For his part, Crichton did no real promotion for Congo, and basically washed his hands of the movie. Unfortunately, Crichton was right on the effects front, as Amy, while a charming character, is hardly convincing as being real, and neither are the crazed monster gorillas seen later on in Zinj.
When contact is lost with his son and the team, his sometime daughter-in-law is sent after them. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough and pure enough to function as powerful laser communications transmitters (or is it laser weapons). In a rare reversal of Hollywood's usual circumstances, the studio objected, and finally decided to proceed on the project without Crichton's direct creative involvement.Ĭongo's adaptation spent the next few years being teased as coming soon, then falling back into development hell, before Jurassic Park's smash success pushed Fox to finally make the film happen. HD 1080p Congo (1995) Trailer A megalomaniacal C.E.O. Yet, Crichton and company were unable to find a way that using a real gorilla in the film would be possible, so he eventually recommended to Fox that they cancel the project. Crichton felt that no person in a gorilla suit or animatronic creation could properly convince the audience Amy was a real gorilla, and that it would take them out of Congo's story.
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