

I have never seen a King Kong knock-off more lifeless and almost mean-spirited in its lack of narrative cohesion or functional human characters than this one.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 18, 2017

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Rich A

I own this I watch it once a year it's silly Kong is violent on this one pushed to the edge I feel some folks could not handle him getting upset. Cheesy fun! Kong fans must watch monster fans as well my opinion!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Ethan G

With dull characters, boring action and a runtime that feels longer than it really is, "King Kong Lives" isn't even worth watching to see Kong smash and destroy, mostly because of how obvious it is this time around that it's a man in a suit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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David C

Los efectos secundarios son malos la historia es mala king Kong es una persona disfrazada y igual como la hembra

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Lee S

Some movies are just entertaining and fun without being a great movie. This is a fun microwave popcorn pairing kind of movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Zinjx W

Some crazy ideas can be really great on film, but not this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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David W

So bad it's... Well you know the rest. It's terrible but thanks largely to Linda Hamilton and the actors in the ape suits it is just about strangely watchable, if hugely predictable.. I've seen both far worse and far better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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John Guillermin

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Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

John Ashton

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Synopsis

The big ape receives a heart transplant and runs off with his blood donor, a she-ape having his baby.

Director: John Guillermin
Producer: Martha De Laurentiis
Production Co: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 7, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround

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