NBC Sunday Big Event Open: "King Kong" - 1980

NBC repeats the De Laurentiis remake on 11/30/80. This three-hour broadcast was longer than the theatrical version, but shorter than NBC's two-night, four-hour premiere in 1978.

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[CodyZamboni]

networks and cable don't do these promos anymore, they just start the movie, which is sad, no buildup, no expectation

[lilleo1968]

I would love to get my hands on a copy of the original 1978 broadcast with all the commercials intact.

[BOURBONJULIO]

@lilleo1968 Me too!

[SidJustice1]

@videozfann - Cable killed this sort of thing. I love the quote in the 1933 original:

"Oh no, It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."

[hulkster46a]

I saw this movie when I was little, I thought it was a mistake too kill Kong at the end. Years later, when they had the recent remake. I liked this one better. Still hate too see Kong die at the end.

[videozfann]

When seeing the movies was a big event on tv.

[Matthewsmollen4]

The NBC two-night four hour version first aired in 1978, then again in 1980. This version aired in November of 1980 just months after they repeated the two-night four-hour version. In 1983, the theatrical version aired on a Sunday night on NBC from 8:00 to 11:00.

[stainshield]

I remember in 1993 when on the day the World Trade Center got bombed, this showed on NBC channel 3. I thought that was a freaky thing to happen, since the movie climax was at the World Trade Center with Dwan crying at the end.

[agnernai]

WAY COOL!

[max15military]

Anybody have the big event for 2 night special for MACARTHUR with extra footage?

[supergodzilla12]

thanks for uplaoding this clip!