Directed by John Guillermin Written by Ronald Shusett   Steven Pressfield   Merian C. Cooper   Edgar Wallace   Cast Peter Elliott ... King Kong (as Peter Elliot) George Antoni ... Lady Kong (as George Yiasomi) Brian Kerwin ... Hank Mitchell Linda Hamilton ... Amy Franklin John Ashton ... Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt Peter Michael Goetz ... Dr. Andrew Ingersoll Frank Maraden ... Dr. Benson Hughes Alan Sader ... Faculty Doctor #1 Lou Criscuolo ... Faculty Doctor #2 Marc Clement ... Crew Chief Richard Rhodes ... Reporter Larry Souder ... Reporter Ted Prichard ... Reporter Jayne Gray ... Reporter (as Jayne Linday-Gray) Debbie McLeod ... Reporter Elizabeth Hayes ... Reporter Nat Christian ... Surgeon #1 (as Natt Christian) Mac Pirkle ... Surgeon #2 Larry Sprinkle ... Journalist Rod Davis ... T.V. Reporter David de Vries ... Technician #1 (as David DeVries) Bonnie Johnson ... Technician #2 (as Bonnie Cook) J. Michael Hunter ... Technician #3 Robin Cahall ... Mazlansky Don Law ... Security Chief Jack Maloney ... Wrangler #1 Jimmie Ray Weeks ... Major Peete Jeff Benninghofen ... Radioman #1 Jim Grimshaw ... Sergeant Bernard Addison ... Captain #1 Michael McClendon ... Captain #2 (as Michael McLendon) James L. Wiggins ... Boyfriend (as Jimmy Wiggins) Mary Swafford ... Girlfriend Michael Forest ... Vance Leon Rippy ... Hunter Wallace Merck ... Hunter Dean Whitworth ... Hunter Herschel Sparber ... Hunter (as Hershel Sparber) Dandy Stevenson ... Mom #1 Lydia Smith ... Mom #2 Hope Nunnery ... Lady in Phone Booth Margaret Freeman ... Native Woman Winston Hemingway ... Staff Sergeant Tom Parkhill ... Radioman Jeffrey Buckner Ford ... Guard Sergeant (as Buck Ford) Derek Pearson ... Youth Gary Kaikaka ... Boat Skipper Duke Ernsberger ... Cell Guard #1 Mike Starr ... Cell Guard #2 Shannon Rowell ... Female in Crowd Uncredited Cast Michael Bard Bayer ... Surgeon Jeff Bridges ... Jack Prescott (archive footage) Benjamin Kechley ... Baby King Kong Scott King ... Soldier Jessica Lange ... Dwan (archive footage) Craig Newkirk ... Soldier Eddy Schumacher ... Jeep Soldier Matt Totty ... Sgt. Tucker - Lt. Col. Nevitt's Driver Produced by Dino De Laurentiis   Martha De Laurentiis   Ronald Shusett   Lucio Trentini   Original Music by John Scott

Additional Info Premiere: December 19, 1986 DVD Release: September 07, 2004 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Alternate Titles King Kong 2 Production Companies De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) Distributors De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)   (1986) (United States) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2004) (United States) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (United States) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Lorimar Home Video   (1987) (United States) (VHS) StudioCanal   (2019) (World-wide) TBS Superstation   (1993) (United States) (TV) TNT   (1993) (United States) (TV) Trinity Home Entertainment   (2006) (United States) (DVD) Video Treasures   (1996) (United States) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1993) (United States) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 3.9 / 10 Our Rating 4.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.2 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,275 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #5,271 Laserblast (1978) #5,272 Lisey's Story (2021) #5,273 Silk Road (2021) #5,274 Moloch (2022) #5,275 King Kong Lives (1986) #5,276 Penny Dreadful (2006) #5,277 Godzilla, Mothra And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) #5,278 The Dark Horse (2014) #5,279 Silent Rage (1982)