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| meaning =''Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), 'Christ bearer'
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| origin = '''English''' derived from '''Ancient Greek'''
| related names = ''Chris'', ''Christo'', ''Christoph'', ''Kit'', ''Kester'', ''Topher'', ''Cristobal'', and ''Christy''
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'''Christopher''' is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the [[Ancient Greek]] Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). The name means “[[Christ]]-bearer”, or more literally “Bearer of the anointed one”. The constituent parts are χρίστος (''khrístos'') "anointed one" and φέρειν (''phérein'') "to carry". The name originates in the Christian legend of [[St. Christopher]].
{{Mergefrom|King Kong (franchise)|Talk:King Kong (franchise)|date=May 2008}}


In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as, Chris, Kit, Topher, Toph, Cris, Kris or Xtopher.
[[Image:Img kingkong1.jpg|thumb|The original [[stop-motion]] animated King Kong from the 1933 movie, battling an airplane on top of the [[Empire State Building]].]]


== People ==
'''King Kong''' is the name of a fictional giant ape from the legendary [[Skull Island]], who has appeared in several works since 1933. Most of these bear his name, and include the groundbreaking [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 film]], the film [[remakes]] of [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976]] and [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005]], and numerous [[sequel]]s.


=== Royalty ===
In the original film, the character's name is Kong -- a name given to him by the inhabitants of "[[Skull Island]]" in the [[Indian Ocean]], where Kong lived along with other over-sized animals such as a [[plesiosaur]], [[pterosaurs]], and [[dinosaurs]]. 'King' is an appellation added by an American film crew led by [[Carl Denham]], who captures Kong and takes him to [[New York City]] to be exhibited as the "[[Eighth Wonder of the World]]". Kong escapes and climbs the [[Empire State Building]] (the [[World Trade Center]] in the 1976 remake) where he is shot and killed by aircraft. Nevertheless, as Denham comments, "it was beauty killed the beast", for he climbed the building in the first place only in an attempt to protect Ann Darrow, an actress originally offered up to Kong as a sacrifice. (In the [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 remake]] the equivalent character is named Dwan.)
* [[Christopher of Bavaria]], union king of [[Denmark]] ([[1440]]-[[1448]]), [[Sweden]] ([[1441]]-[[1448]]) and [[Norway]] ([[1442]]-[[1448]]).


=== In art ===
A [[mockumentary]] about Skull Island on the [[DVD]] for the 2005 remake (but originally seen on the [[Sci-Fi Channel]] at the time of its theatrical release) gives Kong's scientific name as ''Megaprimatus kong'', and states that his species may have evolved from ''[[Gigantopithecus]]''.
*[[Christo and Jeanne-Claude]], artists famous for their 'wrapping' up of iconic places or items


=== In exploration ===
In the original, Kong was 18 feet tall on the island and 24 feet in New York. In the 2005 remake he is 25 feet tall.
*[[Kit Carson]], American frontiersman
*[[Christopher Columbus]], explorer and trader


=== In literature ===
The King Kong character was conceived and created by US filmmaker [[Merian C. Cooper]].
*[[Christopher Awdry]], author of ''The Railway Series'', son of the Rev. W. Awdry
*[[Christopher Hitchens]], author, journalist, and literary critic
*[[Chris Hunt]], magazine editor, author and journalist
*[[Christopher Klim]], author, journalist, and magazine entrepreneur
*[[Christopher Marlowe]], English dramatist, poet, and translator
*[[Chris Masters (writer)]], Australian television journalist
*[[Christopher Paolini]], author
*[[Christopher Pike (author)]]
*[[Christopher Tolkien]], author, editor, son of ''The Lord of the Rings'' author J. R. R. Tolkien


== Filmography ==
=== In music ===
*[[Ludacris]] (Christopher Brian Bridges), American rapper
* ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong (1933)]]''. The original, classic film, is remembered for its pioneering [[special effects]] using [[stop motion]] models, [[animatronics]] (the term is applied in retrospect) and evocative story.
*[[Chris Brown (singer)]], American R&B singer and dancer
* ''[[The Son of Kong|Son of Kong (1933)]]''. A sequel released the same year, it concerns a return expedition to [[Skull Island]] that discovers Kong's son.
*[[Chris Carter (musician)]], English musician
* ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)]]''. A film produced by [[Toho]] Studios in Japan, it brought the titular characters to life (the first time for either character to be in a film in color) via the process of [[suitmation]]. The Toho version of Kong is at least five times the size of the one in [[King Kong (1933 film)|the original film]]. This is more than likely because of a significant difference in size between the 1933 King Kong and Godzilla (and, for that matter, all of the company's giant monsters), with Kong automatically rescaled to fit Toho's existing miniature sets.
*[[Chris Carter (producer/disc jockey)]], Los Angeles-based disc jockey and music/film producer
* ''[[King Kong Escapes|King Kong Escapes (1967)]]''. Another [[Toho]] film in which Kong faces both a mechanical double, dubbed Mechani-Kong, and a giant theropod [[dinosaur]] known as ''[[Gorosaurus]]'' (who would appear in Toho's ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' the next year). This movie was influenced by the contemporaneous [[The King Kong Show|cartoon television program]], as indicated by the use of its recurring villain, Dr. Who/Dr.Huu, in the same capacity.
*[[Chris Cester]], drummer for Australian rock band Jet
* ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong (1976)]]''. An updated remake by film producer [[Dino De Laurentiis]], released by [[Paramount Pictures]], and director [[John Guillermin]]. [[Jessica Lange]], [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Charles Grodin]] starred. The film received mixed reviews, but it was a commercial success, and its reputation has improved over the last few years. Co-winner of an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for special effects (shared with ''[[Logan's Run (1976 film)|Logan's Run]]'').
*[[Chris Chaney]], bass player for Jane's Addiction
* ''[[King Kong Lives|King Kong Lives (1986)]]''. Released by [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] (DEG). Starring [[Linda Hamilton]], a sequel by the same producer and director as the 1976 film which involves Kong surviving his fall from the sky and requiring a coronary operation. It includes a female member of Kong's species, who, after supplying a blood transfusion that enables the life-saving surgery, escapes and mates with Kong, becoming pregnant with his offspring. Trashed by critics, this was a box-office failure.
*[[Chris Cheney]], singer/guitarist for Australian punk trio The Living End
[[Image:Beau-ti-ful.jpg|250px|thumb|King Kong and Naomi Watts in the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]]]]
*[[Chris Cornell]], American guitarist/singer-songwriter
* ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong (2005)]]''. A [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]] remake of the original (set in the same period) by Academy award-winning [[New Zealand]] director [[Peter Jackson]], best known for directing the [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]]. The most recent incarnation of Kong is also the longest, running three hours and eight minutes. Winner of three Academy Awards for visual effects, sound mixing, and sound editing.
*[[Christopher Cross]], American singer and songwriter
*[[Chris Daughtry]], ''American Idol 5'' finalist
*[[Christoph Willibald Gluck]], German composer
*[[Chris Gray]], Bassist for the band Bad Feedback
*[[Manafest|Chris Greenwood]], Canadian rapper
*[[Chris Isaak]], an American singer and songwriter, and occasional actor
*[[Chris Kelly (rapper)]] (Chris "Mack Daddy" Kelly), a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross
*[[Kris Kross]], rap/hip hop duo
*[[Chris LeDoux]], country singer
*[[Lloyd Banks]] (Christopher Lloyd), American rapper
*[[Chris Lowe]], a member of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys
*[[Chris Martin]], member of popular alternative UK band Coldplay
*[[Chris Opperman]], American composer, pianist
*[[Chris Smith (rapper)]] (Chris "Mack Daddy" Smith), a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross
*[[Chris Squire]], bassist for the English progressive rock group Yes
*[[Chris Tomlin]], Christian song writer/singer
*[[Christopher Uckermann]], Mexican actor and singer
*[[Notorious B.I.G.]] (Christopher George Latore Wallace), American rapper
*[[Chris Wolstenholme]], the bassist for the English rock band Muse
*[[Chris Young (musician)]], singer and songwriter


