Whatever Happened to KING KONG?
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@fredwexler1362 5 ай бұрын
When I was 5 years old I went to New York City with my parents. We went to Times Square and King Kong (1933) was playing. This was around 1953. My parents decided it was a good idea to see the movie. What a mistake for a 5 year old! I was terrified! My Mom said I spent the whole movie standing in the aisle ready to run. The bad part was when we left the theater it was night time and we could see the Empire State building from times square. Remember I was 5 years old. I had nightmares for years. And I mean years! Now as an adult "King Kong" is my favorite scary movie of all time.
@b3564 5 ай бұрын
You must look back and have a giggle, either way fantastic story, very jealous, kids must love this story! Thank you!
@zillydino 4 ай бұрын
Yeah, it was pretty violent for a film made back in 1933!
@KingDrakoTyrell 4 ай бұрын
Scary but it had a sad ending.
@EightWonder369 4 ай бұрын
I have a similar story. My dad took me to see King Kong 2005 when I was 8 at the movies and I remember being scared lol.
@officialEthanharmerHC 4 ай бұрын
@@EightWonder369scared when I was 5 i saw that king king was cool and awesome and I got some collectibles in 2016
@stevew6138 Ай бұрын
What a great flick. My Mom saw it when it came out when she was a teenager in 1933. I saw it in the late 60's on TV and have had a copy since starting out in BETA to DVD today.
@igorschmidlapp6987 3 ай бұрын
Watching the full studio shot, I can't take my eyes off the Princess Leia/Metal Bikini cardboard standee... RIP, Carrie, you are missed...
@wicky4473 Ай бұрын
When I was a kid and saw this for the first time in the early’60’s, I cried when Kong fell to his death. For the next fifty years my family would ask me if I still felt sorry for King Kong. The answer is always… yes. I’ve seen one of the original Kong articulated models when it was on display at the MOMI in London back in the ‘80’s. It was so cool to see it up close and personal. A real piece of cinematic history.
@IFdude 4 ай бұрын
The fact you correctly called him the king of all monsters has earned you a new subscriber. Godzilla wouldn't even exist as he is if not for the original king of monsters, King Kong! So, it always pleases me when King Kong is recognized as such.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 4 ай бұрын
Even though it was kind of an oversight on my part when I created the video, I totally agree :-) I'm not that big of a Godzilla fan, but I have got beaten up pretty good over it lol. Thanks for the subscription and your support :-) Dan
@richardslatin 3 ай бұрын
In 1976 I was at MGM watching the filming of KING KONG. Make-up and effects legend Rick Baker was inside the KK suit, rehearsing the with the “stomp on the village” miniature and later, watching gorgeous Jessica Lange in her red/white striped half shirt and jean shorts. A few years later, when very kind Bob Burns arranged my visit to an EFX shop, a full size animated Kong bust was made for the 50th anniversary of the original, 1933 Kong film. Thanks again, Bob!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын
No kidding? That's amazing. Did you get any photos?
@tigermask3831 5 ай бұрын
There's supposed to be a Third 18-inch Armature out there somewhere. For years It was supposed to have been kept by Marcel Delgado, Who held on to It after the Production. That's the One the Smithonion thought they had, But It turned out to be Fake.
@11C1P Ай бұрын
Never EVER loan anything to a museum.
@jamiemineer4879 5 ай бұрын
I love the 1933 King Kong!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Me too!
@2209009pm Ай бұрын
You do such a great job presenting this show.
@intrepid5144 3 ай бұрын
As a kid in the late 50's I saw & loved King Kong & Might Joe Young! They were frequently shown, and are still the "Best" versions of any King Kong movies!! Long Live KONG!
