A newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.
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Rod Arrants | ... |
Tom Rose
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Joanna Kerns | ... |
Marilyn Baker
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Alex Nicol | ... |
Col. Davis
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Nak-hun Lee | ... |
Capt. Kim
(as Lee Nak Hoon)
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Woo Yeon-jeong | ... |
Mrs. Kim
(as Woo Yun Jung)
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Jerry Harke | ... |
Lt. Smith
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Larry Chandler | ... |
First Mate
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Walt Myers | ... |
Seaman
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J.J. Gould | ... |
Soldier in Jeep
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Charles Johnson | ... |
American Tourist
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Paul Leder | ... |
Film Director Dino
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Choi Sung Kwan | ... |
Film Producer
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Bob Kurcz | ... |
American Actor
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Jules Levey | ... |
Reporter
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Josh Luckritz | ... |
School Child #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
Paul Leder |
Written by
Paul Leder | ... | (written by) |
Reuben Leder | ... | (written by) (as Reuben A. Leder) |
Produced by
Tony Francis | ... | associate producer |
Yeong-shil Hwang | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Paul Leder | ... | producer |
Reuben Leder | ... | associate producer (as Reuben A. Leder) |
Tseng-Hsui Yang | ... | associate producer (as Yang Tseng-Hsiu) |
K.M. Yeung | ... | producer |
Music by
Bruce MacRae | ... | (as Bruce Mac Rae) |
Cinematography by
Tony Francis | ... | (camera) |
Daniel L. Symmes | ... | (camera) |
Editing by
Paul Leder |
Production Design by
Bong-seon Lee | ... | (as Lee Bong Sun) |
Production Management
Tae Ki Ho | ... | production manager |
Cho Young Kil | ... | production manager |
Sa-sang Wang | ... | production manager (as Wong Sa Sang) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yeong-cheol Choi | ... | second unit director (as Choi Young Chul) |
Mimi Leder | ... | assistant director (as Miriam R. Leder) |
Art Department
Park Yong Jei | ... | property master (as Park Young Jei) |
Sound Department
Reuben Leder | ... | sound (as Nebuer Redel) |
Alvin Lee | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Park Kwang Nam | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jung Nam Cha | ... | lighting technician (as Cha Jong Nam) |
Park Hyun Kuk | ... | camera assistant |
Suh Sang Kwon | ... | camera assistant |
Mimi Leder | ... | second unit camera operator (as Miriam R. Leder) / unit photographer (as Miriam Rose Leder) |
Chang-ho Park | ... | lighting technician (as Park Chang Ho) |
Choi Chung Won | ... | camera assistant |
Suh Kyung Woong | ... | camera assistant |
Music Department
Min-seob Jeong | ... | conductor (as Chung Min Sup) |
Bruce MacRae | ... | arranger (as Bruce Mac Rae) |
The Seoul Symphony Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
Script and Continuity Department
Cho Sung Gu | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Yeong-cheol Choi | ... | unit director (as Choi Young Chul) |
Jack H. Harris | ... | presenter |
Bob Norton | ... | U.S. Army liaison |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Worldwide Entertainment (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- New World Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- CMV Laservision (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Les Films du Dragon (1978) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Mahier Films (1977) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Talma Filmes (1982) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- All Video (1983) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (Canada)
- Jack H. Harris Enterprises
- Mad Monster Video (video)
- White Pearl Classics (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- White Pearl Classics (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Worldwide
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Korean Airlines (transportation)
- United States Army (the producers wish to thank)
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Taglines | Ten Tons of Animal Fury Leaps from the Screen See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $23,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The film was originally shot in 3-D. See more » |
Goofs | In the film, if the giant ape is 36 feet tall, it should not tower over 10 or 20 story buildings. Other scale problems in it include the relative sizes of a python and a great white shark, which would have to be gigantic. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Top Ten Films of 1976 (1977). See more » |
Quotes |
[last lines]
Tom Rose: He was just too big for a small world like ours. See more » |