== Print media ==
=== In politics ===
*[[Kit Bond]], the former governor and current senior United States Senator of Missouri
The literary tradition of a remote and isolated jungle populated by natives and prehistoric animals was rooted in the [[Lost World (genre)|Lost World genre]], specifically [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle's]] 1912 novel ''[[The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)|The Lost World]]'', which was itself made into a [[The Lost World (1925 film)|silent film]] of that title in 1925 that Doyle lived long enough to see. The special effects of that film were created by [[Willis O'Brien]], who went on to do those for the 1933 ''King Kong''. Another important book in that literary genre is [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' 1918 novel ''[[The Land That Time Forgot]]''.
*[[Chris Carter (politician)]], New Zealand politician and a member of Cabinet
*[[Christopher Dodd]], United States senator, a Democrat, from Connecticut
*[[Chris Leaman]], British politician
*[[Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams]], Irish National Liberation Army member
*[[Christopher Robinson]], Canadian government lawyer
*[[Christopher Robinson (politician)]], Canadian politician


=== In religion ===
A novelization of the original King Kong film was published in December 1932 as part of the film's advance marketing. The novel was credited to [[Edgar Wallace]] and [[Merian C. Cooper]], although it was in fact written by [[Delos W. Lovelace]]. Apparently, however, Cooper was the key creative influence, saying that he got the initial idea after he had a dream that a giant gorilla was terrorizing New York City. In an interview, comic book author [[Joe DeVito]] explains:
*[[Saint Christopher]], saint venerated by Catholic and Orthodox Christians
*[[Christoph Cardinal Schönborn]], Austrian cardinal and nobleman, Archbishop of Vienna


=== In sports ===
:"From what I know, Edgar Wallace, a famous writer of the time, died very early in the process. Little if anything of his ever appeared in the final story, but his name was retained for its saleability ... King Kong was Cooper's creation, a [[fantasy]] manifestation of his real life adventures. As many have mentioned before, Cooper was [[Carl Denham]]. His actual exploits rival anything [[Indiana Jones]] ever did in the movies." [http://www.scifidimensions.com/Dec04/joedevito.htm]
*[[Chris Adams (cricketer)]], English cricketer
*[[Chris Anderson]], a former American basketball player.
*[[Chris Armstrong (ice hockey)]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Baker]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Bala]], American professional ice hockey player
*[[Kris Boyd]], professional football player for Glasgow Rangers & Scotland
*[[Chris Brown (American football)]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Cairns]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[Chris Campoli]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Cichocki]], American professional ice hockey player
*[[Chris Capuano]], American professional baseball player
*[[Chris Carpenter]], American professional baseball player
*[[Cris Carter]], former American football player
*[[Chris Chambers]], American professional football player
*[[Christopher Chataway]], British athlete
*[[Chris Chelios]], American professional hockey player
*[[Chris Clark (ice hockey)]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Cooley]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Cooper (American football)]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Corrinet]], American professional hockey player
*[[Chris Dahlquist]], American professional hockey player
*[[Chris Dingman]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Drury]], American professional hockey player
*[[Chris Duhon]], American professional basketball player
*[[Chris Duncan]], American professional baseball player
*[[Chris Fydler]], former freestyle swimmer from Australia
*[[Chris Gayle]], West indian cricketer
*[[Chris Gratton]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Henry]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Kaman]], American professional basketball player
*[[Chris Kunitz]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Christy Mathewson]], Major League Baseball player
*[[Chris Mihm]], American professional basketball player
*[[Chris Osgood]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Paterson]], Scottish rugby union footballer
*[[Chris Phillips]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Pronger]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Reitsma]], American professional baseball player
*[[Chris Renaud]], former backstroke swimmer from Canada
*[[Chris Simms]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Simon]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Smith (baseball)|Chris Smith]], American professional baseball player
*[[Chris Szarka]], Canadian professional football player
*[[Chris Therien]], Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Chris Webber]], American professional basketball player
*[[Chris Weinke]], American professional football player
*[[Chris Wells]], Football player for the Ohio State University
*[[Chris Young (baseball outfielder)]], Major League Baseball player
*[[Chris Young (baseball starting pitcher)]], Major League Baseball player
*[[Chris Young (American football)]], American football player


