The Mighty Kong

The Mighty Kong is a 1998 American animated monster musical film. It is an adaptation of the classic King Kong story, produced by Lana Productions and is the 7th entry in the King Kong franchise.[1][2] Jodi Benson and Dudley Moore (in his final role before his death in 2002) headed its cast of voice actors. The film was animated overseas by the South Korean animation studios including Hahn Shin Corporation, and by Jade Animation in Hong Kong. It features original songs by the Sherman Brothers. The film was initially given a limited theatrical release before being released on VHS on June 16, 1998 by Warner Home Video as a part of their 75th Anniversary promotion. It was released on DVD by Tri-Coast Entertainment in 2019 as a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release that is only available through online stores. The film is currently available on multiple streaming platforms such as Tubi and Vimeo.

The Mighty Kong
DVD cover
Directed byArt Scott
Written byWilliam J. Keenan
Based onKing Kong by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
Produced by
  • Denis deVallance
  • Lyn Henderson
Starring
Edited byTony Hayman
Music by
Production
companies
  • Lana Productions
  • Hahn Shin Corporation (Animation Production)
Distributed byLegacy Releasing
Release date
  • June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)
Running time
71 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • South Korea
LanguageEnglish

Plot summary

Ann Darrow, a down-on-her-luck actress looking for work, meets film director Carl Denham, who offers her a job in a new film. They board the Venture to leave for the film shoot. The monkey that lives on board causes trouble throughout the trip. They arrive on the island and after a run-in with the natives, Ann then sacrificed to the giant gorilla King Kong who makes off with her into the jungle. Together, they fight a Tyrannosaurus, Pterodactylus and a Gigantophis.

The film then follows Kong's rampage of New York City. Kong takes Ann up on top of the Empire State Building. The biplanes come and attack Kong with guns, but miss most of the time. When all the planes have been knocked down, the army sends two blimps with a net in between them to catch Kong. They catch him successfully. Kong tries to get out of the net, but the net rips and when Kong reaches for Ann, he falls from the net and plummets to the streets of New York. However, Kong survives the fall.

Cast

Additional voices are: William Sage III, Don Brown, Ian James Corlett, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson

See also

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  2. Korkis, Jim (March 20, 2020). "More Kong: Behind the 1998 Warner Bros. Animated Musical Feature". Cartoon Research.
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