King Kong Lives
Released: December 16, 1986Runtime: 105 min
After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.
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Brian Kerwin
as Hank Mitchell
Linda Hamilton
as Amy Franklin
Peter Elliott
as King Kong
George Antoni
as Lady Kong
John Ashton
as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Peter Michael Goetz
as Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
Frank Maraden
as Dr. Benson Hughes
Alan Sader
as Faculty Doctor #1
Robin Cahall
as Mazlansky
Lou Criscuolo
as Faculty Doctor #2
Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Major Peete
Michael Forest
as Vance
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