=== In television and film ===
This conclusion about Wallace's contribution agrees with ''The Making of King Kong'', by Orville Goldner and George E. Turner (1975). Wallace died of [[pneumonia]] complicated by [[diabetes]] on [[February 10]], [[1932]], and Cooper later said, "Actually, Edgar Wallace didn't write any of ''Kong'', not one bloody word... I'd promised him credit and so I gave it to him" (p. 59).
*[[Chris Carmack]], American actor
*[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)]], American screenwriter and producer
*[[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)]], American filmmaker and director
*[[Chris Cooper (actor)]], Award winning actor
*[[Chris Evans (actor)]], American actor
*[[Chris Farley]], American actor and comedian
*[[Topher Grace]] (Christopher Grace), American actor
*[[Christopher Guest]], British/American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician, and composer
*[[Chris Jericho]], American-Canadian actor and professional wrestler
*[[Christopher Knight]], American actor
*Christopher [[Ashton Kutcher]], American actor and television personality
*[[Christopher Lambert]], French/American actor
*[[Christopher Lee]], English actor
*[[Christopher Lloyd]], American character actor
*[[Chris Marquette]], American actor
*[[Christopher McDonald]], American actor
*[[Christopher Plummer]], Canadian actor best known for his role in ''The Sound of Music''
*[[Christopher Reeve]], American actor, director, producer and writer
*[[Chris Rock]], American comedian and actor
*[[Christopher Titus]], American comedian and actor
*[[Chris Tucker]], American actor and comedian
*[[Christopher Uckermann]], Mexican actor and singer
*[[Christopher Walken]], Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor


=== In wrestling ===
In the [[October 28]], [[1933]] issue of Cinema Weekly, the short story "King Kong" by Edgar Wallace and [[Draycott Montagu Dell]] (1888-1940) was published. The short story appears in [[Peter Haining]]'s ''Movie Monsters'' (1988) published by Severn House in the UK. Dell was a journalist and wrote books for children, such as the 1934 story and puzzle book Stand and Deliver. He was a co-worker and close friend of Edgar Wallace.
*[[Chris Adams (wrestler)]], English professional wrestler
*[[Chris Benoit]], French-Canadian professional wrestler
*[[Chris Candido]], American professional wrestler
*[[Christopher Daniels]], American professional wrestler
*[[Chris Hero]], American professional wrestler
*[[Chris Jericho]], Canadian professional wrestler
*[[Chris Mordetzky]], Polish-American professional wrestler also known as Chris Masters
*[[Christopher Nowinski]], former American professional wrestler
*[[Chris Parks]], American professional wrestler
*[[Chris Von Erich]], American professional wrestler


=== In other fields ===
Several differences exist in the novel from the completed film, as it reflects an earlier draft of the script that became the final shooting script. The novelization includes scenes from the screenplay that were cut from the completed movie, or were never shot altogether. These include the spider pit sequence, as well as a ''[[Styracosaurus]]'' attack, and Kong battling three ''[[Triceratops]]''. It also does not feature the character of Charlie, the ship's Chinese cook, but instead a different one named Lumpy, subsequently used in both the 1991 [[King Kong (comic)#Monster Comics|comic book]] version and the 2005 big-screen [[King Kong (2005 film)|remake]].
*[[Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)|Chris Crocker]], Internet Celebrity
*[[Christopher Hedrick]], President of Intrepid Learning Solutions
*[[Chris Hughes]], co-founder of Facebook
*[[Christo Javacheff]], artist
*[[Christopher Robin Milne]], son of [[A. A. Milne]] and basis for [[Christopher Robin]] character
*[[Christopher Sholes]], American who contributed to the development of the typewriter
*[[Christopher Wren]], 17th century English architect


