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Obviously, one of the biggest problems is the AWFUL gorilla suit that was used for the titular ape...
I agree, just awful. It's hard to even think what the FX guys at Toho were thinking.

I do think the suit in King Kong Escapes is quite a bit better, though. They designed it in a pretty ingenious way, in that the suit actor's head is actually somewhere (it appears), in the neck; i.e., the upper half of the suit is alot larger/longer than a real person's torso. This not only makes the torso larger, but makes the legs appear much smaller as well, better approximating the shape of an actual gorilla. I've never seen another gorilla suit done this way, which surprises me.



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3. it seems there must have been two gorilla suits used for Kong...
I think there's also a miniature Kong bust and pair of arms used, where he drinks the red berry juice, etc.
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