King Kong

Plot hole: In the scene where Ann is laying/sleeping with Kong on the cliff, her dress should not only be beyond filthy, but it should be tattered and shredded. It doesn't so much as have a thread out of place after being carried so violently through the jungle and being caught between Kong and the dinosaur. Also, she at this point has been in Kong's possession for several hours to a day or so, and not once has she even shown any signs of hunger, thirst, or the need to relieve herself.

Plot hole: When the group goes into the jungle to save Ann, Englehorn gives them 24 hours before the ship leaves. After the dinosaur stampede, Bruce says that the ship sails in 9 hours. That means it took 15 hours for them to get from the wall to the swamp. Later, during the pit scene, Englehorn and the ship's crew arrive to save Jack, Carl and Jimmy from the insects because Bruce insisted on a rescue. But if they really are more than 15 hours away from the ship at this point, there is no way Bruce could have gotten help that quickly. Same when Jack saves Ann from Kong. It's the middle of the night, but when they get back to the ship, which is definitely more than fifteen hours away from the cliff Ann and Kong were at, it's dawn. They simply could not have gotten through the jungle that quickly.

Plot hole: The opening debut of Kong in NYC is sold out if we are to believe what it says on the entrance doors. Yet Driscoll was watching a play then changes his mind and shows up at the debut. How did he get a ticket?

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Suggested correction: He was there when Kong was captured, one of the survivors even. Even though he wasn't given any credit it's possible he got VIP access, as a thank you.

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Other mistake: When Ann Darrow is awaiting sacrifice to Kong she is hanging from tight thick ropes around her wrists. However, when Kong shows up he just grabs her and tears her from the plinth. Either the ropes should still be around her arms having been torn from their mounts, or her arms should have been ripped off.

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Trivia: In the escape from the dinosaurs, one of the ship's crewmen lets out a Wilhelm scream when he is knocked off a ledge. (01:24:40)

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Question: What happens to the Natives? After the first contact with Denham & Co and the sacrifice of Ann they make no further contact with the group, even when the group are inside their village at various points after this.

Answer: They scared them off with their guns. In the scene where they capture Ann to sacrifice her to Kong, Denham and his men come to rescue her and when they start shooting the natives hide. It's never fully explained but the most likely answer is that they are too scared and have even moved villages or are just hiding really well.

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