King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
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King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson is a 2005 informational book that details the entirety of the King Kong franchise from 1933 to 2005.
Information
The book was published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books on November 1, 2005 to tie-in with Peter Jackson's King Kong.
The book contains information on the development of the original, 1976 and 2005 versions of King Kong, the King Kong cartoons, Toho's two films starring the ape, unproduced Kong projects and an overview of merchandise for the monster, among other topics.
Description
Contents
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 1: The Father of Kong (p. 4)
- Chapter 2: "It Was Beauty Killed the Beast": The Making of King Kong (p. 10)
- Chapter 3: "Some Baby": The Making of The Son of Kong (p. 88)
- Chapter 4: King Kong Goes to Japan: The Making of King Kong Versus Godzilla and King Kong Escapes (p. 116)
- Chapter 5: "Here's to the Big One": The Making of Dino De Laurentiis's King Kong (p. 142)
- Chapter 6: "You Are Dealing with a Lady": The Making of King Kong Lives (p. 234)
- Chapter 7: The Kongs That Never Were (p. 286)
- Chapter 8: The Sons of Kong (p. 292)
- Chapter 9: The Collectible Kong (p. 304)
- Chapter 10: The Return of the King: Peter Jackson's King Kong (p. 316)
- Bibliography (p. 331)
- Index (p. 335)
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