King of Con!

Jan 1, 2012

1h 18m

★ 6.0

Overview

Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard pulls back the curtain on the King of Kong film, including how the filmmakers changed the facts of the story, how Billy Mitchell received payoffs from them and how the man who really defeated Mitchell's 1982 Donkey Kong record was left out of the film. You'll never look at the King of Kong the same way after you've learned the truth.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Parrhesia Films LLC.

Tarant Video Productions

King of Con! Trailers

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Cast

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Billy Mitchell

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Jon Jamshid

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Tim Sczerby

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Rick Fothergill

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Steve Wiebe

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Walter Day

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Todd Rogers

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Dwayne Richard

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