History Film / KingKongLives

Despite being riddled with bullets and falling over 1,000 feet from the World Trade Center, Kong survived his New York City rampage, but ten years later resides in a coma at a Georgia university. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Franklin (Linda Hamilton), he is restored with an artificial heart and a blood transfusion from a ''female'' Kong, recently discovered by adventurer Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin) in the wilds of Borneo.

* YawnAndReach: Done by Kong to Lady Kong.

A sequel to the 1976 remake of ''[[Film/KingKong1976 King Kong]]'', released in 1986. It was directed by John Guillermin and produced by Creator/DinoDeLaurentiis.

Despite being riddled with bullets and falling over 1,000 feet from the World Trade Center, Kong survived, but now resides in a coma. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Franklin (Linda Hamilton), it is restored with an artificial heart and a blood transfusion from a female Kong, recently discovered by adventurer Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin).

Kong and the female Kong are immediately drawn to each other when the former wakes up, and break away from their keepers to the wild. The U.S. Army, led by Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt (John Ashton), is then sent to capture them.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Kong captures a bunch of alligators for dinner while he wades through a swamp.

* BittersweetEnding: On the one hand, [[spoiler: Kong meets his final demise as he protects Lady Kong, who's gone into labor]]. On the other, [[spoiler: he gets to see his child before he expires, and mother and baby live out their days in peace at a wildlife preserve]].

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe / OffWithHisHead: The fate of the hunters who were [[BullyingADragon torturing Kong]].

* BullyingADragon: after a group of hunters manages to trap Kong, they immmediately begin to mock and taunt him with torches. This ends about as well as can be expected when Kong breaks free.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Kong grabs one of the good ol' boy hunters and tears him into two pieces.

A sequel to the 1976 remake of ''Film/KingKong'', released in 1986. It was directed by John Guillermin and produced by Creator/DinoDeLaurentiis.

The film was savaged by critics upon its release, and flopped at the box office.

There was also two Japan-only {{licensed game}}s based on it, both released by {{Konami}}.

A sequel to the 1976 remake of ''Film/KingKong'', released in 1986. It was directed by John Guillermin and produced by Dino de Laurentiis.

Despite being riddled with bullets and falling over 1,000 feet from the World Trade Center, Kong survived, but fell into a coma. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Franklin (Linda Hamilton), it is restored with an artificial heart and a blood transfusion from a female Kong, recently discovered by adventurer Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin).

Despite being riddled with bullets and falling over 1000 ft. from the World Trade Center, Kong survived, but fell into a coma. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Franklin (Linda Hamilton), it is restored with an artificial heart and a blood transfusion from a female Kong, recently discovered by an adventurer Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin).

Kong and the female Kong are immediately drawn to each other when the former wakes up, and break away from their keepers to the wild. US Army, led by Lt. Col. Nevitt (John Aston), is then sent to capture them.

The film was savaged by critics upon its release, and flopped on the box office.

There was also two Japan-only {{Licensed Game}}s based on it, both released by {{Konami}}.

* BloodIsSquickerInWater: Kong is thought to be dead when he disappears under the river, and some of its blood spurts to the surface.

* ManOnFire: One soldier is shown running around on fire during Kong's last fight against the Lt. Col. Nevitt's men.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Kong captures a bunch of alligators for dinner while it wades through a swamp.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Kong's eyes on the poster above. [[oversAlwaysLie In the film itself]], they are brown.

Despite being riddled with bullets and falling from the World Trade Center, Kong survived, but fell into a coma. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Franklin (Linda Hamilton), it is restored with an artificial heart and a blood transfusion from a female Kong, recently discovered by an adventurer Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin).

* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Kong's fall from World Trade Center didn't kill it, despite the tower being over 1000 ft. in height.

There was also two Japan-only {{Licensed Game}}s based on it, bot released by Konami.

A sequel to the 1976 remake of ''Film/KingKong''.

Kong and the female Kong are immediately drawn to each other when the former wakes up, and break away from their keepers to the wild. US Army, led by Lt. Col. Nevitt, is then sent to capture them.