Ape (A*P*E ) (Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla) (Hideous Mutant)

Ape (A*P*E ) (Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla) (Hideous Mutant) (1976)

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This laughable Korean rip-off of King Kong was released the same year as Dino De Laurentis's trumpeted remake to sponge up some free hype from that film's massive publicity machine (in some areas it was retitled The New King Kong). Despite the fact that the poorly-handled big-studio film was… More

PG, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Paul Leder
Written By
Reuben Leder, Paul Leder
Genres
Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cult Movies
In Theaters
Oct 1, 1976 Wide
On DVD
Mar 15, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

    horrible

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  • Ariuza k


    Let me Just say our monster movies are horrible and A*P*E is a clear example of that and D-War. We can't make Kaiju films unlike the Japanese i can't deny that, but A*P*E is a fucking insult to my culture and country. Point being there are so many mistakes and errors its… More

  • Keiko A


    Director: Paul Leder and Starring Joanna Kerns, Rod Arrants, Nak-hun Lee and Yeon-jeong Woo. Without a doubt this is one of the worst Korean movies ever made and a major rip-off of Dino De Laurentiis version of the 1930s monster movie. Now King Kong's Korean brother A*P*E this… More