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5.4/10
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A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.
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Danny Lee
- Johnnie Fang
- (as Li Hsiu-Hsien)
Wei-Tu Lin
- David Chen Shi-yu
- (as Lin Wei-Tu)
Norman Chu
- Ah Lung
- (as Shao-Chiang Hsu)
Hang-Sheng Wu
- Ah Pi
- (as Wu Hang-Sheng)
Yao Hsiao
- Huang Tsui-hua
- (as Hsiao Yao)
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- TriviaThe hair for the Peking Man suit used in the film was made from actual human hair. A total of 300 Hong Kong citizens arrived at the studio to donate.
- GoofsWatch the ending of the film carefully. When the helicopters are shooting Utam the Peking Man to pieces, the impact of the rounds on his body, considering how big he is, should be tiny. But they are huge, as if the weapons being used are his size. Also, when Samantha and Johnny are wounded by the same helicopters, the rounds should have torn their limbs off entirely, not just scratched them.
- Alternate versionsThe original European version of the film (which is titled "Colossus of Congo") has a different ending than the Hong Kong version of it.
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Silly but kind of serviceable
It's very fast-paced and very silly, which makes for a somewhat entertaining monster movie that's never quite as engaging or as charming as many of the old Godzilla movies it's clearly inspired by. I'd say it's not even as good as the 1976 version of King Kong (starring Jeff Bridges) that it was probably trying to capitalise off of.
Still, the schlocky set pieces are somewhat fun, and at 90 minutes with lots of action/special effects, you can't call it dull. And as the King Kong movies have shown, it's easier to have a monkey monster as a victim than a lizard monster as a victim (for the most part), and there are parts that do sort of make you feel bad for this big, slightly crazed looking giant monkey.
Probably a watch if you're starved for kaiju/monster movies.
Still, the schlocky set pieces are somewhat fun, and at 90 minutes with lots of action/special effects, you can't call it dull. And as the King Kong movies have shown, it's easier to have a monkey monster as a victim than a lizard monster as a victim (for the most part), and there are parts that do sort of make you feel bad for this big, slightly crazed looking giant monkey.
Probably a watch if you're starved for kaiju/monster movies.
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Box office
- Budget
- HK$6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,368
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,873
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $17,368
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