The Mighty Peking Man The Mighty Peking Man

Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.

Evelyne Kraft Danny Lee Ku Feng Wei Tu Lin Norman Chu

Shaw Brothers

thriller science fiction foreign fantasy action

90 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • S.B. Prime

    Review by S.B. Prime ★★★★

    A strategic Shaw Brothers cash-grab meant to capitalize on the '76 KING KONG remake produced by Dino De Laurentiis, but with ultimately fantastic results. THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN adds a Tarzan-like gorgeous jungle woman named Samantha, steals most of its plot elements from the original KING KONG, and cinematically resembles the best kaiju titles from the Toho back catalogue. In this sense, although THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN might not exactly be an original screen concept, the sum of its blatantly stolen parts creates a far weirder experience than any straight remake could ever hope to accomplish.

  • Bruce D.

    Review by Bruce D. ★★½

    Watched at Home on Netflix Instant

  • FakeRobHunter

    Review by FakeRobHunter ★★½

    Superior to KING KONG in every way aside from acting, script, editing, musical score and special effects.

  • Lasse Marhaug

    Review by Lasse Marhaug ★★★½

    Completely insane/wtf?!/great Shaw Brothers Godzilla/King Kong rip-off/mash-up about a blond jungle-babe raised by a giant man in a suit, and the hardship they encounter when civilization catches up with them and they're forced to relocate to Hong Kong. Fast-paced, politically incorrect, totally nuts and very charming. It also got the best falling-in-love-montage I've ever seen.

  • SirFaticus

    Review by SirFaticus ★★½

    Out-of Sync voice overs, spinning leopards, rampaging elephants and a giant gorilla. Oh and don't forgot, when of THE best love montages EVER.

  • Andrew Nemets

    Review by Andrew Nemets ★★★★

    So bad, it's good.

  • Will

    Review by Will ★★★★

    The miniature Hong Kong sets in this are outstanding, and they get destroyed in such wonderful ways. Great fun.

  • Horcruxnelius Doubleboss

    Review by Horcruxnelius Doubleboss ★★★½

    that "love montage" was the best part. :D especially the soundtrack to that.

  • Peter Roberts

    Review by Peter Roberts

    Shaw Brothers Studios were most well known for their kung fu films in the 70s, but they also dipped their toes into other genres like sci-fi, horror, comedy etc. This was their take on the kaiju genre. They took the basic story of King Kong and mixed it with aspects of Tarzan (this time a female) and made a now beloved cult gem. One of my favorites!