King Kong

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1. 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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King Kong

He is Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Caesar in the Planet of Ape series, and Peter Jackson's King Kong.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

It’s rare that a newcomer joins the ranks of the famous monsters of Filmland — Frankenstein’s creature, Dracula, the Wolfman, King Kong, Godzilla, that lot — but the H.R.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025

Last night’s gale’d sounded like King Kong trying to yank our roof off and was only just dying down.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell