Tim Curry’s Safari Style in Congo

Tim Curry as Herkermer Homolka in Congo (1995) Vitals Tim Curry as Herkermer Homolka, desperate Romanian treasure-hunter Central Africa, Fall 1994 Film: Congo Release Date: June 9, 1995 Director: Frank Marshall Costume Designer: Marilyn Matthews WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background After last week’s back-to-back losses of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, my Letterboxd has been ablaze with fans rewatching 9 to 5, Clue, Steel Magnolias, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While I’ve seen all but the latter (which seems best experienced among a knowing theater audience), I wanted to tackle my own blind spots in these legends’ filmographies… which led me to the Razzie-nominated Congo, adapted from Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name. A characteristic survival adventure from director Frank Marshall, Congo follows an expedition led by a talking gorilla (“I know it’s not Mr. Ed”) into the Congolian rainforest in search of a communications team who disappeared near the “Lost City of Zinj”. The…