Talkback Thread: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)

[LegendZilla]

Is it true that Rankin Bass rejected the original script with King Kong? From what I hear, they wanted a more direct adaptation of their then-running Kong cartoon, which is what KKE ended up being.

[mikelcho]

Is it true that Rankin Bass rejected the original script with King Kong? From what I hear, they wanted a more direct adaptation of their then-running Kong cartoon, which is what KKE ended up being.

Yes, it's true. Here's a little tip for you, though, if you want to have some fun. Whenever you watch it and you're in the mood to do so, just imagine the 1962 version of King Kong being there instead of Godzilla. That's what I'd do. In fact, you don't even need to make any other changes to the film, because it and the original screenplay for it are otherwise completely identical.