Congo
Where you are the endangered species.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$50 000 000
Box office
$152 022 101
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Sam Mercer, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Frank Yablans
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
J. Michael Riva, Wendy Riva
Audition
Mike Fenton, Allison Cowitt
Editing
Short description
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Michael Crichton's novel "Congo" (1980).
- Director Frank Marshall intended to use the computer graphics that had proven so successful in "Jurassic Park" (1993) in the scenes with gorillas, but he was forced to abandon them in favor of more traditional animatronics, special costumes, and puppets. The main obstacle was that the technology available at the time did not allow for a realistic depiction of the monkeys' complex and extensive fur.
- Hugh Grant and Robin Wright turned down the leading roles offered to them in the film.
- The diamond dropped during one of the final scenes from a hot air balloon was never found.
- Filming took place from September 26, 1994, to February 17, 1995, in California, Costa Rica, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
