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.
Practical Effects
Stan Winston's gorilla suits: genuinely impressive for 1995
Acting
Ernie Hudson serving Indiana Jones energy in a thankless role
Sound
Amy's sign language voice will haunt your dreams
Director
Frank Marshall
Laura Linney
Dr. Karen Ross
Dylan Walsh
Dr. Peter Elliot
Ernie Hudson
Captain Monroe Kelly
Tim Curry
Herkermer Homolka
Grant Heslov
Richard
Joe Don Baker
R.B. Travis
Misty Rosas
Amy
Mary Ellen Trainor
Moira
Stuart Pankin
Boyd
Carolyn Seymour
Eleanor Romy
Romy Rosemont
Assistant
Lorene Noh
Amy
James Karen
College President / Elliot's Boss
Bill Pugin
William
Lawrence T. Wrentz
Prof. Arliss Wender
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amy the gorilla was played by two actors in suits and one mechanical head, with sign language coached by real interpreters.
This was Universal's attempt to cash in on Jurassic Park's success using another Crichton novel, but audiences rejected the gorilla-Congo-Africa narrative as colonial fantasy.
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