Jaws 35th anniversary: Top 7 animatronic monsters

2. King Kong

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The 1976 version of "King Kong" famously employed a mechanical ape that stood 40-feet tall and weighed roughly 13,000 pounds. The robotic beast required 3,100 feet of hydraulic hose and 4,500 feet of electrical wiring to build, and it required 20 technicians to operate. Unfortunately, it was plagued with technical problems — wires snapped, hydraulics leaked, and the jaw sagged — and it appears only in glimpses in the final version.

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