It's Blaxploitation Bigfoot in "Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century"
Written By: Ken Hulsey Source: Avery Guerra The 1976 Dino De Laurentiis and John Guillermin remake of "King Kong" did more than just introduce movie goers to actress Jessica Lange it also inspired a whole slew of independent film makers around the globe to produce their own low-budget copies of it. For as much as the original "Kong" inspired some of the greatest names in fantasy cinema to take up the craft of monster movie making including, Ishiro Honda (Godzilla) and Ray Harryhausen (Sinbad, Beast from 20,000 Fathoms) just to name two. Likewise the remake spawned a list of films, made by film makers you've probably never heard of, from all corners of the globe. There was "A.P.E." produced in Korea by K.M. Yeung, "The Mighty Peking Man" produced in China by the Shaw Brothers, and the lesser known "Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century" which is a Italian/Canadian feature directed by Gianfranco Parolini. On the surface the similarities bet...