King Kong facts for kids
Quick facts for kids King Kong |
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King Kong featured in a promotional image from the 1933 film
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| First appearance | King Kong (1933) |
| Created by | Edgar Wallace Merian C. Cooper |
| Binomial nomenclature | Megaprimatus kong |
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| Species | Giant Gorilla |
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King Kong is a famous giant movie monster. He looks like a huge ape. This character has been in many movies, books, and games since 1933.
King Kong first appeared in the 1933 film King Kong. This movie was made by RKO Pictures. People loved it when it first came out. A second movie, The Son of Kong, came out later that same year. It featured a smaller ape called Little Kong.
In the 1960s, a Japanese company called Toho made new King Kong movies. They created King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). In this film, a much bigger Kong fought against Toho's own monster, Godzilla. Toho also made King Kong Escapes (1967). This movie was based on a cartoon called The King Kong Show.
Later, in 1976, a new version of the first film was made. A sequel to this movie, King Kong Lives, came out ten years later. It introduced a female ape named Lady Kong. Another remake of the original 1933 story was released in 2005.
The most recent film, Kong: Skull Island (2017), takes place in 1973. It is part of the MonsterVerse series from Legendary Entertainment. This series started with a new Godzilla movie in 2014. A movie where Kong and Godzilla fight again, Godzilla vs. Kong, was planned for 2020.
King Kong has become one of the most famous movie characters in the world. He has inspired many other works. These include sequels, remakes, and spin-off stories. There are also cartoons, books, comic books, and video games. You can even find theme park rides and a stage play about him. In different stories, Kong can be a scary monster or a sad hero.
In 1991, the Library of Congress chose the original 1933 movie. They said it was important for its culture, history, and beauty. It was saved in the National Film Registry.
The Original Story of King Kong
The first King Kong movie tells a classic adventure story. It takes place during the Great Depression. Ann Darrow is a young woman who is struggling. She agrees to travel to a faraway island. She goes with a movie director named Carl Denham to film a movie.
On the island, Ann is taken by the local people. They offer her to a giant gorilla named Kong. Kong becomes very fond of Ann. He takes her to his secret home in the jungle. Ann is later rescued by Denham and the ship's crew.
Kong is then captured and brought to New York City. He is put on display for people to see. But Kong escapes! He finds Ann and carries her to the very top of the Empire State Building. Sadly, army planes shoot him down from the sky.
Images for kids
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Merian C. Cooper glances up at his creation.
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The two depictions of Kong in the Toho films
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The DC Comics character Titano the Super-Ape (here seen climbing the Daily Planet building and confronting Superman) appears to be modeled on King Kong. From Superman #138, art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
See also
In Spanish: King Kong para niños
