HORROR - SCI FI: KIng Kong

KING KONG

The Eighth Wonder of the World

and still is, as far as Maven is concerned,

regardless of all the remakes that

Hollowood comes up with!

And the prophet said:

“And lo, the beast looked

upon the face of beauty. And

it stayed its hand from killing

And from that day, is was as

one dead.”

Old Arabian Proverb

Here is Maven's take on some of the background of making King Kong come to life on screen plus extras:

Maven came across some internet websites about King Kong worth checking out:

King Kong Special Effects:

http://www.unmuseum.org/kingkong.htm

King Kong Stop Motion Photography:

http://www.unmuseum.org/stopact.htm

The Lost Word; or, Before Kong:

http://www.unmuseum.org/doyle.htm

King Kong - 1933 and 2005:

http://www.aboyd.com/kong/index2.html

A Germ of an Idea for King Kong?

http://www.unmuseum.org/burden.htm

The Making of King Kong

By Orville Coldner and George E. Trner

This book, The Making of King Kong, has been a fabulous resourse for Maven about the Eighth Wonder of the world!

She suspects that it's out of print but maybe you can find it in the nearest library, used bookstore, google and/or ebay!

Get your red-hot information for King Kong right here!! Get your red-hot information right here!

These are links from the Internet Movie Database for King Kong:

Would you believe that King Kong was done for radio in 1938?!

Here's an interesting clip Maven came across: King Kong (1933) fighting the T. Rex . . . IN COLOR!

And Kong climbing the Empire State Building at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qBA750YNiE&feature=related

Plus an independently-made homage Maven found on www.youtube.com:

Would you believe King Kong in a Volkswagon commercial from 1972?!

An extra treat - Nesian Island Girls (Part 1 - Maven hasn't found Part 2 yet!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af3HkZ79aOc&feature=related