When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaErnie Hudson stated that playing the character "Captain Munroe Kelly" is his personal favorite from his career.
- GoofsThe boulders that fall into the water in one scene float.
- Quotes
Captain Wanta: [Homolka is eating a cake] Mr Homolka?
Herkermer Homolka: Yes?
Captain Wanta: Stop eating my sesame cake.
[Homolka pauses in confusion]
Captain Wanta: [shouting angrily] STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!
[Homolka spits out the cake]
Captain Wanta: What are you doing in my country, bag of shit?
Herkermer Homolka: Captain, please, I only wish to explore and discover...
Captain Wanta: This fellow
Captain Wanta: [pokes Homolka's face with a stick] is a big. Bag. Of. Shit.
Captain Wanta: [to Monroe] You should shake this RAT from off your neck. He owes money to everyone everywhere he goes. I will ask you to wait outside Mr. Homolka!
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Congo (2011)
- SoundtracksSpirit Of Africa
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyric by Lebo M.
Performed by Lebo M.
Produced by Jerry Goldsmith & Lebo M.
Congo is a throw back to the days of the drive-in movie. In those simpler times, movies about lost cities, diamonds and killer gorillas were considered fun. Sometimes, movies are just meant to be fun. Tim Curry gets it, why can't you?
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,022,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,642,539
- Jun 11, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $152,022,101
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1