King Kong

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King Kong is a giant, iconic movie monster—typically depicted as a colossal gorilla—who has become one of cinema’s most famous and enduring creature characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural icon ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
giant monster ⓘ
kaiju ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
appearsInFranchise MonsterVerse ⓘ
associatedWith Empire State Building ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Ernest B. Schoedsack ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper ⓘ
fictionalHome Skull Island ⓘ
firstAppearance King Kong (1933 film) ⓘ
franchise King Kong (franchise) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong franchise
genre adventure film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
monster film ⓘ
hasAdaptation King Kong (stage musical) ⓘ
King Kong (video game, 1982) ⓘ
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie ⓘ
hasThemeParkAttraction Kongfrontation ⓘ
Skull Island: Reign of Kong ⓘ
iconicScene climbing the Empire State Building ⓘ
influenced Godzilla ⓘ
giant monster genre ⓘ
medium comic books ⓘ
film ⓘ
television ⓘ
video games ⓘ
notableRelationship Ann Darrow ⓘ
notableWork Godzilla vs. Kong (2021 film) ⓘ
linked to: Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024 film) ⓘ
King Kong (1933 film) ⓘ
King Kong (1976 film) ⓘ
King Kong (2005 film) ⓘ
King Kong Escapes (1967 film) ⓘ
King Kong Lives (1986 film) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong Lives

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) ⓘ
Kong: Skull Island (2017 film) ⓘ
linked to: Kong: Skull Island

Son of Kong (1933 film) ⓘ
linked to: Son of Kong

The Mighty Kong (1998 film) ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs colossal gorilla ⓘ
portrayedUsing animatronics ⓘ
computer-generated imagery ⓘ
stop-motion animation ⓘ
suitmation ⓘ
species giant ape ⓘ
theme beauty and the beast ⓘ
exploitation of nature ⓘ
man versus nature ⓘ

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Referenced by (113)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Son of Kong → follows → King Kong ⓘ
Willis H. O’Brien → notableWork → King Kong ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper → knownFor → King Kong ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper → notableWork → King Kong ⓘ
James Ashmore Creelman → wrote → King Kong ⓘ
Fay Wray → hasNotableWork → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: Fay
MonsterVerse films → basedOn → King Kong by Merian C. Cooper ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong → basedOn → King Kong ⓘ
Kong: Skull Island → basedOn → King Kong ⓘ
David O. Selznick → notableWork → King Kong ⓘ
Ruth Rose → notableWork → King Kong ⓘ
Ruth Rose → coWrote → King Kong ⓘ
Ruth Rose → wroteScreenplayFor → King Kong ⓘ
Jack Driscoll → mainAdversary → King Kong ⓘ
King Kong (novelization, 1932) → hasMainCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kong novels
Kong: King of Skull Island → hasMainCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kong novels
King Kong (2005 film novelization) → hasMainCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kong novels
Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong (novel) → hasMainCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kong novels
Doc Savage: Skull Island → hasMainCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
subject linked to: King Kong novels
Skullcrawlers → notableEnemy → King Kong ⓘ
Skullcrawlers → notableEnemy → Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Skullcrawlers → killedFamilyOf → Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Jamie Bell → appearedIn → King Kong ⓘ
Kiko → parent → King Kong ⓘ
King Kong comics → basedOn → King Kong ⓘ
Godzilla → hasEnemy → King Kong ⓘ
Jack Prescott → associatedWith → Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Jack Prescott → caresFor → Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Slint → associatedAct → King Kong ⓘ
King Kong (2005 film) → character → King Kong ⓘ
King Kong Lives → basedOn → King Kong (character) ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
King Kong Lives → leadCharacter → King Kong ⓘ
King Kong → alsoKnownAs → Kong ⓘ
linked to: King Kong
Dwan → franchise → King Kong ⓘ
Dwan → hasRelationshipWith → King Kong ⓘ
Dwan → rescuedBy → King Kong ⓘ
Kongfrontation → theme → King Kong ⓘ