King Kong Lives

Play trailer

King Kong Lives

PG-13,

1986,

1h 45m,

Sci-Fi

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

7%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

17%

10,000+ Ratings

Popcornmeter

7%

Tomatometer

14 Reviews

17%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

The big ape receives a heart transplant and runs off with his blood donor, a she-ape having his baby.

Janet Maslin

New York Times

May 20, 2003

2/5

King Kong Lives ... has a dull cast and a plot that's even duller, but the ape himself is in good form.

Go to Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

The problem with everyone in King Kong Lives is that they're in a boring movie... and they just can't stir themselves to make an effort. Even the lowliest extras in a 1950s' B picture would have been able to scream better and roll their eyes more.

Go to Full Review

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Nov 30, 2023

3/5

...shockingly bad but blisteringly daft epic...

Go to Full Review

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jun 28, 2021

2/10

There's still far too much comedy; any sense of awe (of which terribly little exists) is drowned out by constant, immature, generic attempts at laughs.

Go to Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 24, 2021

1/4

There's simply no reason for this movie to be this abysmal.

Go to Full Review

Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Sep 18, 2017

0.5/5

I have never seen a King Kong knock-off more lifeless and almost mean-spirited in its lack of narrative cohesion or functional human characters than this one.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

George L

Jan 9, 2019

The first movie in the saga "King Kong" (which was released in 1976) had not been a great movie, it was good, but there was a lot more to improve. Despite the special effects until they were reasonably good, the story was bad, it was just unnecessary and it made no sense: after all, since when did King Kong have a wife, and besides, did not King Kong die in the first movie? ?? !!!

See more

Leia W

Nov 21, 2017

This movie should have been called King Kong Loves due to the unforgettable chemistry between Dude Kong and Lady Kong. In our podcast we talk about the giant heart transplant scene as being an interesting idea, but like the rest of the movie you can really feel the effort that went in. They make filmmaking look effortful in this movie. It's probably deserving of its notorious zero percent critic rating.

See more

Abraham P

Jul 29, 2017

The movie was fine to me because he had a son then died which made me cry ??

Abraham S

Apr 16, 2017

The worst sequel of Kong ever

Theodore W

Jan 30, 2017

Of all the Kong films to get a sequel it had to be the 1970's one. That movie on its own is awful, and so maybe trying to do an original story and not a re-telling of a beloved classic would give the film makers room to stretch their creative muscles right? Nope.

See more

Anakin R

Jan 27, 2017

I enjoyed it IT was a thriller all the way through watch number one first its even better cause you can understand it more

Read all reviews

John Guillermin

Director

Brian Kerwin

Hank Mitchell

Linda Hamilton

Amy Franklin

John Ashton

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Peter Elliot

King Kong

George Yiasomi

Lady Kong

Fatal Error

14%

Fatal Error

Watchlist

Pink Cadillac

24%

25%

Pink Cadillac

Watchlist

Assassination

21%

Assassination

Watchlist

Gladiator

31%

69%

Gladiator

Watchlist

The Presidio

41%

33%

The Presidio

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Character Face-Off: The Best Version of 15 Mega Popular Movie and TV Characters

View more photos

Synopsis

The big ape receives a heart transplant and runs off with his blood donor, a she-ape having his baby.

Director: John Guillermin
Producer: Martha De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Ronald Shusett, Steven Pressfield
Production Co: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 7, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings