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Congo (1995)

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• Director Frank Marshall originally intended to use the computer work pioneered on Jurassic Park (1993) for the gorillas, but opted for models as the computers weren't capable of reproducing hair.
  
  
• The "diamonds" used for the scenes during the climax of the movie were actually Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond Mines of Middleville, New York. They are doubly-terminated (two-ended) quartz crystals that are found in only two places in the world. They were the only gems that would look enough like diamonds and be that large.
  
  
• The diamond that was thrown out of the balloon at the end of the movie was lost, and so could not be returned to Herkimer Diamond Mines.
  
  

• Dylan Walsh plays Dr. Peter Elliot, a primatologist who's returning a gorilla to the wild. The real Peter Elliot is a gorilla choreographer and ape performer in many movies, including this one.
  
  
• Fred Dalton Thompson turned down a key role
  
  
• The volcano is an actual active volcano called Volcan Arenal, in Costa Rica. Some shots where filmed at Volcan Irazu, an inactive volcano.
  
  
• Bruce Campbell auditioned for the role of Dr. Peter Elliot. He was given the small part of Charles Travis instead.
  
  
• Hugh Grant and Robin Wright Penn both declined leading roles
  
  

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