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King Kong is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis, through performance capture, portrays Kong.
The film's budget climbed from an initial US$150 million to a record-breaking $207 million. The film was released on December 14, 2005 and made an opening of $50.1 million. While the film performed lower than expectations, King Kong made domestic and worldwide grosses that eventually added up to $550 million, becoming the fourth-highest grossing movie in Universal Pictures history. Strong DVD sales also added over $100 million to the grosses. Movie reviewers, who gave King Kong critical praise, consider it one of the all-round best movies of 2005, though it has been criticised for its 3 hour, 7 minute running time. It won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.
In 1933, at the height of the Great Depression in New York City, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) has lost her job as a vaudeville actress but is hired by troubled filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) to act in his new motion picture. Ann signs on when she learns her favourite playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) is the screenwriter. As their tramp steamer SS Venture sails to the mysterious Skull Island, they slowly fall in love. As for Carl, a warrant is out for his arrest and Captain Englehorn (Thomas Kretschmann) begins to have second thoughts, following the fears of his crew about Skull Island and its strange creatures that have evolved alone from the outside world. Despite his attempt to turn around, the ship is lost in fog and runs aground on the rocks encircling the island.
Actors: Stephen Dillane (actor), Anton Rodgers (actor), Hans Zimmer (composer), Charles Lamb (actor), David Cunliffe (producer), Keith Richardson (producer), Hugh Walters (actor), David Ambrose (writer), David Ambrose (director), Neil Cunningham (actor), Lesley Nicol (actress), Ian Bleasdale (actor), Kate Buffery (actress), Wolf Christian (actor), Stan Hawkes (editor),
Genres: Drama, Mystery,Actors: Manfred Wong (director), Manfred Wong (writer), Mo-Lin Yu (actress), Yat-fei Wong (actor), Lap Ban Chan (actress), Terence Chang (producer), Shaw Yin Yin (actress), Lan Law (actress), Boon Chai Yat (actor), Gwa-pau Sai (actor), Sing Chen (actor), Ping Fong (actress), Tat-wah Cho (actor), Te-Lo Mai (actor), Johnny Mak (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Dean Shek (producer), Ringo Lam (director), Mark Cheng (actor), Mark Cheng (actor), Sun Wong (actor), Ringo Lam (writer), Mo-Lin Yu (actress), Bak-Ming Wong (producer), Karl Maka (producer), Wellington Fung (writer), Catherine Hun (producer), Sally Yeh (actress), Erik Chan Ka Kei (actor), Chuen Chan (actor),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Dean Shek (actor), Edward Mannix (actor), Yung-chiang Peng (actor), Karl Maka (actor), Yi-Hsiung Chi (actor), Peng-fei Li (actor), Kuo Hua Chang (actor), Biu Gam (actor), Sing Chen (actor), Pak-Kwong Ho (actor), Kwok Choi Hon (actor), Larry Dolgin (actor), Ging Man Fung (actor), Tat-wah Cho (actor), San Tai (actor),
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Keywords: ballerina, burglar, cantonese, detective, diamond, first-of-series, heist, james-bond-spoof, police-officer, policewomanActors: Tinto Brass (writer), Tinto Brass (actor), Giancarlo Badessi (actor), Eolo Capritti (actor), Tinto Brass (editor), Franco Fabrizi (actor), Tinto Brass (director), Alberto Lupo (actor), Tinto Brass (writer), Alberto Sorrentino (actor), John Steiner (actor), Adriana Asti (actress), Luc Merenda (actor), Paola Senatore (actress), Susanna Javicoli (actress),
Plot: Bruno is an idealistic hero who questions the meaning of life in this confusing and sometimes hallucinatory erotic drama. After a night in jail, he is gang-raped by punk rockers in a garbage dump. He later saves an old man who believes he is Garibaldi and a woman he believes is Ophelia. Bruno watches helplessly as she later jumps from a window.
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Plot: Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios, by signing a binding 8-year contract and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempts to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Joe Piscopo (actor), Donald F. Glut (actor), Brent Huff (actor), Julius Harris (actor), Charles Grodin (actor), Rick Baker (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Forrest J Ackerman (actor), John Agar (actor), Peter Cullen (actor), Corbin Bernsen (actor), Rene Auberjonois (actor), Dennis Fimple (actor), Jeff Bridges (actor), John Randolph (actor),
Plot: An expedition of the "Petrox" company, is exploring in search of petrol. A strange island where they arrive is the home of a giant ape, King Kong, that is captured by the expedition in order to make money exhibiting it to the world. When in the U.S. the huge gorilla becomes restless, trying to return home...
Keywords: adrift, animal-name-in-title, ape, ape-abducts-a-woman, aspiring-actress, beach, blockbuster, blood, character-name-in-title, cityActors: Michael Hui (director), Peter Cheung (editor), Michael Hui (writer), Billy Chan (actor), Raymond Chow (producer), Mu Chu (actor), Lap Ban Chan (actress), Ha Huang (actor), Michael Hui (actor), Ricky Hui (actor), Leng-kuang Yin (actor), Kien Shih (actor), Hsiung Kao (actor), Richard Ng (actor), Hsin Shen (actor),
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Keywords: cantonese, detective, spoofActors: Joe Piscopo (actor), Donald F. Glut (actor), Brent Huff (actor), Julius Harris (actor), Charles Grodin (actor), Rick Baker (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Forrest J Ackerman (actor), John Agar (actor), Peter Cullen (actor), Corbin Bernsen (actor), Rene Auberjonois (actor), Dennis Fimple (actor), Jeff Bridges (actor), John Randolph (actor),
Plot: An expedition of the "Petrox" company, is exploring in search of petrol. A strange island where they arrive is the home of a giant ape, King Kong, that is captured by the expedition in order to make money exhibiting it to the world. When in the U.S. the huge gorilla becomes restless, trying to return home...
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Genres: Comedy, Western,