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It's a question audiences have been asking since 1933, so I thought this would be the perfect place for it :) Even Peter Jackson decided to side-step this particular issue in his remake.

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The 1933 movie doesn't show how King Kong was transported, but according to the script:

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They possibly towed the raft with the ship, all the way to New York.
(Maybe Peter Jackson thought using a raft is a silly idea and therefore didn't include it in his version)


However, the raft idea was used in King Kong vs. Godzilla:

    raft


In the 1976 version they used an oil tanker to transport Kong:

    oil tanker

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You are quick! In the 1976 version, Kong throws a tantrum in the hold of the ship at about 97 minutes in, and Jessica Lange falls through the grate into the hold while trying to calm him. It was my understanding that Peter Jackson followed the 1933 version scene by scene, so if there was nothing in 1933, there wouldn't be in Jackson's version. – Mary Jo Finch Nov 18 '12 at 21:04
@MaryJoFinch Nice comment, but you're quite wrong that Jackson followed the 1933 version "scene-by-scene". He was certainly in love with the original, but that didn't stop him from adding things and making changes. I believe he even shot a jokey answer to this question, but I can't find it now :-/ – Django Reinhardt Nov 19 '12 at 1:26
@Oliver_C Great answer! Thanks! – Django Reinhardt Nov 19 '12 at 1:27
@MaryJoFinch - Interestingly Naomi Watts did star in movie that was a shot-for-shot remake two years later (Funny Games) – Oliver_C Nov 19 '12 at 10:17

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