A*P*E

A*P*E

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Directed by

Paul Leder

Producer

K.M. Yeung, Paul Leder

Written by

Paul Leder, Reuben A. Leder

Music by

Bruce Mac Rae, Chung Min Sup

Distributor

Worldwide Entertainment

Rating

PG^US

Running time

87 minutes
(1 hour, 27 minutes)

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“	Ten Tons of Animal Fury Leaps from the Screen NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH KING KONG	„
	— English taglines

A*P*E (킹콩의大逆襲, Kingkongui Daeyeokseub, lit. King Kong's Great Counterattack) is a 1976 special effects monster film co-produced by Kukje Movies and Lee Ming Film Company. The film was released to South Korean theaters on July 23, 1976 and to American theaters in October of the same year. It was created in order to cash in on Dino De Laurentiis' then-upcoming King Kong remake, and borrows several elements from the film's story.

Plot

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Staff

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Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Directed by Paul Leder
Written by Paul Leder, Reuben A. Leder
Produced by K.M. Yeung, Paul Leder, Tony Francis, Reuben A. Leder, Yang Tseng-Hsiu
Music by Bruce Mac Rae, Chung Min Sup
Cinematography by Daniel L. Symmes, Tony Francis, Miriam R. Leder
Production design by Lee Bong Sun
Assistant directing by Miriam R. Leder, Choi Young Chul
Special effects by Park Kwang Nam

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Rod Arrants as Tom Rose
Joanna de Varona as Marilyn Baker
Alex Nicol as Colonel Davis
Lee Nak Hoon as Captain Kim
Woo Yun Jung as Mrs. Kim
Jerry Harke as Lieutenant Smith
Larry Chandler as First Mate
Walt Myers as Seaman
J.J. Gould as Soldier in Jeep
Charles Johnson as American Tourist
Paul Leder as Dino
Choi Sung Kwan as Film Producer
Bob Kurcz as American Actor
Jules Levey as Reporter

Appearances

Monsters

A*P*E
Giant shark
Giant snake

Gallery

Main article: A*P*E/Gallery.

Alternate Titles

The New King Kong (Initial title)
Super Ape (Initial title)
Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla (1982 American re-release title)
Hideous Mutant (American home video title)
King Kong's Great Counterattack (Literal Korean title; 킹콩의大逆襲)
King Kong Returns (France; King Kong Revient)
The Revolt of Kong (French home video title; La Révolte de Kong)
The King Ape (Philippines)
Super Kong (Portugal)
New King Kong (Soviet Union; Новый Кинг Конг)
The Gorilla Attacks (Spain; El Gorila Ataca)
Super King Kong (Turkey; Süper King Kong)

Theatrical Releases

South Korea - July 23, 1976 [view poster]
United States - October, 1976 [view poster]; 1982 (Re-release) [view poster]
France - February 15, 1978 [view poster]
Turkey - August 1979 [view poster]
Portugal - September 29, 1982

Video Releases

Image Entertainment DVD (2001)

Region: 1
Discs: 1
Audio: English

Kino Lorber DVD/Blu-Ray (2017)

Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-Ray)
Discs: 1
Audio: English

Videos

Trailers

American A*P*E trailer

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 ==Plot==
-Off of the coast of South Korea, a 36ft ape escapes from an oil tanker and has a battle with a kaiju sized great white shark. The ape reaches land in South Korea, Afterwards an actress named Marilyn Baker arrived in South Korea along with her boyfriend/journalist, Tom. The U.S. army hears reports of a giant ape but the commanding officers pass it off as fake. After seeing the footprintd they think it's the doing of the film company and ask if it's King Kong. The ape fights a giant python before a confrontation with archers where they are unable to kill the ape. After this attack the U.S. military and Captain Kim, of the Soth Korean police became convinced that the reports are real. They however cover up this information while Tom begs them for answers. Tom goes to the film set as Marilyn is shooting a scene involving rape and informs her about the ape and that it is still killing people. She is skeptical of how serious he is but they kiss. The ape is destroying entire villages and the military is forced to evacuate rural areas. The ape enters the filming location ans Marilyn accidentally runs into it's giant hand when filming a scene. The ape carries Marilyn into the mountains and a colonel that goes by Colonel Davis is given orders to capture it alive. While the ape is busy fighting helicopers and gives them the middle finger, Tom rescues Marilyn and the ape follows them into Seoul. The ape recaptures Marilyn and continues his rampage in the city. The military increases the fire power of the weapons and kills the ape, and Tom and Marilyn are reunited.
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