Since the original film's release in 1933, King Kong has inspired scores of rip-offs, including this 1938 Japanese movie that ...

1. King Kong (2005) Image Credit: Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Logo text. No, it’s not as influential, nor revolutionary, as the 1933 film, but Peter Jackson’s King Kong is a giant ...

Director Peter Jackson was trying to get a Kong movie made as early as 1995, but it wasn’t the right time. Instead, Jackson focused his efforts on creating the greatest fantasy adaptation of all ...

Producer Dino De Laurentiis had a 12-meter-tall mechanical King Kong figure built especially for the film, which cost $1.7 million (€1.6 million) and was completely covered with horse hair.

Kong depictions on film have varied since his debut in the now-classic 1933 King Kong movie. In the 2005 Peter Jackson movie, King Kong was said to be 25 feet tall, so let's use that as our benchmark.