The first half of 1976 marked a moment when the country rallied from a decade of uncertainty, and did what it has always done following a crisis: it went shopping. Heaven knows the country needed an excuse to feel good about itself: the Vietnam War was finally over the raw wound of Watergate was no longer throbbing quite as painfully the first great Energy Crisis had passed and American moviegoers had gone from an Exorcist-inspired dread of demons in their bedroom closet, to the far more rational terror of sharks in the municipal swimming pool. It was one of the last times when Americans of all ages, backgrounds and political beliefs could put aside their differences, however briefly, and come together in a joyous, unabashed and un-ironic display of patriotism. But part of the joy of having been a white suburban middle-class male child in 1976 was having the luxury of not knowing how privileged I was to be a white suburban middle-class male child in 1976).įor the entire first half of the year, the whole country was wrapped up in the celebration of the U.S. World Trade Center, Financial, Manhattan.1976 was a great year to be a 9-year-old American boy (All right - to be entirely accurate, it was a great time to be a white suburban middle-class American boy. It was controlled by 20 operators and cost a total of $1.7 million. Its insides were comprised of 3,100 feet of hydraulic hose and 4,500įeet of electrical wiring. The 40-foot Kong was constructed with a 3.5-ton aluminum frame, covered with rubber andġ,012 pounds of Argentinian horse tails, sewn into place individually. However, theyīacked out when this modern remake was announced. Remake of the original film to be entitled "The Legend of King Kong", which was going to be a period piece set in the 1930s. OtsoNY Comments: Universal had originally planned to make a more faithful
In the middle of a show, King Kong escapes, bringing panic to the locals.ġ Hanover Square and Pearl Street, Manhattan. When Fred finds that the oil in the island is not ready for exploitation, he decides to capture Kong and bring him to New York for exhibition. King Kong falls in love with Dwan and protects her against a huge serpent. The crew hikes into the jungle trying to rescue Dwan. They abduct Dwan to offer her in a sacrifice to Kong. The group finds that the island is inhabited and the local natives worship a huge gorilla called Kong. While traveling, they find the castaway Dwan in the middle of nowhere in a rescue boat in the ocean and bring her on board. The vessel leaves Surubaya, in Indonesia, with the stowaway Jack Prescott, who wants to protect an ape called Kong.
The owner of the oil company Petrox Corporation, Fred Wilson, invests all his possessions searching oil in an unexplored island.
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