@lemontiki 3 ай бұрын
My Great Uncle, Edwin (Eddie Linden) working under O’Brien (Chief Technician) did most of the work with the stop-motion animation along with Walker and Taylor. Still, Kong is a family favorite. ❤️
@billbrock8740 5 ай бұрын
OMG, DAN!! HOW is it possible that you have your own life-sized LIS Robot???!!!!! Love the channel! You do an Amazing job!!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@raymondwoods2410 5 ай бұрын
My favorite movie as a kid in the 50's. Plus the original Frankenstein ,"Day the Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet , "Them"
@waynel879 3 ай бұрын
Recently started watching your videos. Just fantastic!!! You have a really smooth radio announcer voice!!! Super easy and nice to listen to!! Great stuff on LIS. Love all your content!!!
@silvereagle2061 5 ай бұрын
Nothing bad about a man in a monster costume. Hail Godzilla!!! lol
@AchtungEnglander 3 ай бұрын
Great presentation with a voice designed by the voiceover gods.
@gothhedgehog 5 ай бұрын
Can you cover the original 1954 Godzilla suit?
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
I'm definitely going to be doing some Godzilla stuff this year :-) thanks for the support. Dan :-)
@derektorres6260 4 ай бұрын
My girlfriend and I started watching the show Monarch which led me to pick up all the recent American Godzilla and Kong movies. They are great and bring back fond memories of watching the older ones
@LH74 5 ай бұрын
It's the perfect movie. Greatest movie ever made. Perfectly executed, edited, paced. Never a dull moment, it keeps your attention. You stay in it the whole time. My favorite movie in case you can't tell.
@FIREBRAND38 3 ай бұрын
3:50 Sorry to have to correct you and I don't know where you heard that, but the deleted footage wasn't "edited for TV" but had been deleted soon after the 1933 premiere mostly because of the Production Code and one or two because RKO thought they were too gruesome (The Spider Pit sequence): The Brontosaurus mauling crewmen in the water, chasing one up a tree and killing him. Kong undressing Ann Darrow and sniffing his fingers. Kong biting and stepping on natives when he attacks the village. Kong biting a man in New York. Kong mistaking a sleeping woman for Ann and dropping her to her death, after realizing his mistake. This deleted footage was thought lost until a 16mm print was found in 1969 and efforts were started to cut the scenes back in. See Ray Morton's 2005 book, _King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon From Fay Wray to Peter Jackson,_
@kwakaj14 5 ай бұрын
Love the B9 behind you . :)))
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey thanks so much :-) I built in myself. There is a video on my Channel about how I built him :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan
@melanie27274 3 ай бұрын
What ever happened to The Creature from the Black Lagoon?
@unclesham5507 3 ай бұрын
Lots of dry rot.
@jameswesterman9283 2 ай бұрын
He's president now
@majorneptunejr 2 ай бұрын
@@jameswesterman9283 you are pitiful
@Sosant260 2 ай бұрын
That’s hilarious
@craigbrison4241 16 күн бұрын
@@jameswesterman9283 I thought that was the mummy...
@videobobdammit4818 29 күн бұрын
The full sized Kong bust was also used in the scene where he first appears to a tied up Fay Wray. Still packs a whallop!!
@thanksfernuthin 5 ай бұрын
I'm getting pretty old and King Kong was already a very old movie when I watched it on television as a kid. It was supremely entertaining and it was fun to imagine just how blown away people at the time must have been! Truly a part of American history. (And world history most likely. It would be interesting to hear the effect it had on the world if any.)
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
I never looked into the foreign marketplace. That's a great idea :-) thanks for reaching out, Dan :-)
@thanksfernuthin 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters That's what I'm here for! 😁🖖
@CassandrashadowcassMorrison 4 ай бұрын
Haruo Nakajima played Gojira (Godzilla) in the 1954 movie. Nakajima died 2017frm pneumonia (he was 88).
