KING KONG LIVES (1986)

The trailer for 1986’s KING KONG LIVES. Directed by John Guillermin (and an uncredited Charles McCracken), written by Ronald Shusett and and Steven Pressfield (based on characters created by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace). The film stars Peter Elliott, George Antoni, Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, John Ashton, and Peter Michael Goetz.

The plot summary is as follows:

Kong falls from the Twin Towers, and he appears to be alive, but his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.

As of this writing, KING KONG LIVES is currently streaming on Shout Factory Amazon Channel and Hoopla and is also available for digital rent/purchase.