Warner has announced a September 28th release date for the Blu-Ray debut of King Kong.

The single disc Blu-Ray book release comes with all the bonus features on the previous standard 2-disc special edition, plus 32 pages of rare photographs and trivia.

It will retail for 4.99, but is available at ClassicFlix.com for only 9.99.

SYNOPSIS:
Robert Armstrong stars as movie producer Carl Denham who travels to a mysterious, uncharted island in search of material for his next film. Also aboard are unemployed actress Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and adventurer Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot). Once the crew reaches Skull Island they discover it is home to prehistoric beasts including Kong, a giant ape who becomes obsessed with the crew’s blonde starlet. King Kong teems with memorable moments, from the audience’s first glance at the giant ape to his last stand atop the Empire State Building.

A film ahead of its time, Kong defied the technological limitations of the 1930s. Special effects pioneer Willis O’Brien’s revolutionary stop-motion animation was not only technically brilliant but also highly imaginative and continues to impress even in today’s era of computer-generated wizardry. Directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with a rousing score by Max Steiner (who also scored Gone with the Wind).

BONUS FEATURES:

• Commentary by Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Merian C. Cooper and Fay Wray
• Merian C. Cooper Movies Trailer Gallery
• I’m King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005 documentary)
• RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World
  
  • The Origins of “King Kong”
  • Willis O’Brien and “Creation”
  • Cameras Roll on Kong, The Eighth Wonder
  • A Milestone in Visual Effects
  • Passion, Sound and Fury
  • The Mystery of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence
  • King Kong’s Legacy
• Creation Test Footage with Commentary by Ray Harryhausen
• PLUS: 32 pages of rare photography and trivia