@jamesedwards5702 4 ай бұрын
Man, I loved King Kong and Mighty Joe Young when I was a kid. I can remember still watching all the great monster movies on Saturday when they aired. I still miss my 13 inch B/W with rabbit ears!! Boy, those were the days!! I'm still a big Ray Harryhousen fan. That's been almost 5 decades ago. Time sure flys.😢
@majorneptunejr 5 ай бұрын
I believe the armature that the Smithsonian had was the one from the famous Volkswagen commercial that only aired one time in the early 70's.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
You know what? I think you're right. I remember that now. The problem is, they initially advertised it as an authentic prop from the 1933 movie. I'm not sure if it's still there or not. Thanks for writing, Dan
@jknuttel Ай бұрын
Years ago I was in a used bookstore in Hollywood. I bought a used copy of a book called _Speaking of Silents,_ which contains transcribed interviews with famous actress. After I purchased it, I openned up to the title page. It was autographed by the author, Willam Drew, to Fay Wray!!! How cool is that?
@starmnsixty1209 17 күн бұрын
Great look at Kong, Dan. How about Godzilla soon?
@ShHeMiLeRe 11 күн бұрын
I think that day is coming but how will that go? The monster kids generation is sometimes dismissive of the Japanese effects films even if for a time the Japanese, the Toho studio in particular, had the most sophisticated effects in the industry and the most advanced technology (the Oxberry Optical printer for example that only they and Disney had). Of course it's partially because in the US the Godzilla films were often badly dubbed and recut. Now Godzilla is the most popular movie monster in the world I think largely because the original versions are widely available.
@mrsmissy2669 5 ай бұрын
King Kong, the first great monster of the movies (even before Godzilla)! Thanks
@rogerstlaurent8704 5 ай бұрын
Thats why Kong is King of the monsters not Godzilla
@rongilmore2827 5 ай бұрын
What a great and interesting channel you have!
@user-fc5sv1xp7j 2 күн бұрын
Dan....your series is INCREDIBLE!!!! Thank you!!!!
@rijir1654 2 ай бұрын
I still wonder if one day the Lost Spider Pit Sequence will show up.
@ronaldmiller2740 5 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!! AND INFO.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Me too:-) I always felt bad for the big guy :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan
@DavidDorianRoss 5 ай бұрын
I thought the line was, “What ever happened to Faye Wray?”
@SidlyBoDidly222 22 сағат бұрын
The log scene haunted me for 20 years.
@madmanmark8387 5 ай бұрын
Growing up in the 1970s on what was called WOR TV Channel 9 in NYC, I would look forward to Thanksgiving to see King Kong son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. The next day would be Godzilla films. It's definitely an all-time classic. Have you ever seen the colorized version of this? I thought it was decent. You have a great studio, and I appreciate seeing an all-time favorite movie of the horror genre being reviewed of the facts you pointed out.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Okay, that is absolutely amazing. I grew up in the Buffalo New York area and that was the exact same channel, channel 9, out of new york, that I watched King Kong on as a kid. That is so cool:-) hope you had a great holiday, Dan
@madmanmark8387 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters I grew up in the Bronx. The holiday was OK.
@joecole1551 4 ай бұрын
The True King of the Monsters King Kong always has and always will be my favorite Monster along with karloffs Frankenstein Great Video Dan !😎👍❤💯
@silvereagle2061 5 ай бұрын
There was a saying back in the day, "How tall was King Kong? As tall as Fay Wray's knees."
@michaelproctor8100 5 ай бұрын
I'm surprised that Forrest J Ackerman never acquired any of the two Kongs.
@jpnelson7791 5 ай бұрын
OUTSTANDING presentation!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much I really appreciate the support :-) hope you had a great Christmas :-) Dan
@Super_Bros. 5 ай бұрын
4 days later and now almost 11k!
@kevinmkraft 3 ай бұрын
I laughed out loud at "Ten thousand! We could almost buy our own ship for that!"
@Deercollopa 2 ай бұрын
“Well who’s gonna fly it kid? You?”
@darryldee467 2 ай бұрын
@@Deercollopa "You bet I could, I am not such a bad pilot myself".
