King Kung Fu
King Kung Fu
G | 01 January 1976 (USA)
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A remote monastery in China has trained a talking gorilla, King Kung Fu, in the ancient art of kung fu. Having mastered his fighting skills, King Kung Fu is sent to America to demonstrate the power of Chinese martial arts to the West. As he is travelling through Kansas, a pair of bumbling reports see KKF and decide he can be their ticket to fame and wealth. Of course, the gorilla gets away from them, and soon everyone is chasing the Shaolin simian.

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Darthslug

I was watched movie. It has the Gorilla and it has all action all of the time. I like gorilla does kung fu in the way. I watch many of kung fu and this gorilla. You lkie movie as well? You get to see all of movie as well. I watch gorilla kung fu agane and agena. My one said autism the movie.I give 9 of 10

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DarthBill

Plot: When a gorilla trained in Kung Fu is sent to America, a bumbling wannabe reporter and his sidekick hatch a scheme to cash in on the one of a kind specimen. Naturally, things go wrong and all sorts of crazy shenanigans ensue once King Kung Fu himself escapes. Not exactly a masterpiece and could have used better pacing, but on the whole a surprisingly funny one night romp poking fun at the bloated 1976 "King Kong" remake - with naturally a Fay Ray shout out joke thrown in for good measure - along with the big martial arts craze of the 70s. My favorite scene - probably King Kung Fu fighting the baseball team.

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xens_pineapple

When I saw "Cinemassacre" review of this movie, I just thought, 'hey what the heck'. I'm fan of slap-stick, and I like to own some horrible "B" movies, plus I'm a huge fan of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000).Well after watching this movie, what can I say?"Old Hags" is obviously over the top and an extreme attempt at humor. The dialog of the two instigator free-lance film duo is obviously over done, but only adds to the horrendous (and by token, great) screen play.The crowd's enthusiasm at the unveiling is just over done boredom and actually would probably represent how most feel when they ride the "King Kong" ride at universal.. so I laughed a lot relating it. And let's not even mention the "Mickey Mouse" camera, when there was a large, better one right next to it (gotta love 70's large bulb cameras!)It never has to be explained how a jobless man who suddenly gets a low-paying camera job can afford all of the equipment he uses to bust out the ape, then you realize it was all a fantasy and you roll your eyes.The police chief is a terrible John Wayne impersonator, and it's never explained how the ape manage to find the main chick of the flick (to put it humorously)using the phone book; how would he know what a phone book is?The high-speed chase in the volts wagon is anti-climactic and the stop-motion animation is very cheesy during the helicopter scene. But overall, it's a terrible "B" movie, so enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.

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R.E. (Bob) Walterscheid (King-17)

As the producer of King Kung Fu, I marvel at the comments about this being "Worst Film Ever". For the correct information, please know that KKF actually played in 11 theaters around the country. Also while standing in the lobby of two theaters the audience laughed their tails off during the film. They then commented that it was "corny". It has been sold to Japan, Taiwan, and Poland. It was shot on 43 locations and has over 40 speaking parts. It was shot in SimianScope. King Kung Fu is the unforgettable story of a Chinese gorilla who knows Karate. After beating up his master (a Kung Fu Master)he is shipped to the U.S. as a gift by the embarrassed master. On the way to New York, he is put on display in Wichita, Kansas where two out of work reporters set him free with plans to "capture" him and get jobs. Police Captain J.W. Duke,(who resembles a certain Western Movie star)and his first officer Pilgrim, get involved in the city wide chase along with Rae Fey and a host of others. The gorilla and the girl end up on top of the tallest building in Wichita, a Holiday Inn. It is full of clichés, spoofs, and a cast of truly memorable characters for a lot of viewing fun. If you laugh at the opening titles when it says "Filmed in SimianScope" then you'll laugh all the way thru the movie. We started in 1974 and released the movie in 1987. (ran out of money several times)If you can accept the fact that it is a guy in a gorilla suit (who by the way does not talk) you can enjoy the film. (a stream of consciousness voice does not mean the gorilla talks). Hey, it's a G rated movie. It was one of two released in 1987. The other one was a Benjie Movie. Take a chance. Bob Walterscheid

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