"An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him."
Jeff Bridges
as Jack F. Prescott
Jessica Lange
as Dwan
Charles Grodin
as Fred S. Wilson
John Randolph
as Captain Ross
René Auberjonois
as Roy Bagley
Julius Harris
as Boan
Jack O'Halloran
as Joe Perko
Ed Lauter
as Carnahan
John Agar
as City Official
Jorge Moreno
as Garcia
Mario Gallo
as Timmons
John Lone
as Chinese Cook
Garry Walberg
as Army General
Keny Long
as Ape Masked Man
Sid Conrad
as Petrox Chairman
George S. Whiteman
as Army Helicopter Pilot
Wayne Heffley
as Air Force General
Todd Baker
as Shea Stadium Spectator
Corbin Bernsen
as Reporter
Ray Buktenica
as Naval Officer
Larry M. Byrd
as Excited Fan
Peter Cullen
as King Kong (voice)
S.C. Dacy
as Newspaper Photographer
James Dunaway
as Man in Audience
Ned Gill
as Crushed Spectator
Donald F. Glut
as Guy in Ampitheater
Walt Gorney
as Subway Driver
Shawn McAllister
as Police Sergeant
Eve McVeagh
Larry Naschel
as Victim
Ira S. Rosenstein
as Logan
David Roya
as Ship's Radio Operator
David Ulmer
as Man Running in Terror
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
as Kid with Afro on Bleachers
Brent Huff
as Extra
Rick Baker
as King Kong
Dennis Fimple
as Sunfish
Harrison Ressler
as Photographer (uncredited)
John Guillermin
Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Federico De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Christian Ferry
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Ruth Rose
James Ashmore Creelman
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Dale Hennesy
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Anthea Sylbert
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Doris Grau
Script Supervisor
Elliott Marks
Still Photographer
Harry W. Tetrick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William L. McCaughey
Joyce Selznick
Casting
Archie J. Bacon
Art Direction
David A. Constable
Robert Gundlach
Terry Carr
Production Manager
Brian E. Frankish
Unit Production Manager
George Goodman
Phil Tucker
Post Production Supervisor
Lori Imbler
Production Coordinator
Kelly Nichols
Stunt Double
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Loren Janes
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Glen Robinson
Jack Solomon
Sound Mixer
Roger Creed
Melvin Jones
Bill Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Lovelett
Julius LeFlore
Beth Nufer
Diane Peterson
Joe Pronto
Ray Saniger
Ernest Robinson
Ted White
Sunny Woods
Jesse Wayne
Bobby Greene
Assistant Camera
Makeup Artist
William Kronick
Second Unit Director
Pat Kehoe
Second Assistant Director
David McGiffert
Assistant Director
Kurt Neumann
Robert Pergament
Assistant Editor
Margo Anderson
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Jack M. Marino
Property Master
David J. Negron Sr.
James J. Klinger
Sound Effects
Merian C. Cooper
Idea
Edgar Wallace
