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King Kong's 1933 debut was not just a terrifying monster movie, an epic fairy tale, and a tragic love story, it was also a landmark piece of cinema and the point of origin for deeply resonant cultural myth.
Its legacy encompasses a vast cinematic universe that includes ten movies (and counting), as well as novels, comics, television shows, collectibles, and even a Broadway musical.
In this extensively updated edition of the classic book first published two decades ago, King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon is the definitive chronicle of the most famous ape in pop-culture history. It spans the whole of the Eighth Wonder's filmography, chronicling in detail the conception, production, release, and legacy of each Kong movie beginning with the 1933 original, through Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, and on to the newest movies that place Kong within an ever-expanding "Monsterverse." Author and Kongophile Ray Morton also offers entertaining detours through the character's incarnations in other media, plentiful trivia, and reflections on the franchise's enduring appeal. Packed with photographs and based on extensive new research and exclusive interviews, this is by far the most complete and comprehensive guide to all things Kong.
Contents
Introduction to the Revised and Updated Edition
Introduction to the 2005 Edition
1 The Father of Kong
2 "It Was Beauty Killed the Beast": The Making of King Kong
3 "Some Baby": The Making of The Son of Kong
4 King Kong Goes to Japan: The Making of King Kong Vs. Godzilla and King Kong Escapes
5 "Here's to the Big One":" The Making of Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong
6 "You Are Dealing with a Lady": The Making of King Kong Lives
7 The Return of the King: The Making of Peter Jackson's King Kong
8 The Legendary Kong: The Making of Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
9 The Cartoon Kong
10 Kong on the Stage
11 Kong on the Page
12 The Sons of Kong
13 The Kongs That Never Were
Acknowledgments
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