Congo (1995)
- Directed by
- Frank Marshall
- Genre
- horror film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, monster film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 996 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An expedition team travels to the Congolian rainforest with a talking mountain gorilla to find a lost team and an ancient civilization full of diamonds. They encounter a violent species of gorilla that attacks them.
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What happens
Congo is a 1995 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Frank Marshall from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton. It stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker and Tim Curry. The film tells the story of an expedition team and a mountain gorilla owned by one of its members who go to the Congolian rainforests to find a missing expedition and the ruins of an ancient civilization where diamonds might be located while encountering the undiscovered and violent gorilla species that lurks near there. Released on June 9, 1995, by Paramount Pictures, Congo received negative reviews but performed better than expected at the box office. It was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards including for Worst Picture. Conversely, the film was also nominated for three Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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