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King Kong Lives
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Directed By
John Guillermin
Charles McCracken
Director
Written By
Ronald Shusett
story / screenplay
Steven Pressfield
story / screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
based on the character created by
Edgar Wallace
based on the character created by
Cast
Peter Elliott
King Kong
George Antoni
Lady Kong
Brian Kerwin
Hank Mitchell
Linda Hamilton
Amy Franklin
John Ashton
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Peter Michael Goetz
Dr. Andrew Ingersoll
Frank Maraden
Dr. Benson Hughes
Alan Sader
Faculty Doctor #1
Lou Criscuolo
Faculty Doctor #2
Marc Clement
Crew Chief
Richard Rhodes
Reporter
Larry Souder
Reporter
Ted Prichard
Reporter
Jayne Gray
Reporter
Debbie McLeod
Reporter
Elizabeth Hayes
Reporter
Nat Christian
Surgeon #1
Mac Pirkle
Surgeon #2
Larry Sprinkle
Journalist
Rod Davis
T.V. Reporter
David de Vries
Technician #1
Bonnie Johnson
Technician #2
J. Michael Hunter
Technician #3
Robin Cahall
Mazlansky
Don Law
Security Chief
Jack Maloney
Wrangler #1
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Major Peete
Jeff Benninghofen
Radioman #1
Jim Grimshaw
Sergeant
Bernard Addison
Captain #1
Michael McClendon
Captain #2
James L. Wiggins
Boyfriend
Mary Swafford
Girlfriend
Michael Forest
Vance
Leon Rippy
Hunter
Wallace Merck
Hunter
Dean Whitworth
Hunter
Herschel Sparber
Hunter
Dandy Stevenson
Mom #1
Lydia Smith
Mom #2
Hope Nunnery
Lady in Phone Booth
Margaret Freeman
Native Woman
Winston Hemingway
Staff Sergeant
Tom Parkhill
Radioman
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Guard Sergeant
Derek Pearson
Youth
Gary Kaikaka
Boat Skipper
Duke Ernsberger
Cell Guard #1
Mike Starr
Cell Guard #2
Shannon Rowell
Female in Crowd
Michael Bard Bayer
Surgeon
Jeff Bridges
Jack Prescott
Benjamin Kechley
Baby King Kong
Scott King
Soldier
Jessica Lange
Dwan
Craig Newkirk
Soldier
Eddy Schumacher
Jeep Soldier
Matt Totty
Sgt. Tucker - Lt. Col. Nevitt's Driver
Produced By
Dino De Laurentiis
executive producer
Martha De Laurentiis
producer
Ronald Shusett
executive producer
Lucio Trentini
line producer
Music
John Scott
Cinematography
Alec Mills
Sound
Rick Ash
adr mixer
Teresa Book
assistant sound editor
Jim Bridges
sound
Ty Church
sound assistant
Don Digirolamo
re-recording mixer
Roberta Doheny
foley editor
Dean Drabin
foley mixer
Robert Glass
re-recording mixer
James J. Isaacs
dialogue editor
Robert Knudson
re-recording mixer
Edward Malone
assistant sound editor
Colin Miller
sound editor
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Ron Sistare
sound
David Stephenson
sound mixer
Alicia Stevenson
foley walker
Mike Tucker
boom operator
Rosemarie Wheeler
assistant sound editor
Les Wiggins
sound editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
cosupervisingeditor/lead sound designe
Editing
Malcolm Cooke
Production Design
Peter Murton
Art Direction
Fred Carter
Tony Reading
John Wood
Set Design
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
Set Decorator
Hugh Scaife
Costumes
Clifford Capone
Makeup
Grazia De Rossi
hair stylist
Barbara Page
assistant hair stylist
Giannetto De Rossi
makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin
makeup artist
Special Effects
Robert Bass
special effects
Doug Beswick
special effects
Casey Cavanaugh
special effects
Frank Ceglia
special effects
Joe Digaetano
special effects
Dean Gates
special effects makeup
William D. Harrison
special effects
George R. Hill
special effects
Patrick Read Johnson
crew leader: special effects miniatures
Steven Kirshoff
special effects
Steve Lombardi
special effects
Regina McLeod
puppeteer: second unit
Joseph P. Mercurio
special effects coordinator
Bernardo F. Munoz
crew leader: special effects miniatures
Carlo Rambaldi
