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Actor: Charles Johnson (II), J.J. Gould, Jerry Harke, Larry Chandler, Rod ArrantsBrand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Ape
Movie Review: 14 Factoids about APE the other KONG.
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are some facts and rumours about this crazy little movie (currently) called APE.
#1 When the film was distributed to drive-ins the title was frequently snipped out so theatre owners could call it whatever they wanted.
Often the name KING KONG or simply KONG was used in ads. This was an underhanded way of promoting the film as a KING KONG feature without paying royalties. The movie played under titles such as KING KONG GOES APE, KING KONG GOES BANANAS, KING KONG 2, SUPER KONG, SUPER KING KONG, KING KONG AGAINST THE USA,
KING KONG VERSES THE SHARK and KING KONG VERSES JAWS.
#2 It was also distributed as HIDEOUS MUTANT, 3-D MUTANT, DINOSAURUS 2 and other things. But none of the print s actually bared any of these titles in the US.
#3 According to the 1983 compilation film IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD!! It has also been called THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT HORNY GORILLA.
#4 Characters in the film refer to the "ape" as KING KONG in a half joking, half serious manner. Probably to confuse the audience into thinking they are watching a ligitimate KONG movie. The sarcastic delivery of said dialogue was probably to avoid a lawsuit if anyone complained.
#5 "Marilyn Baker" was supposed to be an american porn star trying to break into legitimate pictures. The final edit obscures this. (probably to get a PG rating)
#6 When promoted in 1976 It was announced that the female lead would be nude during the scenes when "APE" is holding her. I guess Joanna talked them out of it. (or maybe it was that PG thing again) I recently learned that
DeLaurentis said the same thing when promoting his remake. Probably just for publicity. No way he would have let that one out the door with anything harder than a PG rating. Or was it still GP at that time.
#7 APE was shot in 3-D. Thats why they are always throwing things at the camera (boulders) or vomiting blood at you. The foreign 3-D version is called Hideous Mutant.
#8 Some prints had the shark sequence (originally at the beginning of the film) chopped out and placed closer to the end. ( Its awful. The movie just stops at the part were he is dying and suddenly the APE is in the water at night fighting a shark. apparently the APE survives.)
#9 Yes the shark is real. However, it was already dead while the actor in the APE suit was beating it. (So, don't call the ASPCA on Jack Harris)
#10 Supposedly a prologue of the APE fighting a giant puppet spider (or crocodile depending on where you hear the story. Probably an already dead crocodile.) on an island was shot, but was not used becouse it looked too fake. So the prologue was cut out. (One wonders what the criteria for "too fake" was on this film. The spider was too fake, but the cow was considered convincing.) The prologue is said to have used stock footage dinosaurs and diving footage from Jack H. Harris' film Dinosaurus!
#11 When the furor over Delaurentis' KING KONG was over. Some places promoted APE as a sequel, KING KONG 2, in 1979 around the same time Jaws 2 and Rocky 2 where in theatres.
#12 Some posters spell the title as A*P*E, Just like M*A*S*H, to promote
the the Korean connection and the comedy aspects of the film.
#13 Some prints have the famous "ape finger" scene and the scene where Marilyn flashes her booby snipped out. (possibly TV prints, but I swear I've never come across this movie on tele. Not even once)
#14 The editors made the army convoy look bigger by editing the same loop of film together. So the trucks/tanks appear to just keep coming, when in fact its the same tank and truck shown over and over again.
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