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King Kong revient

Original title: Ape
  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
2.6/10
2.2K
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King Kong revient (1976)
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A newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps he... Read allA newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.A newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.

  • Director
    • Paul Leder
  • Writers
    • Paul Leder
    • Reuben Leder
  • Stars
    • Rod Arrants
    • Joanna Kerns
    • Alex Nicol
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.6/10
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    • Director
      • Paul Leder
    • Writers
      • Paul Leder
      • Reuben Leder
    • Stars
      • Rod Arrants
      • Joanna Kerns
      • Alex Nicol
    • 50User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
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    Rod Arrants
    • Tom Rose
    Joanna Kerns
    Joanna Kerns
    • Marilyn Baker
    • (as Joanna DeVarona)
    Alex Nicol
    Alex Nicol
    • Col. Davis
    Nak-hun Lee
    • Capt. Kim
    • (as Lee Nak Hoon)
    Woo Yeon-jeong
    Woo Yeon-jeong
    • Mrs. Kim
    • (as Woo Yun Jung)
    Jerry Harke
    • Lt. Smith
    Larry Chandler
    • First Mate
    Walt Myers
    • Seaman
    J.J. Gould
    • Soldier in Jeep
    Charles Johnson
    • American Tourist
    Paul Leder
    • Film Director Dino
    Choi Sung Kwan
    • Film Producer
    Bob Kurcz
    • American Actor
    Jules Levey
    • Reporter
    Josh Luckritz
    • School Child #1
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    • Director
      • Paul Leder
    • Writers
      • Paul Leder
      • Reuben Leder
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    1youdontsmellbad

    A Comic Masterpiece

    Watch in horror as the A*P*E Mercilessly attacks the same building in 5 different shots, and then sometimes the same shot repeated later in the film. Marvel at the special effects as foam pieces fly off the "rocks" that fall toward the same three men also repeated about five times. Become engrossed in the finely developed characters, and their emotional dialogue like "Just too big for a small world like ours," or "Lets see him dance for his organ grinder now!"

    If the makers of this film were serious, I'll be a monkey's uncle, haha. But seriously, you'll have an ape of a time(I don't even think people say that one). I'm not monkeying around; you'll go bananas!

    Important note: you can see the head part of the ape costume moving seperately from the rest of the costume and you don't even have to be looking.

    Here's what I really think: It's bad, oh boy is it ever, especially the repeated stock footage and footage from other movies, and the 3 minutes, LITERALLY 3 MINUTES, of time wasted by showing children playing with a puppet. There is a shot of firemen rushing through the supposedly panic-stricken city but look closely(or not so closely you can still see it); In the background you can see people shopping. Let's not forget the ending (don't worry, you won't care if I tell you how it ends) which is 15 minutes of tanks shooting, soldiers running up to the camera looking into it, and then shooting 3 or 4 rounds out of a rifle I'm certain only holds one round(I don't know anything about guns, but it had the handle dealy on the side that you cock to load and unload). All this while the ape disco dances which I suppose is him being shot and reacting, but I would think that all that firepower and he would probably run away. Then the ape dies. You can tell it's going to happen too, because after what seems like hours of being shot in the head and chest, the A*P*E vomits blood. These things are the reason to watch the movie. I'm not exaggerating when I say A*P*E is one of the funniest films of all time.
    Nick Zbu

    Excellent if made for comedy, Pathetic if anything else.

    APE is a truly strange hybrid: my best guess is that it was an Korean Monster Film that got bought by an American Filming Crew who spent a weekend getting background shots and shot all the giant ape footage in their backyard.

    From the first great line in the film in which a mildly depressed actor utters the most deadpan expression of shock to stock footage of a cow that becomes an obviously fake battery-operated toy in faraway shots this film is a laugh riot. The cherry on top of this cake is that 'Joanna Von Savant' of the title is really Joanna Kerns from TV's Growing Pains. Apparently the 1980s weren't a good time for her, between being fondled by a fake ape in a ripoff of a Dino Laurentis film or a TV mom to a bunch of stupid kids that go to a school that calls their sports team "Hooters."

