Road to Gojira Episode 10: The Next Kong

in this episode of Road to Gojira we learn that the creator of King Kong, Merian C. Cooper, had to endure multiple films in order to top his masterpiece King Kong. Despite these failures, Cooper never gave up, which brings us to our next Kong, which was released in 1949.

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SOURCES

BOOKS
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
-- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton

Art of Ray Harryhausen, The
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton

Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
- John Walsh

Harryhausen - The Movie Posters
- Richard Holliss

KONG UNMADE: THE LOST FILMS OF SKULL ISLAND REVISITED: VOLUME I
- John LeMay

Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong
- Mark Vaz

Making of King Kong, The
- George E. Turner and Dr. Orville Goldner

Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton

Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
-Vanessa Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton

DOCUMENTARIES
- DVD/Blu-Ray Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Terry Moore and Ken Ralston
- A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers
- Harryhausen Chronicles, The
- Ray Harryhausen: Clash of the Monsters
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
- Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young