creatures constructor / creatures creator
Gus Ramsden
crew leader: special effects miniatures
Larry Reid
special effects
Rod Schumacher
crew leader: special effects miniatures
David B. Sharp
crew leader: special effects miniatures
Scott Bruffey
miniature construction
Isidoro Raponi
special effects
Visual Effects
Barry Nolan
supervisor: special visual effects
Al Magliochetti
miniatures and oversized props
Assistant Director
Matt Earl Beesley
second assistant director
Brian W. Cook
first assistant director
Bruce Moriarty
first assistant director: second unit
Bud Davis
second unit director
Production Management
Robert Rothbard
unit manager
Lucio Trentini
production manager
Art Department
Marc Abraham
head painter
John Alvin
poster artist
Roger Bowles
senior draftsman
David Bubb
construction supervisor
Kenneth Clarke
head plasterer
Tom Cranham
storyboard artist
Keith Darwin
scenic artist
David Edwards
carpenter coordinator
Matt Fann
model maker
Jeff Ginn
draftsman
Andrew Holder
sculptor
Gordon Izod
head plasterer
Petko D. Kadiev
storyboard artist
John D. Kretschmer
leadman
Todd B. Lawson
propmaker
Simon Murton
draftsman
John Paterson
construction coordinator
Ken Powell
head plasterer
Eric Regan
head painter
Rosalind Shingleton
draftsman
Charles Torbett
property master
Peter Voysey
sculptor
Robert Beck
set dresser
Chris Crump
miniature tree production foreman
Brian Kontz
plaster foreman
Gregg Perez
props
Stunts
Kenny Bates
stunts
Monty Cox
stunts
Bud Davis
stunt coordinator / stunts
Greg Gault
stunts
Joe Gilbride
stunts
Randy Hall
stunts
Chuck Hart
stunts
Bruce Moriarty
stunts
Beth Nufer
stunts
Dan Plum
stunt performer
Don Pulford
stunts
Dar Robinson
stunts
Dennis Scott
stunts
Matt Totty
stunt driver
Editorial
Daniel Candib
second assistant editor
Jonathan Chibnall
apprentice editor
Myles Connell
apprentice editor
Kerry Kohler
first assistant editor
Other
Herbert Gambill
projectionist
Cindy J. Gray
assistant accountant
Jim Grimshaw
military advisor
Allan Hamilton
assistant accountant
Jordan Hawley
assistant to producer
Raymond Hunt
consultant: cardiac surgery
Joe Lombardi
consultant: weapons effects
Lyn Lucibello
auditor
Luis Reyes
unit publicist
Noel Tomlinson
key production assistant
Durk Tyndall
prop maker
John Wildermuth
production assistant
Bill Finger
production assistant
Music Department
Tom Carlin
music editor
Scott Grusin
assistant music editor
Peter Kramper
music engineer
Münchner Symphoniker
orchestra
John Scott
conductor / orchestrator
Casting Department
Michelle Guillermin
casting associate
Donna Isaacson
casting
John S. Lyons
casting
Costume Department
Dan Chichester
wardrobe supervisor
Alonzo Wilson
assistant costume designer
Camera Department
Frank Batt
dolly grip
Mike Brewster
camera operator
Robin Browne
director of photography: miniature unit
Nobby Clark
rigging coordinator
Eamonn Dunne
rigging electrician
John Ferguson
gaffer: second unit
Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer
Steve Graves
rigger
Chip Hackler
camera apprentice: second unit
Faris Herbert Harton
clapper loader
Robert Hoelen
rigger
Bobby Huber
rigging coordinator
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
key grip
Alec King
gaffer
Alan Lasky
camera apprentice
Terry D. Long
electrician
Gregory Lundsgaard
second unit: director of photography
Marco Mazzei
focus puller: second unit
Sergio Melaranci
camera operator: second unit
Jeff Moore
focus puller: second unit
David Pamplin
grip: second unit
Gene Poole
dolly grip: second unit
Stefan Stankowski
focus puller
David W. Strong
lighting technician
Thomas Trovato
best boy
Franklin Williams Jr.
generator operator
Eric Bartsch
grip
Location Management
Alexander Johnston
location manager: Wilmington, NC
Script Department
Rena Sternfeld-Allon
script supervisor
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