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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Creator/{{Toho}} Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''[[note]]though it feels like one, with the cast already aware of Kong at the start[[/note]] due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Creator/{{Toho}} Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Creator/RankinBass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' ''WesternAnimation/TheKingKongShow'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''[[note]]though it feels like one, with the cast already aware of Kong at the start[[/note]] due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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* VillainessesWantHeroes: Madame X has Commander Nelson brought into her apartments, offers him [[AGlassOfChianti wine]] and mildly flirts with him while in a nice dress.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: For a nominally G rated film it can get quite gruesome. Kong breaks Gorosaurus' jaw, leaving it dying with foam coming out of its mouth, Madame X is shot twice when she dies, twitching in agony with each bullet, Dr. Who is crushed with blood gushing from his mouth at the climax, and Mecha Kong is broken into pieces when it falls from Tokyo Tower.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: For a nominally G rated film it can get quite gruesome. Kong breaks Gorosaurus' jaw, leaving it dying with foam coming out of its mouth, Madame X is shot twice when she dies, twitching in agony with each bullet, Dr. Who is crushed with blood gushing from his mouth at the climax, and Mecha Mechani Kong is broken into pieces when it falls from Tokyo Tower.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: For a nominally G rated film it can get quite gruesome. Kong breaks Gorosaurus' jaw, leaving it dying with foam coming out of its mouth, Madame X is shot twice when she dies, twitching in agony with each bullet, Dr. Who is crushed with blood gushing from his mouth at the climax, and Mecha Kong is broken into pieces when it falls from Tokyo Tower.
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* JawBreaker: Kong degeats the Gorosaurus by breaking its jaw.
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* JawBreaker: Kong degeats defeats the Gorosaurus by breaking its jaw.
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who (no, [[NamesTheSame not]] ''that'' Series/DoctorWho) builds [[RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[{{Unobtainium}} Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who (no, [[NamesTheSame not]] ''that'' Series/DoctorWho) builds [[RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[{{Unobtainium}} Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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* NamesTheSame: Dr. Who, who has no connection to the BBC character more properly known as the Doctor (though the cinematic version of the evil genius looks a little like the William Hartnell incarnation). Recently some fans have claimed that the character's real name is "Dr. Hu", and a translation or transliteration error was responsible for "Dr. Who"; among other things, this theory ignores the fact that this Dr. was created by American writers for an initially American audience and made his debut in an English-language cartoon.
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/{{Unobtainium}} Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who (no, [[NamesTheSame not]] ''that'' Series/DoctorWho) builds [[Main/RobotMe [[RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/{{Unobtainium}} [[{{Unobtainium}} Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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** Although, it IS based on an American cartoon...
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** Although, it IS ''is'' based on an American cartoon...cartoon...
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Creator/{{Toho}} Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Creator/{{Toho}} Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''[[note]]though it feels like one, with the cast already aware of Kong at the start[[/note]] due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Who would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Who would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.peril.
** Although, it IS based on an American cartoon...
** Although, it IS based on an American cartoon...
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Creator/{{Toho}} Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium [[Main/{{Unobtainium}} Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr.Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr.Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr.Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As the representative of her country, Madame X wanted Element X so her people could become a nuclear power like America and the USSR. She had little qualms with contacting a dubious group like Dr. Hu's, nor of their less than legal methods. She puts her foot down when the heroes and later the ordinary citizens of Japan are endangered. There's the pragmatic side of not having her country cause an international incident, but she risks her life to stop Dr.Who's destructive ways.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As the representative of her country, Madame X wanted Element X so her people could become a nuclear power like America and the USSR. She had little qualms with contacting a dubious group like Dr. Hu's, Who's, nor of their less than legal methods. She puts her foot down when the heroes and later the ordinary citizens of Japan are endangered. There's the pragmatic side of not having her country cause an international incident, but she risks her life to stop Dr. Who's destructive ways.
* NamesTheSame: Dr. Who, who has no connection to the BBC character more properly known as the Doctor (though the cinematic version of the evil genius looks a little like the William Hartnell incarnation). Recently some fans have claimed that the character's real name is "Dr. Hu", and a translation or transliteration error was responsible for "Dr. Who"; among other things, this theory ignores the fact that this Dr. was created by American writers for an initially American audience and made his debut in an English-language cartoon.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr.Who would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Who would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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despite recent fandom chatter, the character is credited as Dr. Who, and was called this in the original cartoon
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu Who builds [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by [[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu Who and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, Who, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: As the representative of her country, Madame X wanted Element X so her people could become a nuclear power like America and the USSR. She had little qualms with contacting a dubious group like Dr. Hu's, nor of their less than legal methods. She puts her foot down when the heroes and later the ordinary citizens of Japan are endangered. There's the pragmatic side of not having her country cause an international incident, but she risks her life to stop Dr. Hu's Who's destructive ways.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Hu would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Hu Who would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds Mechani-Kong in order to harvest Element X, but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by Gorosaurus. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds Mechani-Kong in order to harvest Element X, but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by Gorosaurus. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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''King Kong Escapes'' (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation of ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu buildsMechani-Kong [[Main/RobotMe Mechani-Kong]] in order to harvest [[Main/Unobtainium Element X, X]], but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by Gorosaurus.[[Main/EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Gorosaurus]]. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds
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* ShipTease: Jiro and Susan are hinted to have a bit of a romance going on. Jiro is the one whose ready to save her when she's in danger.
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* ShipTease: Jiro and Susan are hinted to have a bit of a romance going on. Jiro is the one whose ready to save her when she's in danger.danger.
* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Hu would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
* YellowPeril: If this film hadn't been made in Japan, Dr. Hu would be a textbook Yellow Peril villain. Since everyone in the movie is Asian, however, he ends up being just regular peril.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Mechani-Kong, and a rather brutal one at that when you think about it.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Gorosaurus. This was his debut film, as well as that his role in the film was just to act as the T-Rex for Kong to fight.
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* MindControlDevice: Used on King Kong in order for him to dig for Element X, and was later attached to Mechani-Kong at the film's climax.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Never threaten Susan in front of Kong... EVER.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Never threaten Susan in front of Kong... EVER.
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* NamesTheSame: Until recently, the villain's name was consistently transliterated as DoctorWho but no relation implied to his more famous heroic counterpart (who really is not properly called Doctor Who but The Doctor). No one told anyone differently so it stuck. In fact, at the time of the film's release, the BBC series was mostly unknown in North America. In recent years, the name has become transliterated as Dr. Hu, which assumedly was the original intent.
* NamesTheSame: Until recently, the villain's name was consistently transliterated as DoctorWho but no relation implied to his more famous heroic counterpart (who really is not properly called Doctor Who but The Doctor). No one told anyone differently so it stuck. In fact, at the time of the film's release, the BBC series was mostly unknown in North America. In recent years, the name has become transliterated as Dr. Hu, which assumedly was the original intent.
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*NamesTheSame: Until recently, JawBreaker: Kong degeats the villain's name was consistently transliterated as DoctorWho but no relation implied to his more famous heroic counterpart (who really is not properly called Doctor Who but The Doctor). No one told anyone differently so it stuck. In fact, at the time of the film's release, the BBC series was mostly unknown in North America. In recent years, the name has become transliterated as Dr. Hu, which assumedly was the original intent.Gorosaurus by breaking its jaw.
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* NamesTheSame: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...Series/DoctorWho.
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* NamesTheSame: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].
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* NamesTheSame: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].Series/DoctorWho.
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''King Kong Escapes'' {aka ''King Kong's Counterattack''} is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''.
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''King Kong Escapes'' {aka (aka ''King Kong's Counterattack''} Counterattack'') is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''.
''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''. By the way, it's not a sequel to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' due to the Kong suit used in this film.
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* NamesTheSamm: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].
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* NamesTheSamm: NamesTheSame: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].
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''King Kong Escapes'' {aka ''King Kong's Counterattack''} is a 1967 film coproduced by Toho Co. Ltd and Rankin/Bass Productions. A loose adaptation ''The King Kong Show'' cartoon series, it was the last time Toho was able to use the King Kong character. This film is notable for the King Kong suit not being in great shape and the introduction of Gorosaurus, who would go on to become a major character in ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters''.
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds Mechani-Kong in order to harvest Element X, but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by Gorosaurus. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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!!The film provides examples of
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As the representative of her country, Madame X wanted Element X so her people could become a nuclear power like America and the USSR. She had little qualms with contacting a dubious group like Dr. Hu's, nor of their less than legal methods. She puts her foot down when the heroes and later the ordinary citizens of Japan are endangered. There's the pragmatic side of not having her country cause an international incident, but she risks her life to stop Dr. Hu's destructive ways.
* HeroicSacrifice: Madame X, who dies destroying the controls for Mechani-Kong.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Madame X, who seemed keen on pampering the heroes into cooperation and found endangering ordinary citizens abhorrent. She was also the only visible woman antagonist in the entire film.
* NamesTheSamme: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].
* ShipTease: Jiro and Susan are hinted to have a bit of a romance going on. Jiro is the one whose ready to save her when she's in danger.
On the payroll of a unknown Asian country, EvilGenius Dr. Hu builds Mechani-Kong in order to harvest Element X, but the radioactivity shuts the robot down. Meanwhile, the submarine of Commander Carl Nelson is damaged, giving him, Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura, and Lt. Susan Watson the opportunity to investigate Mondo Island's legend of King Kong. Susan gets left behind and gets attacked by Gorosaurus. King Kong comes to her defense, and Susan and the others flee to the submarine. Susan manages to persuade Kong to let them leave, and this becomes worldwide news. Dr. Hu and the other catch wind of this, deciding to kidnap Kong and later the trio in order to dig up Element X. Kong could withstand the radiation but couldn't be mind controlled, and he flees toward Tokyo. Susan and the others manage to escape Dr. Hu, who sends Mechani-Kong after Kong. With Susan captured by Mechani-Kong, Kong is determined to rescue her in a battle on Tokyo Tower...
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!!The film provides examples of
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As the representative of her country, Madame X wanted Element X so her people could become a nuclear power like America and the USSR. She had little qualms with contacting a dubious group like Dr. Hu's, nor of their less than legal methods. She puts her foot down when the heroes and later the ordinary citizens of Japan are endangered. There's the pragmatic side of not having her country cause an international incident, but she risks her life to stop Dr. Hu's destructive ways.
* HeroicSacrifice: Madame X, who dies destroying the controls for Mechani-Kong.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Madame X, who seemed keen on pampering the heroes into cooperation and found endangering ordinary citizens abhorrent. She was also the only visible woman antagonist in the entire film.
* NamesTheSamme: Dr. Hu's name has been spelled in internationally releases as, well...[[DoctorWho you can guess]].
* ShipTease: Jiro and Susan are hinted to have a bit of a romance going on. Jiro is the one whose ready to save her when she's in danger.
