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− | [[File:King Kong (1933) The Lost Spider Pit Sequence - Peter Jackson Recreation|thumb|right|335px|Peter Jackson's "Spider Pit Sequence" recreation.]]{{Stub}}Most people are familiar with the original 1933 classic ''King Kong'', co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, respectively; however, most people are unaware that '''a large amount of footage''' was cut and as a result is currently considered to be missing. |
+ | [[File:King Kong (1933) The Lost Spider Pit Sequence - Peter Jackson Recreation|thumb|right|335px|Peter Jackson's "Spider Pit Sequence" recreation.]]{{Stub}}Most people are familiar with the original 1933 classic '''''King Kong''''', co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, respectively; however, most people are unaware that '''a large amount of footage''' was cut and as a result is currently considered to be missing. |
The following scenes were cut (some of them may have never even been shot): |
The following scenes were cut (some of them may have never even been shot): |
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− | *The infamous "Spider Pit |
+ | *The infamous "Spider Pit" sequence that was cut after the first screening. After being shaken off of a log into a ravine by Kong, the crew members are attacked by a wide variety of creatures (including giant spiders, hence the name). The scene caused several members of the audience to scream, leave, and (in some cases) faint, and as such was cut by Cooper himself from all following screenings, although allegedly due to the fact that it "stopped the story", and not the bad reception it received. It was later reconstructed by legendary director Peter Jackson using traditional stop motion effects, and appeared on the 2005 2-disc DVD release. There are no known surviving copies of the scene in existence. It does appear, however, in Delos W. Lovelace's 1932 novelization of the film. |
− | *A Gigantophis |
+ | *A Gigantophis Garstinis (giant snakes found in Skull Island) was seen in the 1933 classic ''King Kong'' in a deleted scene. It was seen hovering at the foot of the tree Ann Darrow was in while Kong went to fight the sailors on the log bridge. The snake slithered off when the T-Rex entered the clearing. |
*Kong vs. Three Triceratops; partially filmed and appears in Lovelace's novelization. |
*Kong vs. Three Triceratops; partially filmed and appears in Lovelace's novelization. |
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*Brontosaurus violently kills three sailors in the water. |
*Brontosaurus violently kills three sailors in the water. |
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Most people are familiar with the original 1933 classic King Kong, co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, respectively; however, most people are unaware that a large amount of footage was cut and as a result is currently considered to be missing.
The following scenes were cut (some of them may have never even been shot):
- The infamous "Spider Pit" sequence that was cut after the first screening. After being shaken off of a log into a ravine by Kong, the crew members are attacked by a wide variety of creatures (including giant spiders, hence the name). The scene caused several members of the audience to scream, leave, and (in some cases) faint, and as such was cut by Cooper himself from all following screenings, although allegedly due to the fact that it "stopped the story", and not the bad reception it received. It was later reconstructed by legendary director Peter Jackson using traditional stop motion effects, and appeared on the 2005 2-disc DVD release. There are no known surviving copies of the scene in existence. It does appear, however, in Delos W. Lovelace's 1932 novelization of the film.
- A Gigantophis Garstinis (giant snakes found in Skull Island) was seen in the 1933 classic King Kong in a deleted scene. It was seen hovering at the foot of the tree Ann Darrow was in while Kong went to fight the sailors on the log bridge. The snake slithered off when the T-Rex entered the clearing.
- Kong vs. Three Triceratops; partially filmed and appears in Lovelace's novelization.
- Brontosaurus violently kills three sailors in the water.
- Styracosaurus chases the crew onto a log. This scene is sometimes considered to be part of the spider pit sequence and is also included in Peter Jackson's spider pit reconstruction.
- Extended scenes of Jack Driscoll and Ann's escape from Kong's lair. Included shots of Kong climbing down after them. This scene was cut because it interfered with the film's pacing.
- Kong breaks up a hotel poker party; possibly filmed but removed for being too similar to a scene in the 1925 film The Lost World.
- An above shot of Kong falling from the Empire State Building. This scene was removed because it looked too unrealistic and Kong allegedly looked transparent.
Due to the then-common practice of burning cut content, it is likely that these scenes will never see the light of day.