=== Fictional characters ===
The original publisher was Grosset & Dunlap. [[Paperback]] editions by [[Bantam Books|Bantam]] (U.S.) and Corgi (UK) came out in the 1960s, and it has since been republished by [[Penguin]] and [[Random House]].
*[[Christopher Boone]], narrator of ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time''
*[[Chris Griffin]], character in the television show ''[[Family Guy]]''
*[[Christopher Hayden]], character in the television show ''Gilmore Girls''
*[[Christopher Mills]], a character in the videogame ''killer7''
*[[Christopher Moltisanti]], a character in the television series ''The Sopranos''
*[[Christopher Pike (Star Trek)]]
*[[Christopher Robin]], character in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories
*[[Christopher Smith]], best known as Robert Sungden
*[[Christopher Thorndyke]], a fictional character in the anime ''Sonic X''
*[[Christopher Turk]], a surgeon on the TV comedy ''Scrubs''
*[[Chris Redfield|Christopher Redfield]], a former S.T.A.R.S member and currently a BSAA member in the [[Resident Evil]] series.


== Other uses ==
In 1933, ''Mystery Magazine'' published a ''King Kong'' [[Serial (literature)|serial]] under the byline of Walter F. Ripperger. This is unrelated to the 1932 novel.
*[[Christopher, Illinois]], a city in the United States

Over the decades, there have been numerous [[King Kong (comic)|comic book adaptations]] of the 1933 ''King Kong'' by various comic-book publishers, and one of the 2005 remake by [[Dark Horse Comics]].

''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'', an illustrated novel labeled as an authorized sequel to ''King Kong'' (1933), was published in 2004 by [[DH Press]], a subsidiary of [[Dark Horse Comics]]. A large-paperback edition was released in 2005. Authorized by the family and estate of [[Merian C. Cooper]], the book was created & illustrated by [[Joe DeVito]], written by [[Brad Strickland]] with [[John Michlig]], and includes an introduction by [[Ray Harryhausen]]. The novel's story ignores the existence of ''[[Son of Kong]]'' (1933) and continues the story of Skull Island with [[Carl Denham]] and [[Jack Driscoll]] in the late 1950s, through the novel's central character, ''Vincent Denham''. ([[Ann Darrow]] does not appear, but is mentioned several times.) The novel also becomes a prequel that reveals the story of the early history of Kong, of Skull Island, and of the natives of the island. The book's official website claims a motion picture version is in development.<ref>[http://www.kongskullisland/news.html Official site]</ref>

The novelization of the 2005 movie was written by [[Christopher Golden]], based on the screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, & [[Peter Jackson]], which was, of course, in turn based on the original story by Merian C. Cooper & Edgar Wallace. (''The Island of the Skull'', a "prequel" novel to the 2005 movie, was released at nearly the same time.)

In November 2005, to coincide with the release of the 2005 movie, [[Weta Workshop]] released a collection of concept art from the film entitled ''[[The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island]]''. While similar collections of production art have been released in the past to compliment other movies, ''The World of Kong'' is unusual - if not unique - in that it is written and designed to resemble and read like an actual nature guide and historical record, not a movie book.

Also in 2005, [[ibooks]] published ''[[Kong Reborn]]'' by [[Russell Blackford]]. Ignoring all films except the 1933 original, it is set in the present day. Carl Denham's grandson finds some genetic material from the original Kong and attempts to clone him.
Late in 2005, the [[BBC]] and [[Hollywood]] trade papers reported that a [[3-D film|3-D]] [[stereoscopy|stereoscopic]] version of the 2005 film was being created from the animation files, and live actors digitally enhanced for 3D display. This may be just an elaborate 3D short for [[Universal Studios Theme Parks|Universal Studios Theme Park]], or a digital 3D version for general release in the future.

