It is for his more infamous productions that De Laurentiis 's name has become known . The King Kong ( 1976 ) remake , which was a commercial hit , Lipstick , the killer whale film Orca ( 1977 ) ; The White Buffalo ( 1977 ) ; the disaster movie Hurricane ( 1979 ) ; the remake of Flash Gordon ( 1980 ) ; Halloween II ( the 1981 sequel to John Carpenter 's 1978 classic horror film ) ; David Lynch 's Dune ( 1984 ) ; and King Kong Lives ( 1986 ) . It is for his more infamous productions that De Laurentiis 's name has become known â '' the legendary King Kong ( 1976 ) remake , which was a commercial hit , Lipstick , the killer whale film Orca ( 1977 ) ; The White Buffalo ( 1977 ) ; the disaster movie Hurricane ( 1979 ) ; the remake of Flash Gordon ( 1980 ) ; Halloween II ( the 1981 sequel to John Carpenter 's 1978 classic horror film ) ; David Lynch 's Dune ( 1984 ) ; and King Kong Lives ( 1986 ) .