Kong, Terminator, and the Beast; Linda Hamilton And Her Strange Leading Men

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 6, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

Whenever producers want a woman for a chase-me movie, they chase after Linda Hamilton.

Some of the chase-me stories she would prefer not to talk about. Some of them surprised people-including her-by turning out well. And along the way, she picked up a reputation for having a strange taste in leading men.

Take, for instance, her "Kong" movie. Doesn't every pretty blond actress do one? Hers was "King Kong Lives," the 1986 flick in which she starred with Brian Kerwin (not to be confused with "King Kong Escapes," the 1968 Japanese production, or with "King Kong vs. Godzilla," the 1963 ...

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