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Costinha and the King Mong
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The Brazilian poster for Costinha and the King Mong
Directed by Alcino Diniz
Producer Antonio N. Gibelli
Music by Remo Usai
Distributor União Cinematográfica Brasileira
Rating PGUS
Running time 85 minutes
(1 hour, 25 minutes)
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“
A sensational movie with amazing adventures! You need to know this monster! Only one man can dominate the situation… Costinha, “the Invincible”!
„ 

— Tagline

Costinha and the King Mong (Costinha e o King Mong) is a 1977 lost giant monster film produced by Commander Filmes. A sequel to Costinha the King of the Jungle, the film severs as a parody of Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong remake and was released to Brazilian theaters on July 2, 1977.

Plot

A scientist makes a fantastic discovery: a 15 meters tall gorilla is living on an island off the coasts of Brazil. A group of bandits and their leader hear about the news and arrive at the island, taking hostage the scientist and making him tell the ape's location. Meanwhile, the great King of the Jungle, Costinha, his sidekick, the Wild Boy Ferrugem, and the chimp who raised Costinha, Filó, are being persecuted by their foes: the Leopard People. They're a tribe of natives from the island who worship the giant ape Mong. Costinha is captured and given a choice: marry the fat Queen of the Leopard People or be sacrificed to Mong. Costinha mocks the Queen for her weight and is offered to the aoe, who takes him away into a cave, where Jane, Costinha's partner, is also being kept. It all changes once the bandits arrive; they capture Mong and the Leopard People, taking them to Rio de Janeiro, and transporting the ape using helicopters. There they're forced to perform in a circus. Costinha, Ferrugem, Filo, and Jane manage to escape with the help of the tour guide Canarinho. The bunch joins together to stop the bandit's schemes. During a presentation, the now King Mong breaks free from the circus, releasing himself into the streets of the coastline city. The people scatter terrified and Mong captures Costinha, even at one point climbing up the Chris the Redeemer statue. Unlike his American counterpart, Mong survives and is calmed down by Ferrugem, Jane, and Costinha. The aforementioned King of the Jungle defeats the bandits. Mong, the Leopard People, and Costinha's group all manage to return safely to their island.[citation needed]

Staff

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

  • Directed by   Alcino Diniz
  • Written by   Alcino Diniz, Emanoel Rodrigues
  • Produced by   Antonio N. Gibelli
  • Music by   Remo Usai
  • Cinematography by   Dib Lufti
  • Production design by   Paulo Dunlop
  • Assistant directing by   Nicola Peace
  • Special effects by   Joaquim Reis

Cast

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

  • Lírio Mário da Costa   as   Costinha, the King of the Jungle
  • Leovigildo Cordeiro   as   King Mong
  • Luiz Alves Pereira Neto   as   Ferrugem, the Wild Boy
  • Nídia de Paula   as   Jane
  • Hugo Bidet   as   The Scientist
  • Alex Nicol   as   Sargent Pincel, Chief of the Bandits
  • Roberto Marquis   as   Theobaldo, the Bandit
  • Ângelo Antônio   as   Bandit
  • Aloísio Ferreira Gomes   as   Canarinho, the Tourist Guide
  • Wilza Carla   as   Queen of the Leopard People
  • André, the Chimp   as   Filó

Appearances

Monsters

  • King Mong

Weapons, vehicles, and races

  • Leapard people


Gallery

Main article: Costinha and the King Mong/Gallery.

Theatrical releases

  • Brazil - July 2, 1977

Videos

“The Dance of the Spellcaster”, by Remo Usai, from the movie's sountrack

Trivia

  • King Mong's hand shots were portrayed by a hand-shaped furry sofa, while he was portrayed using a suit.
  • A live leopard was used in the movie, as the Queen of the Leopard People's pet. In a promotional image, Wilza Carla can be seen alongside the animal restrained by a rope.
  • It's a rare movie, with most accounts of its plot coming from people who watched the film during its release. The film itself cannot be found online.
  • The film was the third movie to rip off Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong, with the others being Queen Kong, A*P*E and The Mighty Peking Man.

See also

References

This is a list of sources this article derives information from:

Films
 
Godzilla films
Showa era
Heisei era
Millennium era
Reiwa era
American films
Short films
 
King Kong films
King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • The Mighty Kong (1998) • Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006) • Kong: Skull Island (2017) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
 
Other Toho films
Shōwa period
Ramayana (1940s) • Invisible Man (1954) • Half Human (1955) • Rodan (1956) • The Mysterians (1957) • The H-Man (1958) • Varan (1958) • The Three Treasures (1959) • Battle in Outer Space (1959) • The Secret of the Telegian (1960) • The Human Vapor (1960) • Mothra (1961) • The Last War (1961) • Gorath (1962) • Matango (1963) • Atragon (1963) • Dogora (1964) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) • The Killing Bottle (1967) • Latitude Zero (1969) • Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) • Space Amoeba (1970) • Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) • Submersion of Japan (1973) • ESPY (1974) • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) • The War in Space (1977) • Magnitude 7.9 (1980) • Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) • Princess from the Moon (1987)
Heisei period
Reiwa period
 
Other Japanese films
Shōwa period
Heisei period
Reiwa period
 
Miscellaneous
Films
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Giant Behemoth (1959) • Gorgo (1961) • Bulgasari (1962) • Gogola (1966) • Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) • Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) • A*P*E (1976) • The Mighty Peking Man (1977) • Pulgasari (1985) • Reptilian (1999) • Cloverfield (2008) • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) • Colossal (2016) • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) • Rampage (2018) • Notzilla (2019) • untitled Cloverfield sequel (TBA)
Documentaries
Fan films
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Gamera 4: Truth (2003) • Waiting for Gorgo (2009) • G vs. G (2019) • Godziban (2019) • Heritage (2020) • Coming Out (2020) • Wolfman vs. Godzilla (TBA)

 
 
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