Remake of
King Kong (1933)
- This is purely a remake of the 1933 movie.
Edited into
It's All Gone King Kong (2005) (TV)
Spin off
King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005) (VG)
References
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
- Poster seen in the background
M (1931)
- Seen advertised on a billboard
East of Borneo (1931)
- seen on marquee in Times Square
Monkey Business (1931)
- seen on marquee in Times Square
The Mummy (1932)
- seen on marquee in Times Square
King Kong (1933)
- Denham says that Fay Wray is working on a picture for Merian C. Cooper. At Kong's exhibition in New York, 1) Denham recites the "old Arabian proverb" that apears at the opening of the 1933 film, and 2) The music used for the "natives" dancing onstage is the used in the original for the tribal ceremonial dance. "It was beauty killed the beast" is the last line in both films.
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
- Seen advertised on a billboard
Footlight Parade (1933)
- seen on marquee in Times Square
Queen Christina (1933)
- seen on marquee in Times Square
Bambi (1942)
- Kong attempting to keep his balance on frozen lake
Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962)
- Scenes of Kong and the Tyrannosaurus rolling down a ravine are exactly like the end of the battle where Kong and Godzilla roll over a cliff into the sea
Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)
- Kong catches Ann Darrow, who falls off the side of the Empire State Building and places her inside the building, just as he catches Linda Miller in "King Kong Escapes", then places her safely inside Tokyo Tower
King Kong (1976)
- Kong places Ann on his shoulder when he has to move fast just as he did to Jessica Lange in the 1976 remake.
Midnight Express (1978)
- Kong bites off a piece of the T. Rex's tongue and spits in into the air, just the same way Brad Davis does to the snitch in MIDNIGHT EXPRESS.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Carl giving chocolate to the native "Here, take it!"
Braindead (1992)
- "Sumatran Rat Monkey" on a cage in the background
Jurassic Park (1993)
- Dinosaur discovery, Kyle Chandler removes his glasses in King Kong just like Alan Grant did in Jurassic Park
The Pianist (2002)
- Englehorn stops the rolling bottle of chloroform with his foot as Driscoll watches. There is a similar scene between the same two actors in Polanski's film, when Szpilman drops the jar of pickles.
Referenced in
Film Geek (2005)
- Scotty mentions it
Channel Four Presents: Return of the King - King Kong (2005) (TV)
- Documentary about remake
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries (2005) (V)
- Behind the Scenes Documentary
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Shakira (#31.8)" (2005)
- Mentioned on the O'Reilly Factor
King of the Lost World (2005)
- obvious cash-in on the Peter Jackson film: second half of movie features a giant ape and a tribe on the island
"Smagsdommerne: (#2.17)" (2005)
- review of film
"Saturday Night Live: Jack Black/Neil Young (#31.9)" (2005)
- Mentioned during the monologue, Weekend Update and TV Funhouse
Bryan's Journals (2006) (V)
- Features on set of the king kong movie also
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2006-02-02)" (2006)
- This film is referenced in a segment about race.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2006-02-06)" (2006)
- during the mail segment this film is referenced.
"The Simpsons: Bart Has Two Mommies (#17.14)" (2006)
- When the chimp brought Bart up to the tower
Kong's New York, 1933 (2006) (V)
- The documentary refers to events in this film and we see some stills from it.
Skull Island: A Natural History (2006) (V)
- Many references are made to the creatures of this film, we see concept art for the film. The documentary talks of events in this film and we see some stills from it.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006) (V)
- Referenced in 'Christmas Time for the Jews'
"Troldspejlet: (#35.15)" (2006)
- DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
"Family Guy: Petergeist (#4.26)" (2006)
- The spirit medium's monologue resembles the speech done by Hayes in this movie
Maya's Soul (2006) (V)
- poster ad
"Joey: Joey and the Actors Studio (#2.20)" (2006)
- Joey auditions for a role.
Jin tian de yu zen me yang? (2006)
- Rao Hui mentions watching the film.
Pulse (2006/I)
- stoner has a poster for this movie in his room
The Mighty Boosh Live (2006) (V)
- Bollo the gorilla says he auditioned for Peter Jackson's King Kong remake.
"Troldspejlet: (#36.12)" (2006)
- 3-disc DVD edition reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2006) (TV)
- Borat says his movie knocked King Kong off the top of the Kazakhstan box office, it being there since it was released in the 30s. He implies it's the remake before saying it's the original.
"Andy Barker, P.I.: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)
- Poster inside Video Riot.
"Andy Barker, P.I.: Dial M for Laptop (#1.4)" (2007)
- Poster on wall in Video Riot back room
"Andy Barker, P.I.: The Big No Sleep (#1.5)" (2007)
- DVD visible in Simon's 'Find out why your favorite movie sucks' booth at fair
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)
- Poster in dorm room
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Jack Black plays Kong himself in a spoof skit
Evolution: The Musical! (2008)
- In the beach scene Wog Wog and Mary parody the interaction between Kong and Ann Darrow
Eagle Eye (2008)
- dvd cover shown as part of Jerry's life while at Circuit City
"Dancing with the Stars: (#8.5)" (2008)
- The movie King Kong and Naomi Watts are mentioned by Mark Wilson in his comments on the Argentine Tango danced by Danny Green and Natalie Lowe.
Yes Man (2008)
- DVD seen in rental store
Little Red Riding Hood (2009/I) (V)
- The Lumberjack arrives quickly to save Red, shoots the Wolf and he falls over in slow motion, just like the scene with Captain Englehorn and the native about to kill Carl Denham.
The Supermarket (2009)
- Rifle grabbing shot mimicked
Stan Helsing (2009)
- "Peter Jackson can now witness King Kong" (song lyrics)
Featured in
King Kong: The Post-Production Diaries (2005) (V)
- The Post-Production Diaries of this Movie
"HBO First Look: King Kong (#12.29)" (2005)
- clips
"Troldspejlet: (#34.15)" (2005)
- reviewed + footage used
"Smagsdommerne: (#2.17)" (2005)
- footage used in the episode
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)
- clips
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2006-02-02)" (2006)
- Clips of the film are featured.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#35.15)" (2006)
- footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
- Nominated, clips shown.
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (V)
- many scenes/clips shown; documentary is about the making of this film
"Troldspejlet: (#36.12)" (2006)
- footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
Sivaji (2007)
- This movie is shown in the film when the main character is at an outdoor movie theatre.
Spoofed in
Making a Spoof (2006) (TV)
- parodies Peter Jackson directing King Kong (2005)
Date Movie (2006)
- Filming on Kong Island
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
- Spoof movie.
Kinky Kong (2006) (V)
- The film is a comic porno version of "King Kong".
Turma da Mônica em Uma Aventura No Tempo (2007)
- A character runs away from a dinossaur and we cut to an identical shot of that shown in Jackson's film, when Jack Black runs away from a dinosaur.
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