@3dartistguy 5 ай бұрын
my favorite King Kong movie is King Kong Escspes (1968)where Kong battles a giant Robot version of himself, Mechani Kong. I met Linda MIller who played Suan.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
I haven't seen that one in forever :-) I'll check it out :-) thanks Dan
@3dartistguy 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters it seemed to be always on Sunday afternoons when i was a teenager....i really grew to appreciate it more when I got older especially after I got to meet Linda MIller at Galaxy con Richmond a couple of years ago. Its got Dr Who who wants Kong to dig up Element x to take control of the world with the mysterious Madame Prianna and of course Rhodes Reason who plays the Commander of a UN sanctioned exploratory submarine who opposes Dr Who's congest of the world using elementx and the big fight between Dr Who's mechanical duplicate of King Kong in Toyoko.
@lunamotionproductions9559 5 ай бұрын
It's batsh*t bonkers. Not a "serious" film, clearly made for kids, but loads of fun.
@3dartistguy 5 ай бұрын
@@lunamotionproductions9559 what’s a serious film about king kong? Give me a break!
@tigermask3831 5 ай бұрын
*Susan
@Victor-gi3dy 5 ай бұрын
Interesting that you have a cardboard cutout of Carrie fisher in the background because she once said in an interview that she lived in a house that once belonged to actor Robert Armstrong who was in King Kong it even had a secret room for Alcohol because of Prohibition 😊😊
@CaesarPlaYz 4 ай бұрын
Chads who respect Kong and Gojira 🍷🗿
@theheavyboy8838 4 ай бұрын
2021 ahh comment 😭🙏
@andrewjeffries8721 5 ай бұрын
Thank you, Dan! Kong was always a welcome featured personality when I bought Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines! I wish that I still had them.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for the support :-) you can get them on eBay pretty cheap :-) take care hope you had a great christmas, Dan :-)
@timharvey5478 5 ай бұрын
I used to own the Armature replica from sideshow collectibles. I wish a company would offer an 18-inch replica of the finished model. It wouldn't have to be articulated but even a statue with fur would be nice
@timharvey5478 5 ай бұрын
Would love a tour of the collectibles in your studio
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
That's outstanding :-) I certainly wish I could afford one of those :-) I'll be doing a studio tour soon :-) Dan
@edroosa2958 3 ай бұрын
I just found this channel and I absolutely love it. The details about what has happened to so many pieces of movie and TV history has always intrigued me. Another reason I like it so much is that while watching the videos I think of my best friend Bill who passed away from cancer over four years ago. He was a huge movie buff and I know he would also enjoy this channel. Thanks and keep up the great work.
@HassoBenSoba 5 ай бұрын
The photo at 6:40 shows animator JIM DANFORTH, but we get the impression that it's Phil Kellison. Actually, it was Hollywood SFX guy Howard Anderson who discovered the Kong armatures (both?) in the RKO prop room around 1960. Anderson and Kellison intended to use the armatures in their big, upcoming production "Jack the Giant Killer' (which soon was farmed out to the legendary "Projects Unlimited" company). Kellison stripped down the "round-face" armature (still covered with rotting Son of Kong rubber and fur), but "found that the armatures were too antique. The (1933) machine work had been crude, and most of the parts were worn." Quote above taken from the FABULOUS, IN-DEPTH, MUST HAVE article on the making of "Jack" (Starlog Magazine's "CINEMAGIC" magazine, issue #34, spring, 1986). Every serious "old-world" SFX guy should have a copy. Several photos of Kellison (one of them taken at the same session as your 6:52 image), and TONS of great info on "Jack", including Kellison's memories. Article by Paul Mandell. LR
@lunamotionproductions9559 5 ай бұрын
Actually, a tiny bit of Kong wound up in the Jack movie -- just a little finger, which was borrowed from the armature but never returned. Jim Danforth has published his memoirs in a gigantic three volume CD set (no printed book copies were made). They are absolutely terrific, crammed with highly detailed stories about every job he ever worked on. "Dinosaurs, Dragons and Drama." It's sold by the mail order company Creature Features in LA. I don't think any more are going to press so get it while you can. Also worth noting, the re-release of the VERY FINEST 3 volume set of Harryhausen books, "Ray Harryhausen: Master of the Majicks" is being readied for reprinting as of January/2024. Even if you have the previous 3 volume set, the updates are so voluminous that it could practically be called a new release. Available from Archive Editions. They are only printing enough to fulfill pre-orders. Majicks is bound to sell out immediately, so look them up and place your order. (Yes, I'm friends with the people involved with these books but I don't see a dime, I just want to get the info OUT THERE for interested parties.)
