When Kong notices and starts pulling them back up, the two drop into the water below. While Kong is distracted killing a Pteranodon that tried to fly away with Ann, Jack reaches her and they climb down a vine dangling from a cliff ledge. Upon arriving in Kong's mountain lair, Ann is menaced by a snake-like Elasmosaurus, which Kong also kills. After Kong slays a Tyrannosaurus rex that tried to eat Ann, Jack continues to follow them while Denham returns to the village for more men. Soon after, the crew runs into an aggressive Brontosaurus and eventually Kong himself, leaving Jack and Denham as the only survivors. They encounter a living dinosaur, a charging Stegosaurus, which they manage to kill. Kong carries a terrified Ann away as Denham, Jack and some volunteers enter the jungle in hopes of rescuing her. That night, the natives kidnap Ann from the ship and take her through the gate and onto an altar, where she is offered to King Kong, an enormous gorilla-like beast. They rebuff him and return to the Venture. When he sees Ann, he offers to trade six of his tribal women for the "golden woman". The intruders are spotted and the native chief stops the ceremony. They witness a group of natives preparing to sacrifice a young woman termed the "bride of Kong". They encounter a native village, separated from the rest of the island by an enormous stone wall with a large wooden gate. He alludes to a mysterious entity named Kong, rumored to dwell on the island. Denham reveals to the crew that their destination is in fact Skull Island, an uncharted territory. The crew boards the Venture and sets off, during which the ship's first mate, Jack Driscoll, falls in love with Ann. Searching in the streets of New York City, he finds Ann Darrow and promises her the adventure of a lifetime. However, he is unable to secure an actress for a female role he has been reluctant to disclose. In New York Harbor, filmmaker Carl Denham, known for wildlife films in remote and exotic locations, charters Captain Englehorn's ship, the Venture, for his new project. A sequel, titled Son of Kong, was fast-tracked and released the same year, with several more films made in the following decades, including two remakes which were made in 19 respectively, and a reboot in 2017. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. King Kong opened in New York City on March 2, 1933, to rave reviews, and has since been ranked by Rotten Tomatoes as the greatest horror film of all time and the fifty-sixth greatest film of all time. It is the first entry in the King Kong franchise. It features stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and a music score by Max Steiner. It stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot, and tells the story of a giant ape dubbed Kong who attempts to possess a beautiful young woman. The screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose was developed from an idea conceived by Cooper and Edgar Wallace. King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure fantasy monster film directed and produced by Merian C.