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King Kong Volkswagen Commercial animated by David Allen

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Uploaded on May 4, 2007

I can't get enough of King Kong. I even watch the monkey suit movies. But the "real" King Kong is stop-motion, the breath of life that gave Kong his powerful personality in 1933.

In 1972, David Allen animated this legendary Kong sequence for a Volkswagen commercial. And he nailed it.

Kong stands atop the Empire State Building, exactly where he belongs. Kong looks beautiful. The face is that of the Kong I love, the doll-sized 1933 version, and he's as ferocious and innocent as I remember. And it's in color!

Thanks, David Allen.

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  • sethmanrockandroll

    Wasn't this the same thing where they used Hammer's footage from their attempted King Kong movie and laced into a commericial?

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  • Mat Bergman

    David Allen did pitch King Kong to Hammer Studios, but this Kong is original to the commercial.

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  • YungReg88

    If you don't mind, may I ask where you found this? I've seen it before except it was on a documentary.

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  • Mat Bergman

    This version came off the Criterion Collection DVD of EQUINOX, released in 2006. I highly recommend the DVD. I also acquired a 16mm version off eBay. It looks great on a big screen!

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  • DerTrommler3D

    He gets a boat because you can't drive to Monster Island! :)

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  • starzilla83

    toy airplane duh :)

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  • Asiablue

    The actress in this commercial was Fay Wray's daughter.

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  • InformatorMX

    The King Kong of 1933 with the Empire State Building and New York skyscrapers of early 1970s.

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  • Gerald Vanderhoff

    Fun fact: The actress in the commercial is a relative of Fay Wray's.

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  • Robin Wise

    Well, there's always an AmphiCar.

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  • SuperChunkyMushroom

    Don't worry, Godzilla eventually got his own car, many years later. ---> watch?v=fl8mQhxhE_Q

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  • artfrankmiami

    This was the inspiration.

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  • santimartupaco

    jajajaja. This reminds me of Robocop 2, 6000 SUX advertising.

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  • CristinaFernandez

    I love this commercial. Great effects by a special effects master.

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  • DylanM444555

    Cinemassacre's Monster Madness 2012 brought me here.

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