In the entire history of cinema, only a few select films are so influential, so ingrained in our popular culture, that they become a modern myth. 1933’s King Kong, directed by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, is one of those films. As the original effects-driven blockbuster and monster movie milestone, Kong has been re-imagined, parodied, and referenced countless times since first being unleashed more than eight decades ago. Each one of us has, at some point in our lives, encountered The Eighth Wonder of the World. Whether it’s a remake, like John Guillermin’s 1976 film, or Peter Jackson’s in 2005, or a reference made in The Simpsons, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or Jurassic Park, the legend of the colossal ape endures. ›››
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