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King Kong Lives (1986) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
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You can watch King Kong Lives (1986) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.
Dreamlike and earnest, this sequel leans into a soft, sentimental atmosphere rather than monster mayhem. Expect a slow-moving spectacle where biological oddities and a giant ape's longing for connection drive the plot.
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John Guillermin
Cast
Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin, Peter Elliott, George Antoni, John Ashton, Peter Michael Goetz, Frank Maraden, Robin Cahall, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Michael Forest
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King Kong Lives
You can watch King Kong Lives (1986) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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5.2/10
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Director
John Guillermin
Cast
Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin, Peter Elliott, George Antoni, John Ashton, Peter Michael Goetz, Frank Maraden, Robin Cahall, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Michael Forest
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