King Kong

King Kong (1933)

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Continuity mistake: This happens in King Kong's death scene. After he puts down Ann for the last time, he is shot and his right arm goes limp. In the close-up, he's suddenly using that limp arm to hold on to a spire. (01:38:05)

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Suggested correction: Well, it's said in the official Anthony Browne book adaptation that Kong got shot in the throat, not the arm. That's probably what's going on.

I believe the submitter meant that after Kong puts Ann back down for the last time, when Kong is shot (in the neck area) in the wide shot, Kong's upper body and (limp) right arm lean over in front of the building's spire, but it cuts to the close-up, and now Kong's right arm is suddenly up behind the spire with his right hand gripping that spire. This is how I interpreted the mistake.

Super Grover

That's exactly what the mistake is saying. The correction misses the mark.

zenee

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Revealing mistake: In the last third of the film just after the announcement that Kong is coming, a native jumps out of his hut, loses his balance and falls by a chicken coop. His wig comes off and gets caught on the fence.

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Trivia: King Kong's roar was made from the roars of a lion and a tiger put together and played backward.

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Question: Closely connected questions relating to Kong's massive size and weight: How did the crew "lift" him from the raft into the ship? Where did they keep him in the ship? (there doesn't seem to be a hold big enough) How did they feed him for the several weeks it took to get to New York? And lastly, how did they get him from the ship to the theater?

Answer: It's never shown or explained, and the film uses a broad "suspension of disbelief" premise. The audience just accepts the characters were able to somehow transport a huge ape to New York City.

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