Congo (1995)
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Movie Release Date 1995
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 109 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 4.4
Cast
Laura Linney Dr. Karen Ross
Dylan Walsh Dr. Peter Elliot
Ernie Hudson Captain Munro Kelly
Tim Curry Herkermer Homolka
Grant Heslov Richard
Joe Don Baker R.B. Travis
Lorene Noh Amy
Mary Ellen Trainor Moira
Misty Rosas Amy the Gorilla
Stuart Pankin Boyd
Crew
Director Frank Marshall
Writer Michael Crichton
Writer John Patrick Shanley
Producer Michael Backes
Producer Paul Deason
Plot
Greed is bad, this simple morality tale cautions. A megalomaniacal C.E.O. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough and pure enough to function as powerful laser communications transmitters (or is it laser weapons?). When contact is lost with his son and the team, his sometime daughter- in-law is sent after them. She is a former CIA operative and, accompanied by gee-whiz gadgetry and a few eccentric characters (including a mercenary, a researcher with a talking gorilla, and a a nutty Indiana-Jones-type looking for King Solomon's Mines), sets out to rescue her former fiance. What they all discover is that often what we most want turns out to be the source of our downfall.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 218
Position 4/5
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Stereo