king kong (fictitious character)

A moviemaking expedition to a fantastic island is filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. A gaint simian becomes lovestruck with the film's blonde starlet. King Kong is captured and is brought to Manhattan, where he goes on a rampage, culminating in the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building where he cradles his beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes.

The iconic image of King Kong climbing the Empire State Building has been a pop-culture staple since the original King Kong film premiered in 1933. Since then, there have been King Kong remakes, comic books, television series, and even a musical. King Kong also inspired other films, such as the Planet of the Apes franchise and big-ape documentaries. This resource will take readers behind the scenes of these thrilling movies with posters and stills from each era of the King Kong phenomenon, discussion of special effects, and more.

Follow Kong and Ann as they travel through the jungle and form a friendship.

Entrepreneur, adventurer, and filmmaker Carl Denham searches for the existence of a mysterious, uncharted island that may bring him the fame and fortune he seeks.

This movie tie-in to the 2005 release of the new King Kong movie carries the story of the ferocious battle between beasts of Skull Island and a metropolis besieged by a love-struck giant.

This program, an expansion of the 1932 novelization of Merian C. Cooper's original Kong story, tells of the danger and excitement when filmmaker Carl Denham, Jack Driscoll, and Ann Darrow travel to an island to make the most exciting movie of all time.

Presents a short children's story for young readers about King Kong and his captive Ann Darrow.

Filmmaker Carl Denham's determination to find King Kong, the legendary man/beast of Skull Island, brings devastation to his crew, and unleashes horror into the world.

An early reader that describes the danger and adventure that awaits on Skull Island, the home of King Kong.

King Kong has taken Ann, and her friends race across Skull Island, beating back all kinds of giant creatures, in an effort to find her.