15 Devilishly Clever Movie Secrets You Probably Missed

10. There's Morse Code Is Peter Jackson's King Kong

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This is a bit of a silly one, but it's a clever (and clearly intentional) little joke that requires a bit of an effort to discover. Midway through the film during the ship's approach to Skull Island, a message is received in Morse Code that contains a warrant for Carl Denham's arrest.

However, when translated, the code does not actually contain an arrest warrant, nor is it a random assemblage of beeps. Hilariously enough, the message actually reads: "Show me the monkey!"

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Oren Soffer is currently a Junior majoring in Film/Television production at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He has been harboring and fostering a love and passion for cinema since early childhood. Though he mainly focuses on making movies these days, he still enjoys writing about them as well.