Directed by John Guillermin Written by James Ashmore Creelman   Ruth Rose   Merian C. Cooper   Edgar Wallace   Lorenzo Semple Jr.   Cast Jeff Bridges ... Jack Prescott Charles Grodin ... Fred Wilson Jessica Lange ... Dwan John Randolph ... Captain Ross Rene Auberjonois ... Bagley Julius Harris ... Boan Jack O'Halloran ... Joe Perko Dennis Fimple ... Sunfish Ed Lauter ... Carnahan Jorge Moreno ... Garcia Mario Gallo ... Timmons John Lone ... Chinese Cook Garry Walberg ... Army General John Agar ... City Official Keny Long ... Ape Masked Man Sid Conrad ... Petrox Chairman George Whiteman ... Army Helicopter Pilot Wayne Heffley ... Air Force General Uncredited Cast Forrest J. Ackerman ... Fleeing Extra in Crowd Rick Baker ... King Kong Todd Baker ... Shea Stadium Spectator Corbin Bernsen ... Reporter Doug Boethin ... Kong Victim John Buco ... Man in Crowd Ray Buktenica ... Naval Officer Larry M. Byrd ... Excited Fan Peter Cullen ... King Kong (voice) S.C. Dacy ... Newspaper Photographer James Dunaway ... Man in Audience Ned Gill ... Crushed Spectator Donald F. Glut ... Guy in Amphitheater Walt Gorney ... Subway Driver Brent Huff ... Extra Shawn McAllister ... Police Sergeant Eve McVeagh ... Reporter James F. Murray Jr. ... Extra Larry Naschel ... Victim Dale Oprandy ... Self Eren Ozker ... Subway Passenger Joe Piscopo ... Bit Part Harrison Ressler ... Photographer Ron Roccia ... Extra Ira S. Rosenstein ... Logan David Roya ... Ship's Radio Operator William Shephard ... King Kong David Ulmer ... Man Running in Terror Kristephan Warren-Stevens ... Kid with Afro on Bleachers Booker James Winter ... BG Crowd Billy Zoom ... Man Running from Monkey Produced by Dino De Laurentiis   Federico De Laurentiis   Christian Ferry   Original Music by John Barry

Additional Info Premiere: September 08, 1976 Theatrical Release: December 17, 1976 DVD Release: November 22, 2005 Blu-ray Release: May 11, 2021 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Dino De Laurentiis Company (uncredited) Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1976) (United States) (Paramount A Gulf+Western Company) (theatrical) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1978) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1996) (United States) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1997) (United States) (VHS) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1999) (United States) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2005) (United States) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) HBO Max   (2021) (United States) (Streaming) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.9 / 10 Our Rating 5.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,891 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,887 Shortbus (2006) #2,888 Back To School (1986) #2,889 The Woodsman (2004) #2,890 She Said (2022) #2,891 King Kong (1976) #2,892 Hostel: Part III (2011) #2,893 All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) #2,894 The Empty Man (2020) #2,895 Dora And The Lost City Of Gold (2019)