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SP 5.09 - King Kong (1976) PETER CULLEN MEMORIAL EPISODE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: PETER CULLEN MEMORIAL EPISODE
Season 5 Episode 27 - King Kong (1976) takes the basic idea of “giant ape meets beautiful woman” and decides that what the story really needs is a gigantic set, a helicopter assault, and a whole lot more explosions. Jessica Lange gets dropped into the middle of Kong’s latest bad day, while the great ape goes from mysterious island god to unwilling celebrity attraction with absolutely no understanding of modern media management. The film gives Kong an impressive physical presence, throws him into some wonderfully excessive set pieces, and…
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