== King Kong (Toho) ==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 21em; font-size: 90%; text-align: left"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | ''[[Toho]]'' character
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Kongtoho.jpg|250px]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: larger; background-color: #001; color: #ffa;" |King Kong
|-
! Species
| Giant ''[[Gorilla|Kongorillla]]''
|-
! Alias
| Kong<br />Gorilla
|-
! Height
| 20-45 metres
|-
! Weight
| 25,000 tons
|-
! Relationships
| [[Mechani-Kong]] (Robot Replica)<br />[[King Kong]] (Counterpart)
|-
! Major enemies
| [[Oodako]]<br />[[Godzilla]]<br />[[Gorosaurus]]<br />[[Mechani-Kong]]<br />[[Ike! Greenman|Greenman]]
|-
! First appearance
| ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''
|-
! Created by
| [[Merian C. Cooper]]
|-
! Portrayed by
| [[Shoichi Hirose]]<br />[[Haruo Nakajima]]
|-
|}

This King Kong is a Toho version of Cooper's Kong. He appeared in Toho Studio's successful film ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' and would later reappear in the film ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''. This King Kong differs greatly from the original in size and abilities.
=== Powers and Abilities ===
Among Kaiju, King Kong is suggested to be among the most powerful in terms of raw physical force, possessing strength and durability that rivals that of Godzilla himself. To make Kong more of a match for his debut in [[King Kong vs. Godzilla]], Kaiju Kong was made considerably larger than the original version and was granted the ability to draw power from electric energy once struck by lightning. When fully charged, Kong could even direct this power against his opponents by means of an electric touch attack. This power however was only used in King Kong vs Godzilla and was never used in [[King Kong Escapes]]. As one of the few mammal based Kaiju, Kong's most distinctive feature is his intelligence. He's demonstrated the ability to learn and adapt to an opponent's fighting style, identify and exploit weaknesses in an enemy, and is even capable of utilizing his environment to stage ambushes and traps.

== Television ==
* ''[[The King Kong Show|The King Kong Show (1966)]]''. In this cartoon series, the giant gorilla befriends the Bond family, with whom he goes on various adventures, fighting monsters, robots, mad scientists and other threats. Produced by [[Rankin/Bass]], the animation was provided in [[Japan]] by [[Toei Animation]], making this the very first [[anime]] series to be commissioned right out of Japan by an American company. This was also the cartoon that resulted in the production of [[Toho]]'s ''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' (originally planned as a Kong film) and ''King Kong Escapes''.
* ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (2001). An unofficial animated production set many decades after the events of the original film. "Kong" is cloned by a female scientist.
** A [[direct-to-DVD]] movie called ''[[Kong: King of Atlantis]]'', based on the 2001 series, has been released to try and cash in on the 2005 movie. Both the series and movie were then included in [[Toon Disney]]'s "[[Jetix]]" group for a time, also to take advantage of the 2005 movie's release.
* King Kong made an appearance in the 2nd episode of ''[[Where My Dogs At?]]'' in the background of the MTV Movie Awards.
* The King Kong suit from ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' appeared on ''[[Ike! Greenman]]'' episode 38 called ''Greenman vs Gorilla''. Due to copyright reasons King Kong's name was changed to Gorilla.
* In the ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'' episode, ''Night of the Werepuff'', the monster captures Lily ([[Ann Darrow]]). It then scales [[LilyMu]] studios ([[Empire State Building]]). Similar to the movies' ending, it is shot down, here by Guano.

