Amy talks, slurps martinis, and just wants to go home. Oh, she's also a gorilla. Behold a movie from the team behind Jurassic Park (well, except for that Steven guy) that begs us to consider who would win: a hundred gorillas or Laura Linney with a laser gun? Don't let Amy drink alone as we discuss outrageous accents, questionable plot devices, and the very niche subgenre of ape movies - the racially repugnant ones of the 1930s/40s and the curiously kooky ones from the 90s. We're not monkeying around with this one. (Peter Lorre even gets into the swing of things, reviewing The Ape Man [1943] with Bela Lugosi!)
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TRAILERS Congo (1995); Arachnophobia (1990); Mighty Joe Young (1998); Jurassic Park (1993); Ed (1996)
SHOUT OUTS & SPONSORS
- Substack Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine
- Plays by Vincent S. Hannam
- Zack Linder & the Zack Pack
- Beasts & Beauties: Hollywood's Golden Age of Gorilla Men, Killer Apes & Missing Links
- Deep Dive Into 90s Monkey Movies
Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Congo (1995) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine © 2025 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.
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