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King Kong Lives is the 1986 sequel to the blockbuster hit of 1976, King Kong
. The film is directed by John Giullerman and starred Linda Hamilton. The screenplay is written by Ronald Schusett and Steven Pressfield. The original music score is composed by John Scott.

Plot summary

King Kong, after being shot down from the World Trade Center, is kept alive in a coma for about 10 years. When another Kong-sized female gorilla is found, a blood transfusion is arranged from the female and an artificial heart is installed in Kong. With a functioning heart, Kong escapes from the facility and seeks to procreate with the female Kong still held in captivity.

Cast

Linda Hamilton
.... Amy Franklin
Brian Kerwin .... Hank Mitchell
Peter Elliott .... King Kong
John Ashton .... Colonel Nevitt
George Yiasoumi .... Lady Kong

Official Video Game

Two official video game based on the movie were developed and released only in Japan by Konami and titled King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch for the Famicom, and King Kong 2 for the MSX. The Famicom game totally discarded the human aspect of the story and players played as King Kong who has to travel around the globe fighting giant robots and certain military forces in order to save the female Kong. The game was designed as an action adventure game with some science fiction concepts. The MSX version, on the other hand, play from the perspective of Mitchell. This version is an action/adventure game in the veins of the Legend of Zelda series.

Trivia

Was marketed and released in Japan under the title "King Kong 2".

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