== Related Films ==
[[Image:kingkongedo38.jpg|frame|A photo supposedly from the allegedly lost film ''King Kong Appears in Edo''.]]
* The premise of a giant gorilla brought to the [[United States]] for entertainment purposes, and subsequently wreaking havoc, was recycled in ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'', ([[1949 in film|1949]], through the same studio and with much of the same principal talent as the 1933 original. It was [[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|remade]] in 1998).
* ''King Kong'' bears some similarities with an earlier effort by special effects head [[Willis O'Brien]], ''[[The Lost World (1925 film)|The Lost World]]'' (1925), in which [[dinosaurs]] are found living on an isolated [[plateau]]. Scenes from a failed O'Brien project, ''[[Creation (1931 film)|Creation]]'', were cannibalized for the 1933 ''Kong''. ''Creation'' was also about a group of people stumbling into an environment where prehistoric creatures have survived extinction.
* An obscure Japanese clone, {{nihongo|''[[Japanese King Kong]]''|和製キングコング|Wasei Kingu Kongu}}, directed by [[Torajiro Saito]] featuring an all-Japanese cast and produced by the [[Shochiku]] company, was also released in 1933. Detailed information outside of Japan about this film cannot be found. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440913/]
* {{nihongo|''[[King Kong Appears in Edo]]''|江戸に現れたキングコング|Edo ni Arawareta Kingu Kongu}}. A claimed [[Japan]]ese-made monster/period piece that was allegedly produced by a company called [[Zensho Kinema]] in which King Kong attacks medieval [[Edo]] (modern [[Tokyo]]), and arguably Japan's first ''[[kaiju]]'' (giant monster) film, predating ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' by sixteen years.
* ''[[The Mighty Kong]]'', an unofficial (this is why it was called ''Mighty'' Kong rather than ''King'' Kong) straight to video [[1998 in film|1998]] animated [[musical film|musical]]/remake of the 1933 film. It featured the voices of [[Jodi Benson]] and [[Dudley Moore]]. This film also featured a song score by the [[Sherman Brothers]].
* Other similar films include the [[Korea]]n ''[[A*P*E]]''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074148/], the [[Hong Kong]] made ''[[The Mighty Peking Man]]'', the British ''[[Konga (film)|Konga]]'' and ''[[Queen Kong]]'', the Italian ''[[Kong Island]]'' (1968) (which capitalizes on the "Kong" name, even though the gorillas in the movie are normal size), and the American ''[[Mighty Gorga]]''.
* The corpse of the 1976 King Kong makes an unauthorized appearance in the film ''[[Bye Bye Monkey]]''.
* King Kong appears in the 1996 [[Imax]] film [[Special Effects: Anything Can Happen]]. In this film, the classic climax of the 1933 film is recreated with modern (at the time) digital special effects.
*''[[King of the Lost World]]'', a direct-to-video movie produced by [[The Asylum]], taking elements from both King Kong and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Lost World.'' The film was released on [[December 13]], [[2005]], just one day before the theatrical release of Peter Jackson's version of King Kong.
* The frame at the top of the page is briefly seen in the movie, [[Cloverfield]].

== Electronic games ==

[[Tiger Electronics]] released various King Kong games in the early 1980s. These include
*A Tabletop LCD game in 1981[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/KingKong.htm]
*A game for the Atari 2600 home video game system in 1982[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/a2600/image/563246.html?box=28936]
*A handheld game in 1982 in both a regular edition[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/KingKongLCD.htm] and a large screen edition[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/KingKongLS.htm]
*An "Orlitronic" game (for the international markets) in 1983[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/KingKongOrlitronic.htm]
*A color "Flip-Up" game in 1984.[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/KingKongColor.htm]

[[Epoch Co.]] released two LCD games in 1982. One was ''King Kong: New York''[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Grandstand/KingKong.htm], and the other was ''King Kong: Jungle''[http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Epoch/KKJungle.htm]

[[Konami]] released 2 games based on the film [[King Kong Lives]] in 1986. The first game was [[King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch]] for the Famicom, and the second was ''King Kong 2''[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/msx/image/918126.html], for the MSX computer. These games were only released in Japan.

[[Data East]] released a pinball game[http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=king+kong&searchtype=quick#3194] in 1990.

