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King Kong

Cultural

One of the most famous of movie monsters, a giant ape who terrorizes New York City and makes his last stand atop the Empire State Building. The story of King Kong was first filmed in the 1930s.

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Some films cast the King of the Monsters as a protector unconsciously joining humanity – and occasionally, King Kong – to fend off some mammoth existential evil.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

“You’d have to be King Kong to break this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The song features the disco-inspired chorus “Do the King Kong, baby,” with actor Burgess Meredith simulating the historic Hindenburg disaster radio broadcast as he narrates the massive ape-machine’s fiery crash to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Mounjaro has been dubbed the "King Kong" of weight-loss jabs as in a key trial, patients lost an average of 21% of bodyweight over eight months.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

In March an oddly appropriate movie had come out and quickly become a smash hit: King Kong.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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