The Mighty Peking Man or Goliathon is a 1977 Hong Kong adventure monster movie produced by Shaw Brothers Studio to capitalize on the attempted surrounding the King Kong (1976). The film was originally released in the US in March 19, 1980 as Goliathon dubbed by Les Filmes Jacques Willemetz-Paris. as the critics entry for Infra-Man. as a mockbuster of King Kong probably made by Hong Kong cinema and Japanese special effects.

Synopsis
a giant Himalayan cryptid-like ape named Utam, Johhny find tries to save a sexy Russia Tarzanette from a sleazy show-biz promoter. then in a earthquake middle of Himalayas erupting the mountain where the ape monster called Peking Man went goes rampage by a nearby village. then arrived in India, Johnny finds an giant footprint from a 70-foot creature. then middle of morning where Johnny surround Utam's hand and drops down and attacking him, saved by Samantha. and finds a crashing plane wherabouts herself by parents killed. then in flashback, Samantha as a child arriving a giant cryptid. Samantha went eating fruit, a snake bitten her the thigh and a jaguar brawls off the snake. in nightfall, Utam tells leaving India, then move on. they captured by Lu Tien catching Utam was carried by a tanker ship as a exhibit in Hong Kong Stadium, the ship went underby storm and crashing onto the rock and pushes left. next morning when the crowd where Utam pushed by a chains onto the dump trucks and a wheel loaders. Utam shows Samantha slapped by Lu Tien, escaping Utam inside the cage breaks, Utam finds Samantha, wrecking the buildings. Utam smashing the window holds Lu Tien grabs by creature's hand and throws Lu Tien on the ground, and squashed his foot also killed. Utam went angrily to destroy several humans, buildings. arrived by a military armored cars and helicopters to shoot Utam. the creature climbing the Connaught Centre or Jardine House attacked by helicopters. to surrender Utam stopped by Samantha, continue to firing the creature. Utam destroyed the chopper, the army detonating the water tanks by gas and time bomb to explode the creature. Utam saving Samantha by an bombs inside the building, then Utam burns onto the fire his back onto and fell off the building and exploded Utam to rubble.

Cast
 Danny Lee - Johnny Feng (Gregory Snegoff, voice)
 Evelyne Kraft - Samantha (Mickie McGowan, voice)
 Ku Feng - Lu Tien (Barry Haigh, voice)
 Lin Wei-tu - David Chen
 Norman Chui - Ah Lung
 Keizo Murase - Utam/Ah Wang (Peking Man)
 Ted Thomas - Commissioner General (Ted Rusoff, voice)
 Chen Ping - Lucy (Jessica Harper, voice)                                                                                                    
also additional cast, Steve Nicholson as Soldier 11, Alexander Grand as Radio operator, Hsiao Yao, Chen Ping, Corey Yuen

Release dates

Trivia
production begins in 1976, Shaw Brothers producing an monster movie in 1977, called Mighty Peking Man or Xing Xing Wang/Orangutan King special effects done by a Japanese crew include, Keizo Murase, Sadamasa Arikawa and Koichi Kawakita creating miniatures, vehicle models and the creature Peking Man or Utam in English dub, by themselves. filmed in India and Hong Kong from 1976 to 1977.

Soundtrack
 Supression - Jack Trombley 
 Forces of Integration - Edward Michael
 Always - Roger Webb
 Could It Be Love - Jan Butler, Frank McDonald, Chris Rae
 Revolt - Eric Towren
 Wheeling and Dealing, The Jam - Soul City Orchestra
 Symphony No. 9. Moderato and Finale - Dmitri Shostakovich

References 

1977 horror movies
Giant gorilla movies
1970s adventure movies
Hong Kong movies
Mockbuster movies
Monster movies
Movies set in Asia
Buena Vista International movies
Lionsgate movies
Movies about primates