Greatest Movie Monsters: King Kong and Other Monstrous Apes

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Greatest Movie Monsters:
King Kong and Other Monstrous Apes
Greatest Movie Monsters: King Kong and Other Monstrous Apes
Author(s) Jennifer Way
Publisher The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Publish date 2016
Pages 48
Genre Informational
ISBN ISBN-10: 1499435371
ISBN-13: 978-1-4994-3537-5

Greatest Movie Monsters: King Kong and Other Monstrous Apes is a 2016 informational book focused on the history and legacy of famous movie apes, most prominently King Kong.

Information

The book was authored by Jennifer Way and the first edition was published by The Rosen Publishing Group in 2016. Read from left to right, it is 48 pages long. It is part of the Greatest Movie Monsters series and is the fourth book of the series, just after Greatest Movie Monsters: Godzilla.

Contents

  • Contents (p. 3)
  • CHAPTER 1: The Origin of Kong (p. 4)
    • (p. 6) The Lost World and Creating Kong
    • (p. 8) A Kong for Every Era
    • (p. 8) An Inspiring Ape
  • CHAPTER 2: King Kong and Son of Kong (p. 10)
    • (p. 10) The King Kong Storylines
    • (p. 13) Getting Started
    • (p. 14) The Cast
    • (p. 15) Filming King Kong
    • (p. 16) Spectacular Special Effects
    • (p. 18) A Classic and Its Sequel
  • CHAPTER 3: King Kong Reboots and Other Appearances (p. 21)
  • CHAPTER 4: King Kong and Monstrous Apes in Pop Culture (p. 29)
    • (p. 29) King Kong on TV
    • (p. 31) King Kong in Comics and On Stage
    • (p. 33) Other Monstrous Ape Movies
    • (p. 35) The Planet of the Apes Franchises
    • (p. 39) A Pop-Culture Icon
  • Filmography (p. 40)
  • Glossary (p. 42)
  • For More Information (p. 43)
    • (p. 44) Websites
  • For Further Reading (p. 45)
  • Bibliography (p. 46)
  • Index (p. 47)

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