Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture, 2nd Edition

by Cynthia Erb

Studies the cultural impact and audience reception of King Kong from the 1933 release of the original film until today.

In Tracking King Kong Cynthia Erb charts the cultural significance of the character of King Kong, from the early 1930s, when Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's classic film King Kong was first released, to Peter Jackson's 2005 remake. Although King Kong has received much academic attention over the past...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081433430X
• ISBN13: 9780814334300
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"