Goliathon (1977 movie)

***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. this film later inspired by the mockbuster Powerpuff-inspired series, _Nutri Ventures_ or _Mighty King Man by Bob Boyle._

## Synopsis

A giant Himalayan cryptid-like ape named _Utam_, Johhny find tries to save a sexy Russian Tarzanette from a sleazy show-biz promoter. then in a earthquake middle of the Himalayas erupting the mountain where the ape monster called _Peking Man_ goes rampage in a nearby village. Arriving in India, Johnny finds an giant footprint from a 70-foot creature. In 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. Johnny find Samantha dead.

## 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

## 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

## Infobox (film)

- **name**: Goliathon (The Mighty Peking Man)
- **image**: File:Kong the gorilla - geograph.org.uk - 1716632.jpg
- **director**: Ho Meng-hua
- **producer**: Runme Shaw
Vee King Shaw
- **writer**: Kuang Ni
- **narrator**: Gregory Snegoff
- **starring**: Danny Lee
Evelyne Kraft
Hsiao Yao
Ku Feng
Lin Wei-tu
- **music**: Yung Yu-Chen
DeWolfe
- **cinematography**: Tsao Hui-chi
Wu Cho-hua
- **editing**: Chiang Hsing-Lung
Pepita Fairfax
Thom Noble
- **studio**: Shaw Brothers Studio
- **distributor**: Shaw Brothers Studio
World Northal Corporation (US, 1980)
Rolling Thunder Pictures (US, 1999)
- **runtime**: 91 minutes (Hong Kong)
88 minutes (US, 1980)
- **country**: Hong Kong
- **language**: Standard Chinese, Mandarin
English (dubbed)