Bruce Bahrenburg

Until a real "behind the scenes" book exploring the production, marketing, and aftermath of the '76 film can be done, we must be satisfied with THE CREATION OF DINO DE LAURENTIIS'S KING KONG - - which is your basic propoganda film tie-in (written by the publicist for the production). The b/w photos scattered throughout are pleasant but hardly illuminating.

Predictably, Some of my conversations with principals involved in the production contradicts material in this book.

Read between the lines, however, and you'll catch Bahrenburg allowing some of Dino's more bombastic utterances to speak volumes. Names like Katzenberg, Diller, and Eisner pop up in the ironically short marketing discussion.… (plus d'informations)