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Goliathon

Play trailer Poster for Goliathon PG-13,  1979,  1h 30m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 54% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 37% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 37% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Johnnie (Li Hsui-hsien) is one of many voyagers seeking a mysterious monster in the jungles of India. Eventually, he comes across the enormous ape-like creature known as Utam. Shockingly, the beast is gentle and has a human companion, Samantha (Evelyne Kraft), whom he brought up after her parents' death. After Johnnie convinces Utam and Samantha to travel to Hong Kong with him, greedy promoter Lu Tiem (Ku Feng) exploits and mistreats the creature, causing Utam to unleash his fury on the city.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
I am awarding Mighty Peking Man three stars, for general goofiness and a certain level of insane genius. Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Cinapse Mar 22, 2022
Even for its time this wasnt executed with particularly effective special effects, and the cheapness and blatant knock-off quality didnt help me get engaged in the flimsy story being told. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 26, 2021
3/4
The King Kong template is one that naturally lends itself to tragedy, but the consequences here are downright startling. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 11, 2005
2/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Jul 29, 2004
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 26, 2004
D
Best suited for B-movie fans who can overlook all the faults. Go to Full Review
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Leia S Apr 22, 2019 Goofy, campy fun. Not a good movie, by any stretch, but a mighty enjoyable one, nonetheless.
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Cast & Crew

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Meng Hua Ho

Director

Li Hsui-hsien

Johnnie Fang

Evelyne Kraft

Ah Wei

Yao Hsiao

Huang Tsui-hua

Ku Feng

Lu Tiem

Lin Wei-tu

Chen Shi-yu

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Goliathon

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Synopsis Johnnie (Li Hsui-hsien) is one of many voyagers seeking a mysterious monster in the jungles of India. Eventually, he comes across the enormous ape-like creature known as Utam. Shockingly, the beast is gentle and has a human companion, Samantha (Evelyne Kraft), whom he brought up after her parents' death. After Johnnie convinces Utam and Samantha to travel to Hong Kong with him, greedy promoter Lu Tiem (Ku Feng) exploits and mistreats the creature, causing Utam to unleash his fury on the city.
Director
Meng Hua Ho
Screenwriter
Kuang Ni
Distributor
Cowboy Pictures, World Northal, Miramax Films, Miramax Home Entertainment [us]
Production Co
Shaw Brothers, Shôchiku Eiga
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 26, 1979, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.4K
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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