King Kong Escapes
“The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 64, rated by 1 admin.
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An evil scientist tries to replace King Kong with a robotic version, then discovers that the original remains difficult to manage. Ishiro Honda's adventure mixes mining schemes, giant-creature combat and Tokyo Tower danger. Cheerful fantasy logic makes this a welcoming stop on a vintage kaiju night.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Industrial automation has selected an unusually confrontational prototype.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 64
Synopsis and movie facts
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
- Released
- 1967
- Directed by
- Ishirō Honda
- Running time
- 104 min
- Original title
- キングコングの逆襲
Starring
- Akira Takarada as Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
- Mie Hama as Madame Piranha
- Rhodes Reason as Commander Carl Nelson
- Linda Miller as Lieutenant Susan Watson
- Hideyo Amamoto as Dr. Who
- Yoshibumi Tajima as Henchman
- Sachio Sakai as Henchman
- Ryuji Kita as SDF General
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 39276.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review discusses Mechani-Kong and the amusing relationship between the heroine and Kong.
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