@LextheRobot 5 ай бұрын
Is the title a reference to "Whatever happened to Fay Wray?", a lyric from the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
@ARWest-bp4yb 5 ай бұрын
Definitely not that Kong!!😂 Surely not the high point of his career, though the Kiaju movies deserve a video of their own. Another cool video Dan!👍👍
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much :-) hope you had a great Christmas :-) Dan
@edgarsnake2857 Ай бұрын
These stories are great...and so is the teller. Thanks, Dan.
@blanck0037 23 күн бұрын
Oh no you didnt!! Classic classic classic ! Keep up the good work Dan!
@bwayne4656 3 ай бұрын
I was able to see Kong at Movie World when I was a child. I recall it being an eclectic collection of movie props scattered around a large building. Wish I had been more appreciative on what I was seeing
@augustragone1159 5 ай бұрын
The edited violent shots and one risqué scene (Kong peeling off Ann's clothes) were cut before television - since KONG was shot during the Pre-Code period, all of that was allowed (save for RKO demanding the extraction of the infamous "Spider Pit" sequence, which is thought to be lost). The aforementioned scenes were cut during the years when the Production Code was seriously being enforced for subsequent re-releases in the 1940s-1950s. Janus Films was able to restore the film for a re-release in 1970. But, the missing elements were taken from a 16mm print. In the 1980s, while an uncut 35mm print was found in the UK, the search continued for better sources for the missing footage. Finally, in 2005, Warner Brothers gave the film a much-needed 4K restoration and also reinstated the opening Overture from the original release.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Wow :-) great information. I didn't know a lot of that thank you so much :-) Dan
@augustragone1159 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters thanks for producing such great and interesting content! BTW, I brought the original Godzilla suit actor, Haruo Nakajima, to Monsterpalooza in 2011, and Bob Burns was there with his Kong armature. Bob wanted to meet him, came to our panel, so we arranged a meeting photo-op of Nakajima with Burns and the armature! Nakajima, by the way, played Kong in KING KONG ESCAPES. We also had photo ops with Nakajima and Bert I. Gordon (Mr. BIG) and Ricou Browning. Gordon directed many giant monster movies in the '50s (obviously) and Browning portrayed the Gill-Man in 1954 (of course), the same year that Nakajima played Godzilla for the first time. It was a magical weekend! Keep up the fantastic work! We are kindred spirits!!
@augustragone1159 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters as an aside, in 1984, Bob Burns told us about his experience discovering the Godzilla and Anguirus suits in crates at Howard Anderson Company, when Burns and Paul Blaisdell were filming the saucer scenes for INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN in 1957. As they ducked behind some crates for cover when they blew up the saucer model, Bob saw that they had Japanese writing on them. So, he and Blaisdell opened them up - were flabbergasted - and tried on the suits. They were shipped to Howard Anderson to shoot addition scenes for a AB-PT production taking the effects footage from GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN and shooting scenes with American actors and more Godzilla footage for a monster picture to be titled, "The Volcano Monsters," written by Ib Melchior. Burns has no idea whatever happened to those suits, although Eric Hoffman (who wrote the "Professor Gruebeard" column for "Famous Monsters of Filmland" magazine) told me in 1979 that someone in Los Angeles owned a "real Godzilla suit." Interestingly, Melchior infamously sued Irwin Allen for allegedly stealing his screenplay for "Space Family Robinson." When New Line Cinema produced the LOST IN SPACE feature film, they agreed to pay him $75,000 and a production bonus of $15,000. Godzilla and the Space Family Robison are forever strange bedfellows...
