KING KONG (1976) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Special Features Revealed
If all the hoopla over Godzilla vs Kong has you wanted to revisit past incarnations of the King of Skull Island, you’re in luck! This May, Scream Factory is re-releasing John Guillermin’s King Kong (1976) on Blu-ray for the first time in North America.
Check out the newly announced special features and also the trailer below.
The remake comes home in a 2-disc definitive collector’s edition set. It includes the theatrical cut (with a new restored theatrical stereo track). And also an extended TV broadcast cut (with 2k scan of the additional TV footage from the internegative).
The release is also packed with bonus features like a new audio commentary with film historian Ray Morton (King Kong – The History of a Movie Icon) and several new interviews with cast and crew. Fans who order from shoutfactory.com will also receive an exclusive poster featuring brand-new artwork, while supplies last.
Read the full list of bonus features below!
DISC 1: Theatrical Cut
- Audio Commentary with film historian Ray Morton (author of KING KONG – THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON) (NEW)
- Audio interview with special makeup effects wizard Rick Baker (NEW)
- Something’s Haywire – an interview with actor Jack O’Halloran (NEW)
- On the Top of the World – an interview with assistant director David McGiffert and production manager Brian Frankish (NEW)
- Maybe in their Wildest Dreams – an interview with sculptor Jack Varner (NEW)
- There’s A Fog Bank Out There – an interview with second unit director William Kronick (NEW)
- From Space to Apes – an interview with photographic effects assistant Barry Nolan (NEW)
- When the Monkey Dies, Everybody Cries – an interview with production assistants Jeffrey Chernov and Scott Thaler (NEW)
- Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 and NEW restored theatrical DTS-HD 2.0 stereo track
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Still Galleries – posters, lobby cards, and also behind-the-scenes photos
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DISC 2:
Extended TV Broadcast Cut
· NEW 2K scan of the additional TV footage from the internegative
· KING KONG panel discussion from the Aero Theater (2016)
Synopsis:
The Petrox company’s search for new oil reserves on a strange island also unleashes a terror unseen by civilized man—KING KONG! The timeless story of a “beauty” (Jessica Lange, making her feature-film debut) and a “beast” comes to the screen in this ambitious production from Dino De Laurentiis. Charles Grodin is the scheming oil company shark out to exploit the giant beast to his fullest. And Jeff Bridges is the desperate hero, Jack Prescott, who attempts to wrest the beautiful heroine from King Kong’s grasp. New York City trembles with each echoing footstep of the towering ape set loose in the streets!
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