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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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Marilyn Baker (as Joanna DeVarona)
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Col. Davis
Nak-hun Lee ...
Capt. Kim (as Lee Nak Hoon)
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Mrs. Kim (as Woo Yun Jung)
Jerry Harke ...
Lt. Smith
Larry Chandler ...
First Mate
Walt Myers ...
Seaman
J.J. Gould ...
Soldier in Jeep
Charles Johnson ...
American Tourist
Paul Leder ...
Film Director Dino
Choi Sung Kwan ...
Film Producer
Bob Kurcz ...
American Actor
Jules Levey ...
Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Luckritz ...
School Child #1 (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paul Leder

Written by

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Paul Leder ... (written by)
 
Reuben Leder ... (written by) (as Reuben A. Leder)

Produced by

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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

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Bruce MacRae ... (as Bruce Mac Rae)

Cinematography by

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Tony Francis ... (camera)
Daniel L. Symmes ... (camera)

Editing by

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Paul Leder

Production Design by

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Bong-seon Lee ... (as Lee Bong Sun)

Production Management

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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

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Yeong-cheol Choi ... second unit director (as Choi Young Chul)
Mimi Leder ... assistant director (as Miriam R. Leder)

Art Department

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Park Yong Jei ... property master (as Park Young Jei)

Sound Department

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Reuben Leder ... sound (as Nebuer Redel)
Alvin Lee ... sound

Special Effects by

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Park Kwang Nam ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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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

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Min-seob Jeong ... conductor (as Chung Min Sup)
Bruce MacRae ... arranger (as Bruce Mac Rae)
The Seoul Symphony Orchestra ... orchestra

Script and Continuity Department

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Cho Sung Gu ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Yeong-cheol Choi ... unit director (as Choi Young Chul)
Jack H. Harris ... presenter
Bob Norton ... U.S. Army liaison
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Taglines Ten Tons of Animal Fury Leaps from the Screen See more »
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Also Known As
  • The New King King (South Korea)
  • King Kongui daeyeokseub (South Korea)
  • Super Ape (South Korea)
  • A*P*E (United States)
  • Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla (United States)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Budget $23,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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.
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