@lunamotionproductions9559 5 ай бұрын
It was a good restoration but they digitally painted out some of the support rods that were visible in all previous prints, just for a frame here and there. What were they thinking? That one frame of this curious artifact was ruining the illusion? Silly.
@captainkvjhouseofrandom662 5 ай бұрын
Awesome channel. Glad I'm following. Great timing to end my year watching this channel.
@dukeofnj62 2 ай бұрын
Good stuff Dan, as always, very informative!
@MrNatural451 5 ай бұрын
I love these "What happened to..." videos. Kong and Robby were HUGE influences on me. Please do more. How about the spaceships from Forbidden Planet or Lost in Space? or any of Ray Harryhousen's models.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, I got a whole bunch of new video plans for the upcoming year. Doing the research now :-) thanks so much for your support, hope you had a great Christmas, Dan :-)
@MrNatural451 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters Can't wait. I'm one of late subs. I just found you a few days ago. Great channel. Thanks for all your work.
@masterbonesmith 5 ай бұрын
I loved Fay Wray!
@MoonjumperReviews 5 ай бұрын
And now you know…the rest of the story.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Paul Harvey... good day!
@MoonjumperReviews 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters ❤️
@philcrawford7760 20 күн бұрын
Keep up the good work dan
@jackm.3666 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Thank you and I appreciate all the time that you spent to put this together. Very informative!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much. Your comments are so appreciated. :-) Dan
@PourlephoneProductions 5 ай бұрын
Great video! But the guy you are showing animating a color King Kong is Dave Allen, who made a Volkswagen commercial in the early 70's.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Yikes. I thought it was the other guy, that's what Google said LOL never trust the internet. Thanks for pointing that out I appreciate it :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan
@axis3d 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. The original Kong Kong movie is amazing. FYI, you showed pictures of David Allen when talking about Phil Kellison.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I realize that after the fact. My bad. Thanks for the great comments :-)
@Lumibear. 5 ай бұрын
Another fantastic video, thanks man! I love the original Kong movie, proper escapism with heart.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks so much I appreciate the support :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan
@MRaadesign 4 ай бұрын
When Bob Burns was in better health, he went to a lot of conventions. In the 90's he was going to Wonderfest in KY. One year he brought Kong and everyone got to see AND touch the armature and take pics. Bob has always been such a great guy. One year he wore his Tracy outfit and had blast at the WF show on Saturday night. It was the last time he was able to perform as Tracy. I have great video of that. I also made Bob a custom 8" Mego Bob Burns and Tracy box set for his birthday at WF one year. He was very touched.
@renekauts8323 5 ай бұрын
Actually, I love all 3 King Kong films! *** 1933: Timeless classic! *** 1976: Good remake, in color, awesome 2,35:1 aspect ratio, plus of course the hottest woman on the planet: Jessica Lange! *** 2005: A very big budget remake and luckily: dinosaurs again!
