Time magazine named it "Movie of the Year". The film was re-released in 1952, becoming one of the media events of that year. Among the Dutch, the name "King Kong" is still more often associated with him rather than with the fictional ape. "King Kong" due to his being exceptionally tall. The controversial World War II Dutch resistance fighter Christiaan Lindemans – eventually arrested on suspicion of having betrayed secrets to the Nazis – was nicknamed Despite its success, King Kong was not yet as important a part of popular culture as it would become in the future. In 1938, King Kong received its first re-release, although some shots, such as King Kong removing parts of Ann Darrow's dress, and his chewing and stomping various extras, often in graphic close-up (via use of full-scale mechanical head and foot props), were removed because they were now considered unacceptable under the Production Code. The 1933 animated film King Klunk served as a parody of King Kong, being released six months after King Kong arrived in cinemas. In the 1933 animated Mickey Mouse short film, "Mickey's Mechanical Man", Mickey's invention, a robot, is engaged in a boxing match against an ape known as "Killer Kong". Mickey and a group of birds, imitating the biplanes at the climax of King Kong, defeat the ape. In the cartoon, the ape falls in love with Minnie Mouse and climbs to the top of a stack of boxes while holding her. Ray Bradbury remarked that when King Kong was released, "a mob of boys went quietly mad across the world, then fled into the light to become adventurers, explorers, zoo-keepers, filmmakers." There was a version of King Kong in the 1933 animated Mickey Mouse cartoon "The Pet Store" (also known as "Mickey and the Gorilla Tamer"). The combination of advanced special effects and primitivist content in the film made it popular among American and European intellectuals, especially the surrealists. It was the first film to play in two of New York City's largest theatres at the same time, and the first in the 1930s trend for horror films. The 1933 release of King Kong was an immediate hit at the box office, and had a huge impact on the popular culture of the 1930s. The forms of references to King Kong range from straight copies to parodies and humorous references. King Kong has inspired advertisements, cartoons, comic books, films, magazine covers, plays, poetry, political cartoons, short stories, television programmes, and other media. King Kong has achieved the stature of a pop-culture icon and modern myth. He and the series of films featuring him are frequently referenced in popular culture around the world. King Kong is one of the best-known figures in cinema history.
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