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King Kong has been reigning over the world of movie monsters for more than 90 years since he was first discovered on Skull Island way back in 1933. In that time, he's been portrayed as both a hero and a villain, a creature of horror and a saviour of the planet. And the design of the creature has pushed the boundaries of special effects along the way.
As for Kong himself, Cooper wanted the the monster to measure 40 to 50 feet, and that's the claim that was used in marketing. The models built by Marcel Delgado used a scale of 1 inch to 1 foot and would make Kong between 18 and 24 feet tall depending on the scene. However, the production also used a bust of Kong's head and upper chest, which was maneuvered by three people inside it. This would have made Kong 30 to 40 feet tall.
Hollywood had lost interest in Kong after the first sequel. O'Brien, the special effects pioneer, wanted to make a King Kong vs Frankenstein , but producer John Beck couldn't find a studio to take it so he offered the script to Japan's Toho Company, which bought the rights to King Kong. In the end, Toho replaced Frankenstein's monster with its own Godzilla, which was surely for the best.
When the robot fails, the doctor turns to the real Kong, who now lives on Mondo Island. The real Kong ends up fighting robot Kong on the Tokyo Tower. Again, suits were used for both Kongs. The real Kong suit would later be reused for a gorilla in an episode of the TV series Go! Greenman.It wasn't until 1976 that Hollywood would have another go at Kong after Dino De Laurentiis got hold of the rights.
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