When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaErnie Hudson stated that playing the character "Captain Munroe Kelly" is his personal favorite from his career.
- GoofsThe boulders that fall into the water in one scene float.
- Quotes
Captain Wanta: [Homolka is eating a cake] Mr Homolka?
Herkermer Homolka: Yes?
Captain Wanta: Stop eating my sesame cake.
[Homolka pauses in confusion]
Captain Wanta: [shouting angrily] STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!
[Homolka spits out the cake]
Captain Wanta: What are you doing in my country, bag of shit?
Herkermer Homolka: Captain, please, I only wish to explore and discover...
Captain Wanta: This fellow
Captain Wanta: [pokes Homolka's face with a stick] is a big. Bag. Of. Shit.
Captain Wanta: [to Monroe] You should shake this RAT from off your neck. He owes money to everyone everywhere he goes. I will ask you to wait outside Mr. Homolka!
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Congo (2011)
- SoundtracksSpirit Of Africa
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyric by Lebo M.
Performed by Lebo M.
Produced by Jerry Goldsmith & Lebo M.
I love this movie because of it's incredible cheesiness, from the talking gorilla to Tim Curry's greedy diamond chaser to the absurd diamond laser plot line. I've read Crichton's book and it's quite good, the movie however, misses a lot of the time.
That being said, I still love watching it, I can't explain it, I guess it's so bad that it's good for a laugh whenever I see it, and watching people devoured by psychopathic gorillas never gets old.
If you've got friends over, pop this one in and give it the MST3K treatment, you'll have a blast I'm sure.
Like I said, no redeeming value to be had here but if you like watching bad movies just for the heck of it, this may be one to check out.
P.S. Joe Pantoliano's cameo is golden.
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,022,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,642,539
- Jun 11, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $152,022,101
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1