King Kong

About this Broadcast

Oil prospectors travel to a recently discovered and remote Pacific island, where they encounter a gigantic gorilla. The men manage to capture the huge ape and bring it back to America - but the confused creature is terrified by events and escapes, wreaking havoc in New York. Remake of the classic 1933 fantasy adventure, with Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Charles Grodin

1976

Adventure Fantasy Horror Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Jeff Bridges (Actor) .. Jack Prescott

Jessica Lange (Actor) .. Dwan

Charles Grodin (Actor) .. Fred Wilson

Ed Lauter (Actor) .. Camahan

Rene Auberjonois (Actor) .. Roy Bagley

John Randolph (Actor) .. Capt Ross

Julius Harris (Actor) .. Boan

Jack O'Halloran (Actor) .. Joe Perko

John Guillermin (Director)

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Did You Know..

Jeff Bridges (Actor) .. Jack Prescott

Born: December 04, 1949 in Los Angeles, California

Best Known For: Being part of an acting dynasty.

Early-life: The son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his wife Dorothy, Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949, in Los Angeles, California. He has a younger sister, Lucinda, and an older brother, Beau, who also acts. Both boys appeared with their mother in the 1950 film The Company She Keeps (Jeff was just four months old at the time), and occasionally featured with their dad on his popular TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. Jeff eventually studied acting in New York, and also spent eight years serving with the United States Coast Guard Reserve.

Career: Bridges' first major role came in the 1971 movie The Last Picture Show, for which he garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. More Oscar nominations followed for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Starman, The Contender and True Grit; he's won once for Crazy Heart. One of his better-known roles was in the 1982 sci-fi cult classic Tron, in which he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer - a role he returned to in the 2010 sequel. Other major projects include the Coen Brothers' classic The Big Lebowski, as well as The Fisher King, Fearless, Jagged Edge, Iron Man and Seabiscuit. An accomplished musician, Bridges has also released three albums.

Quote: "I don't think I ever went down that movie-star path. I always enjoy taking a 90-degree turn from the last thing I did."

Trivia: Away from showbusiness, he has studied Buddhism and meditates for 30 minutes before he begins his working day.