The Man Who Created King Kong Just Really Liked Gorillas (Self-Reflection on the Fact Fiend Format)
11,286Everyone has heard of Kong: the gigantic ape whose story has been remastered, rebooted and parodied more times than can be counted. What is less known, however, is that Kong is so prevalent in today's media because, simply, one guy really liked gorillas.
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Original Article:
http://www.factfiend.com/guy-made-king-kong-just-really-liked-gorillas/
Sources:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/king-kong-unbelievable-true-story-hollywoods-favorite-giant-ape-984785
https://www.peta.org/about-peta/learn-about-peta/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PG_Tips
https://www.worldwildlife.org/blogs/good-nature-travel/posts/ten-fierce-facts-about-komodo-dragons
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-astonishing-life-of-explorer-writer-pilot-and-film-producer-merian-c-cooper-inspired-the-monster-ape-king-kong/news-story/d56e60335670b4c1931d7e8580899357
Videos:
Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
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King Kong (1933)
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Godzilla (2014)
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The Simpsons (1989 – present)
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Komodo Dragon, Mark Dumont [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Screenshot from Furious 7 (2015)
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