Congo
Science Fiction
Paramount Pictures  (1995) 108 mins PG-13

4.5 (14,799 votes)
Where You Are The Endangered Species

They've eluded heat-seeking missiles, gone eyeball-to-eyeball with enraged 5,000-pound hippos, hacked through a jungle curtain. Still, the expedition continues. Amy, a gorilla who was part of a university learning experiment, is at last returning home. A professor (Dylan Walsh), electronics expert (Laura Linney, The Truman Show) guide (Ernie Hudson), explorer (Tim Curry) and others follow the scampering ape. They know she will lead them to the place that's more than her home - it's the site of the fabled Lost City of Zinj and its diamond mines. But what they don't know can be fatal. Once they enter Zinj, they'll be the endangered species! From the best seller by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) comes an event-packed adventure filled with state-of-the-art technology and primal fear....

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Cast and Crew
Ernie Hudson  ......  Captain Munro Kelly
Laura Linney  ......  Dr. Karen Ross
Tim Curry  ......  Herkermer Homolka
Joe Don Baker  ......  R.B. Travis
Dylan Walsh  ......  Dr. Peter Elliot
Grant Heslov  ......  Richard
Director  .....  Frank Marshall
Producer  .....  Kathleen Kennedy; Sam Mercer; Michael Backes; Paul Deason
Writer  .....  John Patrick Shanley; Michael Crichton
Notes
Filming Locations:
Costa Rica (more)

Trivia:
Fred Dalton Thompson turned down a key role (more)

Goofs:
Continuity: Monroe Kelly's facial scratches lengthen. (more)

Quotes:
Dr. Karen Ross: Are you serving that ape a martini? (more)

Awards:
2 wins & 11 nominations (more)