[[Planet Interactive]] released a Game Boy Advance game based on [[Kong: The Animated Series]] in 2002.[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/image/567519.html?box=7985]

[[Majesco Games]] released a Game Boy Advance game based on the straight to video animated film ''Kong: King of Atlantis'' in 2005.[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/image/930471.html?box=70998]

[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]] which is based on the 2005 remake was released on all video game platforms. It was the first game released by [[Ubisoft]] on the Xbox 360.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko#Manufacturers Taiyo Elec Co] released a King Kong [[Pachinko]] game in 2007.[http://www.taiyoelec.co.jp/user/pachinko/products/kingkong/]

== Pop culture references ==
{{main|King Kong in popular culture}}
King Kong, as well as the series of films featuring him, have been featured many times in popular culture outside of the films themselves, in forms ranging from straight copies to parodies and joke references, and in media from comics to video games.

An animated King Kong appears in [[The Beatles]]' 1968 movie ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'', and [[The Simpsons]] spoofed King Kong during a segment of their "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]" Halloween episode.

Kong Kong was also the name of a song by [[Jibbs]] And [[chamillionaire]]. his name was fetured several times in the song. But the song had little to nothing to do with the giant ape.

== Theme Park Rides ==

Universal Studios had two popular King Kong rides at their theme parks in Hollywood and Orlando.

The first King Kong ride was part of the [[Universal Studios Studio Tour (Hollywood)]] in Hollywood. The ride opened in 1986 and was just destroyed in 2008 in a major fire. Days after the fire it was announced that the Kong attraction would not be rebuilt and would be replaced by something else<ref>[http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/universal-studios-hollywood-to-replace-king-kong-with-new-attraction-1977 travel.latimes.com, Universal Studios Hollywood to replace ‘King Kong’ with new attraction]</ref>.


A second more elaborate ride was constructed at the Orlando park in 1990. It was called [[Kongfrontation]]. The ride was closed down in 2002.

== See also ==
*[[The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)]]
* [[Edgar Wallace]]
* ''[[Gigantopithecus blacki]]''
* [[Universal Monsters]]
* [[KING-TV]]
* [[KONG-TV]]
* [[King Kong (Toho)]]
* [[Donkey Kong]]
* [[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]
* [[Ingagi]]
*[[Godzilla]]
*[[Clover (creature)|Clover]]

== Notes and references ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* King Kong (1933)
**{{filmsite|id=kingk|title=King Kong}}
** [http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/Article_King%20Kong.html King Kong: An Entertaining Monster]
** [http://www.movietourguide.com/King_Kong_(1933)/filming_locations Movie Tour Guide.com - Maps and directions to King Kong (1933) Filming Locations]
** [http://thethunderchild.com/Movies/WebberFiles/LaserDiscs.html King Kong on Laser Disc]
** [http://thethunderchild.com/Movies/WebberFiles/Kong33Review.html King Kong 2-disc DVD edition review]
* King Kong (2005)
**[http://www.kingkongmovie.com/ Official King Kong Movie Website]
** {{imdb title|id=0360717|title=King Kong}}
** [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_kong/ Rottentomatoes.com reviews, trailers, posters, and forum.]
* Other
** [http://www.kingkongthemovie.com KingKongTheMovie.com News and analysis]
**[http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/kingkong2.html Planet Nintendo's King Kong 2 video game page]
**[http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/kingkonginprinta.html Article on Kong's history in print]
**[http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812974935&view=excerpt Excerpt from the original novel, on publisher's website]
** [http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml Kong is King.net]
** [http://www.kongisking.net/kongfiles/ "The Kong Files", a series of columns about Kong]
** [http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_king_kong,00.shtml/ A TIME Archives Collection of King Kong's progression]

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Christopher
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Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). The name means “Christ-bearer”, or more literally “Bearer of the anointed one”. The constituent parts are χρίστος (khrístos) "anointed one" and φέρειν (phérein) "to carry". The name originates in the Christian legend of St. Christopher.

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