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** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough. Creator/BoDerek was also offered the role (and ultimately got a part in De Laurentiis's [[Film/OrcaTheKillerWhale next beast flick]]. Creator/KimBasinger, Creator/FarrahFawcett and Creator/MelanieGriffith auditioned and Music/BarbraStreisand was considered.
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** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough. Creator/BoDerek was also offered the role (and ultimately got a part in De Laurentiis's [[Film/OrcaTheKillerWhale next beast flick]].flick]]). Creator/KimBasinger, Creator/FarrahFawcett and Creator/MelanieGriffith auditioned and Music/BarbraStreisand was considered.
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** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough. Creator/BoDerek was also offered the role.role (and ultimately got a part in De Laurentiis's [[Film/OrcaTheKillerWhale next beast flick]]. Creator/KimBasinger, Creator/FarrahFawcett and Creator/MelanieGriffith auditioned and Music/BarbraStreisand was considered.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: This was one of many films Creator/{{AMC}} aired endlessly from 2005 to 2009.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: This was one of many films Creator/{{AMC}} aired endlessly from 2005 to 2009.2009, in contrast to the original being popularly aired by Creator/{{TCM}}.
* HarsherInHindsight: The climax taking place atop the World Trade Center.
* HarsherInHindsight: The climax taking place atop the World Trade Center.
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* ShootTheMoney: {{Averted}}. A giant animatronic version of Kong was built and cost 1.7 million dollars to make, but because it didn't look convincing enough, it was only seen in a couple of seconds-long shots.
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** Fay Wray was offered a RemakeCameo role, but turned it down, because she didn't like the script.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}''.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}''.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/{{KingKong|2005}}''.''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}''.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/KingKong2005.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/KingKong2005.''Film/{{KingKong|2005}}''.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Thanks to the '70s disaster movie-style large cast, the hairdos, the version of Carl Denham's character (renamed to Fred Wilson and changed from a movie director, to an CorruptCorporateExecutive) being far more of a villian rather than a well-intentioned AntiHero, and the updates to the original story, such as the reason for searching for Skull Island being about finding Oil (this film was made right after the 1970s [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis Oil Crisis]]), and changing the building Kong climbs up at the end to the former twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
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** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough. Creator/BoDerek was also offered the role. Creator/KimBasinger auditioned and Music/BarbraStreisand was considered.
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** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough. Creator/BoDerek was also offered the role. Creator/KimBasinger and Creator/MelanieGriffith auditioned and Music/BarbraStreisand was considered.
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** Universal was preparing a ''Kong'' remake at the same time that De Laurentiis was preparing his, which led to a big lawsuit between because both parties claimed to have obtained remake rights from RKO. A court case determined that the story lapsed into the public domain, but Universal ultimately negotiated with De Laurentiis and cancelled their planned remake. Universal's version was intended to be titled ''The Legend of King Kong'' and was going to be set in TheThirties like the original film. Later, it was determined that the story ''wasn't'' in the public domain, and the owner of the property sold the film rights to Universal, leading up to the studio producing Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/KingKong2005.
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* LandmarkOfLore: The cover image depicts where the film ultimately ends, the twin towers of the then-new World Trade Center.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: The tabloids speculated at the time, that Creator/JeffBridges and Creator/JessicaLange had an on-set affair. It was later revealed to be false, she was in a relationship with Russian Ballet dancer Michael Baryshnikov, and he was engaged, and married in 1977. They have remained friends since making this film.
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* UncreditedRole: Kong's vocal sounds were recorded by an uncredited Creator/PeterCullen, straining his throat so badly, that he coughed up blood in the recording studio.
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** Potential directors included Creator/SamPeckinpah, Creator/RomanPolanski, Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/MichaelWinner.
** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough.Fellow unknown Creator/JessicaLange got Creator/BoDerek was also offered the part instead.role. Creator/KimBasinger auditioned and Creator/BarbaraStreisand was considered.
** Fay Wray was offered a RemakeCameo role, but turned it down, because she didn't like the script.
** The then-unknown Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she wasn't beautiful enough.
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** Dino De Laurentiis asked Creator/RayHarryhausen to animate Kong in stop motion for the film, but he declined since he would only be given a 12 month window to work, which was far too short for the complicated animation needed for stop motion.
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** Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan in ''Film/KingKong1976'', but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she was an "ugly thing" for the part, and he cast fellow unknown Creator/JessicaLange instead.
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** Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan in ''Film/KingKong1976'', Dwan, but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she was an "ugly thing" for the part, and he cast fellow part. Fellow unknown Creator/JessicaLange got the part instead.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kong's original design was a complete departure from being a giant ape as the director felt the audience couldn't sympathize with an animal, calling for the titular character to instead look more like a giant, hairy human. Gradually he was talked out of it, but one can still see the effect in that this movie's King Kong is inexplicably a biped. Early concept art and stills of the robotic Kong show the earlier iterations' look.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Kong's original design was a complete departure from being a giant ape as the director felt the audience couldn't sympathize with an animal, calling for the titular character to instead look more like a giant, hairy human. Gradually he was talked out of it, but one can still see the effect in that this movie's King Kong is inexplicably a biped. Early concept art and stills of the robotic Kong show the earlier iterations'look. look.
** Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan in ''Film/KingKong1976'', but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she was an "ugly thing" for the part, and he cast fellow unknown Creator/JessicaLange instead.
** Kong's original design was a complete departure from being a giant ape as the director felt the audience couldn't sympathize with an animal, calling for the titular character to instead look more like a giant, hairy human. Gradually he was talked out of it, but one can still see the effect in that this movie's King Kong is inexplicably a biped. Early concept art and stills of the robotic Kong show the earlier iterations'
** Creator/MerylStreep auditioned for the role of Dwan in ''Film/KingKong1976'', but producer Dino De Laurentiis turned her down because he thought she was an "ugly thing" for the part, and he cast fellow unknown Creator/JessicaLange instead.
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* LandmarkOfLore: The cover image depicts where the film ultimately ends, the twin towers of the then-new World Trade Center.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: An uncredited Peter Cullen performs Kong's vocal sounds.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: An uncredited Peter Cullen performs Kong's vocal sounds.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kong's original design was a complete departure from being a giant ape as the director felt [[ViewersAreMorons the audience couldn't sympathize with an animal]], animal, calling for the titular character to instead look more like a giant, hairy human. Gradually he was talked out of it, but one can still see the effect in that this movie's King Kong is inexplicably a biped. Early concept art and stills of the robotic Kong show the earlier iterations' look.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kong's original design was a complete departure from being a giant ape as the director felt [[ViewersAreMorons the audience couldn't sympathize with an animal]], calling for the titular character to instead look more like a giant, hairy human. Gradually he was talked out of it, but one can still see the effect in that this movie's King Kong is inexplicably a biped. Early concept art and stills of the robotic Kong show the earlier iterations' look.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The biplanes are replaced by specialized attack helicopters with [[MoreDakka gatling guns]].
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