King Kong FAQFrom the King Kong HomepageFirst Published July 18,1996 Updated March 1, 1999 Written by Boyd Campbell Copyright 1999 All Rights Reserved Images Copyright 1999 Turner Home Entertainment E-mail: campbab@netdoor.com What happened to the famous spider at the bottom of the pit sequence?Much speculation has surrounded a scene which is purported to show giant spiders and scorpions eating the unfortunate sailors who fall from the log in that famous sequence in King Kong. Surviving prints do not include this footage and no remnant of it has ever been found. This sequence was intact when the film previewed in 1933 but Producer/director Merian C. Cooper was afraid it interrupted the pacing of the film and is quoted as saying ``It stopped the picture cold, so the next day back at the studio, I took it out myself''. All that remains of this fabled sequence is two pre-production sketches of spiders and other monsters devouring helpless sailors and a few photographs of the spider model in the cavern setting. At least one of the models were recycled and used for a subsequent O'Brien film, The Black Scorpion, which is available on video cassette.
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