King Kong (1933) Filming Locations
Director: Merion C. Cooper ; Ernest B. SStarring
Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, James Flavin, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy
An expedition exploring a remote island capture a gigantic ape and bring him back to New York for exhibition. A beautiful actress who accompanies them is menaced when the monster's love for her causes him to break out.
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New York Filming Locations Guided Tour with On Location Tours
Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Visit the Friends apartment building, Shop around the corner at the store owned by Meg Ryan on You've Got Mail, go on location to the building where Grace on Will and Grace has her design studio - Visit these TV and film sites... as well as a number of celebrity homes sites. A trip not to be missed for the TV and movie buff!
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Kong climbs the Empire State Building
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Address: Empire State Building, 350 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
In one of the most famous scenes in all movie history, we witness King Kong climb the Empire State Building. No giant monkies were harmed filming this scene.
This filming location was also in:
Elf | Producers, The (1968) | Sleepless in Seattle
Times Square overhead view
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Address: Times Square, Broadway between 43rd and 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Once King Kong is captured he's put on display in an auditorium in Times Square which this overhead panning shot shows. Surprisingly it's not that different to a modern day Times Square
This filming location was also in:
Borat | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | I Am Legend | Spider-man | Vanilla Sky