@godzillamoraga 5 ай бұрын
Happy New Year from a new subscriber! Amazing video that just popped up on my feed and I'm glad it did
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much for the kind words and support. Truly appreciate it. Hope you had a great new year, Dan :-)
@AvengerII 5 ай бұрын
The original King Kong is still the best one. The 1976 film leaves me cold, and as good as his intentions were, Jackson's 2005 remake is an hour too long! I think the next great creature feature is the original 1954 Godzilla. Nowadays, I'm more of an Ultraman fan (the original 1966 series and its follow-ups through the mid-1970s) but it's hard not to appreciate the original Godzilla. Nice to see the armatures for the original King Kong still exist! As far as the behavior of the Smithsonian goes, that's typical for those people. Look at how they treated the builder of the original Starship Enterprise shooting miniatures! I'm amazed the Datin family still dealt with those jerks. Don't kid yourselves -- the only reason the Smithsonian treats the Enterprise as well as it does now is that the exhibit attracts more visitors to the main Air & Space Museum than the actual spacecraft do! The Smithsonian officials exhibit cold, inhumane behavior but what we should we expected from insulated, unaccountable bureaucrats?!?
@philcrawford7760 20 күн бұрын
Godzilla is the king of the monsters
@sammcbride2149 4 ай бұрын
My favorite scene in King Kong doesn't even have King Kong in the scene. It's the scene where Carl Denham is trying to convince Ann Darrow to come with him. Just two people talking to each other and it's one of the greatest movie scenes of all time.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 4 ай бұрын
I totally agree. Such great writing and acting in that scene :-)
@coryhaywood6420 4 ай бұрын
That scene with the beautiful Fay 8:17 Ray trying to steal a bit of fruit and with Carl Denham staring at his nearly fainted fem fatal Ann Darrow . There is real chemistry between these two actors. And in basically 2 sentences... Carl denim has to basically sell the whole premise of the movie and the adventure. 😢😊 My other favorite scene is what we call a movie in a movie when Gorgeous Fay Ray in full white medieval princess costume on the deck of the ship and Director Dunham gets Ann to Screammmm for her life. I love her fullout, blood curdeling scream of absolute terror. By this scene every man on board is in love with and worried about what might happen to Ann.
@commodorerook3797 5 ай бұрын
I absolutely love your channel! All your videos are well researched and polished! Worthy of Travel Channel!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so very much for the support :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan :-)
@webchuck1 5 ай бұрын
Hello Dan, Thanks for this interesting story on King Kong. Another great video and remembering these great classics and keeping its history alive.
@SamJones-qs2cw 5 ай бұрын
I am so glad I found your channel! I absolutely love all the content you present. It’s everything I love about movies! Your knowledge on every topic is “impressive, most impressive!” 👍
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much :-) more videos to come :-) I truly appreciate the support :-) hope you had a great christmas, Dan
@blarneystone1965 5 ай бұрын
Nice to see your channel taking off Dan your videos are very entertaining .
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks so much I really appreciate it :-) hope you had a great christmas. Dan :-)
@3dartistguy 5 ай бұрын
So much for the Smithsonian being the Worlds foremost museum....
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
I've heard a lot of horror stories about how they treat their props. When Kevin Burns was alive, he was the guy who owned the original loss of space robot, he would often tell me they wanted to display the robot, but he wouldn't let them because they just don't treat the stuff very good. Thanks for writing :-) Dan
@3dartistguy 5 ай бұрын
@@MoviesMusicMonsters wow. I didnt know they ever had any interst in anything from Lost in Space at all....and to think i always thought that the LIS Robot would have made a good home at the Smithsonian. of course, Gene Roddenbery often over bragged about how the original Enterprise model was at the so called World's Foremost museum...but based on what you said, im glad they didnt get their hands on it!
@shelby367 5 ай бұрын
When I was a kid my mother took me to the movie world museum. The only thing I actually remember is the King Kong. I remember thinking how small it was and how ratty the fur that was left on it was. Mike
@lunamotionproductions9559 5 ай бұрын
The armature was stripped and rebuilt for Son of Kong. So that was the one you saw. Phil Kellison had the rotting rubber & fur stripped before he gave it to Bob Burns.
@aussiecoastie72 5 ай бұрын
The 2005 Peter Jackson king kong was a great flick ❤
@fatdog1963rb Ай бұрын
Thanks ace vid may your subscribers grow greatly. More please!
