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Congo (1995)

PG-13   |    |  Action, Adventure, Mystery

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When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

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2 wins & 11 nominations.

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13 June 2010 | Herbest8
5
| Think Indiana Jones crossed with Jurrasic Park and add a dash of Star Wars
What can you say about a movie like "Congo"? Well, it's silly and underdeveloped with some pretty shabby special effects but god help me, I like it.

The plot is somewhat episodic as multiple different characters with wildly different motives converge on the Congo. One is a communications technician (played nicely by Lauara Linney) who is looking for her fiancé. Another is a Romanain nut case (played by the fabulous Tim Curry) who is looking for a mythical, lost diamond mine. And the last is a gorilla expert returning a talking gorilla back to her natural habitat. I swear, I'm NOT making this up.

The cast as a whole is OK. Linney is appealing, Curry turns in a usual fine job, and cameos from Bruce Campbell and Joe Don Baker add to the quirky atmosphere. Special mention should go to Ernie Hudson, who's roguish charm while not as polished as Harrison Ford's, makes a great Clark Gable/Indiana Jones type-explorer.

The special effects are kind of a mixed bag. The gorillas are obviously stunt-men but the hokeyness is kind of fun. The climax in the temple is also silly but still rousing. Topping all this off, the quirky Jerry Goldsmith score adds considerably to the film as a whole.

Although certainly not a classic or even 100% good, "Congo" is a cheesy, yet entertaining jungle adventure movie and is worth seeing.

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Trivia

Fred Dalton Thompson turned down a key role

Quotes

Rudy, TraviCom Security: Doctor Ross. Doctor Ross. We've got satellite in the Congo.
Dr. Karen Ross: What did they say, Rudy?
Rudy, TraviCom Security: I can't repeat anything in here.
Dr. Karen Ross: It's Charles.
Rudy, TraviCom Security: It's Charles.
Rudy, TraviCom Security: It won't work.
Dr. Karen Ross: You changed the code already?
Rudy, TraviCom Security: The old man's got me changing it every 3 hours now.
Rudy, TraviCom Security: Rudy, ...

Goofs

After they escape the volcano and Peter finds Amy in the field, Amy picks a flower with two blossoms and hands it to Peter, but when Peter takes it, it only has one blossom. A few moments later in the balloon, it has two again. It is possible that the viewing angle makes it appear as only one blossom. Even in the balloon, when he turns his hand, the blossoms again appear to be only one.

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Celebrated Minuet
By Luigi Boccherini

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Plot Summary

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Genres

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

9 June 1995

Language

English, American Sign Language

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Costa Rica

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,642,539 (USA) (11 June 1995)

Gross:

$81,022,101 (USA)

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