    In short, don't watch APE. Experience it and hope to God someone's future film career depended on this.
    capkronos

    Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla!

    Original ads warned, "Not the be confused with KING KONG." Not a problem there, pals! This not only makes one yearn to see the original 1933 KONG again, but it makes the Dino De Laurentiis remake look like a revisionist masterpiece. The FX work (originally shown in 3-D) is even cheesier than the old Toho GODZILLA movies as "ten tons" of simian fury (AKA - guy in monkey suit) crushes a model city, sinks a toy ship and wrestles around with "giant" rubber snake and shark creatures. It's all for the love of an actress, played by Joanna De Varona who is actually Joanna Kerns, the mother from the Growing Pains TV series!

    APE sure is funny and worth watching, but going by the general rules of movie scoring, it's a...

    Score: 1 out of 10
    2utgard14

    "I never thought I'd be getting jealous of a 36 foot ape."

    Truly awful King Kong rip-off that is so bad you have to see it to believe it. The ape, said to be thirty-six feet tall, is just some guy in a cheap gorilla suit that the filmmakers got at a costume shop or a yard sale. This isn't even a full body ape suit. It's got sleeves with gloves. There are several instances where you can see the skin of the guy's wrists as he moves his arms about. That's the level of quality we're talking here. That's how few *beeps* this movie gives. He's filmed mostly from the chest up. When they do try to show you some scale for the ape's size, they do it with cheap stuff like toy boats and crummy miniature buildings. The ape also moves in slow motion throughout the movie. Let me be clear: they didn't slow down the film. The "actor" in the ape suit just moved really slowly to emulate slow motion! Like a kid playing make believe.

    The cast is especially bad. This is the film debut of Joanna Kerns, the mom from "Growing Pains." Her screams will haunt me for weeks. So unbelievably shrill. Be prepared to turn your volume down. Laughably, at one point while in the palm of the ape's hand, Kerns stops screaming and says "Be gentle with me, big guy." She returns to screaming almost immediately. Bizarre! Kerns has a romantic subplot with a very '70s-looking guy named Rod Arrants. They kiss a lot. Pretty much every time they are in the same scene, Arrants is all over her. Long-time character actor Alex Nicol plays a foul-mouthed Army Colonel here. I have to believe his performance is intended to be funny. It makes no sense any other way. Bruce MacRae is listed as responsible for the music. He should have been arrested and charged with assault. The score is relentless and will make your ears bleed.

    As the helicopters approach the ape, he stands there and makes these wild gestures with his arms. For the life of me, it looks a lot like he's dancing. Was the guy in the ape suit inebriated? Very likely. Further evidence of this is the scene where the ape flips off the Army. Yeah. The guy in the ape suit was loaded for sure. It's so terrible. There are lots of pointless scenes. Such as when the ape pulls a snake off of a tree and throws it -- hitting the camera! This goes nowhere. It just cuts away to another scene and when it returns to the ape he's moved on to something else. The only reason I'm giving this a 2 instead of a 1 is because of the unintended comedy. It's one of the worst movies ever made.
    annamaurya_80

    Oh, it just gets worse and worse!

    You know, you just can't beat a movie like "A*P*E" for a good time. And By good time, I mean this movie "s*u*c*k*s." Well, no. It isn't bad as in "never see this movie" bad, it's bad as in "good for a laugh and nothing more" bad. The best part has to be when A*P*E flips off the camera. Wow! I never knew apes really did that! I'm sorry if this doesn't help you as a reader and potential viewer, but I just had to vent a little. Have a nice day, otherwise.

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    • Trivia
      The film was originally shot in 3-D.
    • Goofs
      In the film, if the giant ape is 36 feet tall, it should not tower over 10 or 20 story buildings. Other scale problems in it include the relative sizes of a python and a great white shark, which would have to be gigantic.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Tom Rose: He was just too big for a small world like ours.

    • Alternate versions
      A 3D video version has been released under the title 'Hideous Mutant'
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Top Ten Films of 1976 (1977)

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1978 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La révolte de Kong
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Kukje Movies
      • Lee Ming Film Co.
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    • Budget
      • $23,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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