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One of the most fascinating aspects of Hollywood is the way big-budget movies often spawn imitators. Sometimes these make a lot of money themselves, like the long series of ’80s slasher films that played off the success of Halloween. Sometimes they fail dismally, like 1988’s shamelessly E.T. rip-off, Mac and Me. And sometimes the films are never seen at all, like Queen Kong. The idea behind the film was simple. In 1976, the world got wind of the fact that producer Dino De Laurentiis was remaking King Kong. The movie, which was harnessing the star power of up-an-coming Jeff Bridges and the tale…