Editing King Kong (1933 film) (section)

===Television and home media===
After the 1956 re-release, the film was sold to television and was first broadcast on March 5, 1956''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rainho |first1=Manny |date=March 2015 |title=This Month in Movie History |journal=Classic Images |issue=477 |page=26}}</ref> King Kong'' had numerous [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] releases of varying quality before receiving an official studio release on DVD. In 1984, ''King Kong'' was one of the first films to be released on [[LaserDisc]] as part of the [[Criterion Collection]], and was [[Audio commentary#History of audio commentaries|the first movie]] to have an [[audio commentary]] track included.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2005/08/24/if-dvd-killed-the-film-star-criterion-honors-the-ghost/|title=If DVD killed the film star, Criterion honors the ghost|date=August 24, 2005|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111123300/https://www.denverpost.com/2005/08/24/if-dvd-killed-the-film-star-criterion-honors-the-ghost/|url-status=live}}</ref> Criterion's audio commentary was by film historian [[Ronald Haver|Ron Haver]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schneider |first1=Wolf |title=Criterion for laserdisc sales |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 21, 1985 |volume=285 |issue=21|pages=1–2}}</ref> The Haver commentary was available on the [[FilmStruck]] streaming service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch a Clip of Criterion's Long-Lost 'King Kong' Audio Commentary |url=https://nerdist.com/article/king-kong-commentary-clip-criterion-filmstruck/ |website=Nerdist}}</ref> [[Image Entertainment]] released another LaserDisc around 1993.<ref>{{cite book |title=King Kong |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28363532 |publisher=WorldCat |oclc=28363532 |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref> The VHS release from [[Turner Home Entertainment|Turner]] was a 60th-anniversary edition in 1992 featuring a front cover that had the sound effect of Kong roaring when his chest was pressed. It had orders for over 140,000 copies, with the colorized version being preferred. It also included a 25-minute documentary, ''It Was Beauty Killed the Beast'' (1992).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Toumarkine |first1=Doris |title=Retailers going ape over 'Kong' |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 11, 1992 |volume=323 |issue=40 |pages=1, 50}}; {{cite journal |last1=Parisi |first1=Paula |title=Vid dealers have sets to suit |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 14, 1992 |volume=325 |issue=3 |pages=9, 13}}</ref> 

In 2005, [[Warner Bros.]] released its digital restoration of ''King Kong'' in a US 2-disc Special Edition DVD, coinciding with the theatrical release of [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[King Kong (2005 film)|remake]].<ref name="tcm notes"/> The restoration was funded partially by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.<ref>{{cite news |title=Restored King Kong At LACMA |url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/restored-king-kong-lacma/ |work=Golden Globes |date=9 December 2013}}</ref> The DVD release had numerous extra features, including a new, third audio commentary by [[visual effects]] artists [[Ray Harryhausen]] and [[Ken Ralston]], with archival excerpts from actress [[Fay Wray]] and producer/director [[Merian C. Cooper]]. At ''American Cinematographer'', Kenneth Sweeney found the extras on disc 1 lackluster for such an important release. Disc 2 included more in-depth features, with a short biographical film on Cooper, and "RKO Production 601: The Making of ''King Kong''", produced by Peter Jackson. Disc 2 included additional interviews with many relevant people. The DVD was also sold in a limited edition with ''Son of Kong'' and ''Mighty Joe Young''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sweeney |first1=Kenneth |title=DVD Playback |journal=American Cinematographer |date=February 2006 |volume=87 |issue=2 |page=14}}</ref> Warners issued a US digibook-packaged Blu-ray in 2010. [[Rudy Behlmer]] wrote the accompanying 32-page booklet.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tribbey |first1=Chris |title=Warner brings original 'Kong' to Blu-ray Sept. 28 |journal=Home Media Magazine |date=May 31, 2010 |volume=32 |issue=22}}</ref>