<description>&lt;p&gt;Coming off the dreary climate change denial in the last episode, Sean and Cody go ape over one of the most iconic monster films in cinema history. In the original 1933 &lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt;, greedy producer Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) sails a crew of down-and-out ne’er-do-wells to the distant Skull Island to make a quickie exploitation pic. The whiteys quickly get more than they bargained for when they encounter the island’s landlord, a sexually frustrated giant gorilla who seems to have a thing for scream queen Ann (Fay Wray) and a lot of enemies among the prehistoric beasts on the island. Things really go tango-uniform when Kong’s headlining tour in the Big Apple takes an unexpected detour to a famous piece of Midtown real estate. Environmental issues discussed include the surprising myths about “jungle” environments, the ethnographic racism of &lt;em&gt;National Geographic&lt;/em&gt;, the environmental impact of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and the checkered history of the Empire State Building.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Do “impenetrable jungles” like the ones seen in this movie really exist, or are they just Hollywood fantasy? Why was it OK to show boobs and wang in &lt;em&gt;National Geographic&lt;/em&gt; for most of the 20th century? Why did FDR send people out to plant a bunch of trees in the mid-1930s? How often do the natives of Skull Island sacrifice somebody to Kong? Does it happen every week, every year, or what? Could you really get a set of &lt;em&gt;Scarface&lt;/em&gt; plates at your local movie theater in 1931? What’s &lt;em&gt;Ingagi&lt;/em&gt; and why should you be grateful that you’ve never seen it? Do you need two hands to climb the Empire State Building? Why was the director of this picture bizarrely obsessed with gorillas? All these questions are ready to be gas-bombed, bound in chains and exhibited on Broadway for your listening pleasure in this monkey-business-filled episode of &lt;em&gt;Green Screen.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt; (1933) at IMDB: &lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; King Kong&lt;/em&gt; (1933) at Letterboxd: &lt;a href= "https://letterboxd.com/film/king-kong/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://letterboxd.com/film/king-kong/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next Movie Up: &lt;em&gt;Holes&lt;/em&gt; (2003)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://greenscreenpod.com/2020/08/05/episode-14-king-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Website For This Episode&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Green Screen

Sean Munger

King Kong

AUG 6, 202070 MIN
Green Screen

King Kong

AUG 6, 202070 MIN

Description

Coming off the dreary climate change denial in the last episode, Sean and Cody go ape over one of the most iconic monster films in cinema history. In the original 1933 King Kong, greedy producer Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) sails a crew of down-and-out ne’er-do-wells to the distant Skull Island to make a quickie exploitation pic. The whiteys quickly get more than they bargained for when they encounter the island’s landlord, a sexually frustrated giant gorilla who seems to have a thing for scream queen Ann (Fay Wray) and a lot of enemies among the prehistoric beasts on the island. Things really go tango-uniform when Kong’s headlining tour in the Big Apple takes an unexpected detour to a famous piece of Midtown real estate. Environmental issues discussed include the surprising myths about “jungle” environments, the ethnographic racism of National Geographic, the environmental impact of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and the checkered history of the Empire State Building.

Do “impenetrable jungles” like the ones seen in this movie really exist, or are they just Hollywood fantasy? Why was it OK to show boobs and wang in National Geographic for most of the 20th century? Why did FDR send people out to plant a bunch of trees in the mid-1930s? How often do the natives of Skull Island sacrifice somebody to Kong? Does it happen every week, every year, or what? Could you really get a set of Scarface plates at your local movie theater in 1931? What’s Ingagi and why should you be grateful that you’ve never seen it? Do you need two hands to climb the Empire State Building? Why was the director of this picture bizarrely obsessed with gorillas? All these questions are ready to be gas-bombed, bound in chains and exhibited on Broadway for your listening pleasure in this monkey-business-filled episode of Green Screen.

King Kong (1933) at IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/ King Kong (1933) at Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/king-kong/

Next Movie Up: Holes (2003)

Website For This Episode