@archibaldsalyards926 3 ай бұрын
Love your narratiin voice!!! And great insights!!! Thank you!!
@seanhardner5842 3 ай бұрын
Didn’t he take a bad spill while visiting NYC?
@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын
😆
@martingainsford3225 5 ай бұрын
His car ad is fantastic. Closest I’ve seen to the ‘33. I’m in the UK but grew up like you fellas on old Horror and Sci-Fi movies, Irwin Allen, OUTER LIMITS, NIGHT GALLERY and home grown stuff too like DR WHO and THUNDERBIRDS. Your films always hit the mark. Thank you mate.
@patrickzarate4312 8 күн бұрын
This is a great history. I had toured Forry Ackerman's mansion in LA and thought I recalled seeing a King Kong but was not 18" tall. He definitely had some of the Willis O'brian dinosaurs (and Martian ship from War of the Worlds, and an original Maria from Metropolis). Maybe I am having a false memory re the Kong. Have to dig thru my foto archives... It was a real mecca for fans, too bad, all gone now.
@MoviesMusicMonsters 8 күн бұрын
Wow let me know if you find those photos :-)
@patrickzarate4312 Күн бұрын
Hey Dan found em. So let me know how you want me to send them to you.@@MoviesMusicMonsters
@williammitchem8274 5 ай бұрын
Fantastic as always 😊
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@chrisgaalema1984 5 ай бұрын
Dan, awesome channel and great content. I'm spreading the word!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you so much I really appreciate it :-) Dan
@writercleavebourbon 3 ай бұрын
I subbed about 4 hours ago and the channel had about 55. something K subs. Now, it's already 56.1K It's blowing up! Congrats Dan! As an early Gen Xer, I am really enjoying the content!
@7775Kevin 3 ай бұрын
I love your work. Please keep it up.
@UltraSenseiHoots 5 ай бұрын
Great video! Very informative. I love the presentation; the editing is snazzy, and your set is so cool! I've been a huge Kong fan for basically all my life, and I didn't know the stories behind how PJ and Bob Burns got their Kong armatures, so thanks for teaching me something new! Happy New Year! :)
@lunamotionproductions9559 5 ай бұрын
Actually PJ has purchased Bob's armature as well, but Bob gets to be caretaker as long as he lives.
@UltraSenseiHoots 5 ай бұрын
@@lunamotionproductions9559 Oh neat! I didn't know that. I'm glad that Bob is still gonna take care of Kong. He seems like a very trustworthy guardian for the big guy.
@robbinsteel 4 ай бұрын
Hey Dan! I subscribed to your channel because you are great at what you do. My Father told me that people ran out of the theater when Kong first appeared.
@lupusparable 4 ай бұрын
I just discovered your channel and I gotta say this is so cool. Definitely subscribed to see more like this.
@im_agine852 5 ай бұрын
THAT WAS effing cool!!
@craigw.scribner6490 5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dan!
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
You are so welcome :-) thanks for the support :-) Dan
@dinoallbaugh2050 3 ай бұрын
Hello again from Eugene Oregon! thanks for great info and pictures , looking forward to more!
@maxsmodels 5 ай бұрын
Great video
@MoviesMusicMonsters 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Max! I got your email... I'll be in touch!
@headrushindi 5 ай бұрын
I heard of a guy who re-created the entire film using modern cameras and equipment , but did the effects all as they were done in camera originally. Even creating his own armatures. Have you heard anything about this fella . I saw a documentary once in a DVD set,
@georgejones8026 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the history lessons. ❤
@Nscalemike56 3 ай бұрын
Approaching 60k..awesome Dan
@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын
Getting there :-) thanks so much.
@bigdave46148 2 ай бұрын
About 10 or 12 years ago or so, I went to a convention in Kentucky called Wonderfest. That was like the third year I was able to go and Bob Burns had Kong there to show him.
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