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Godzilla 1985 (1985)

Movie"Prepare yourself: the greatest star of all has returned."
Audience Score
67
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PG 1 hr 27 minAug 23rd, 1985Action, Thriller, Science FictionAmericanized Godzilla Collection PosterPart of Americanized Godzilla Collection
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.
StarringRaymond BurrKeiju KobayashiKen Tanaka
DirectorsKoji HashimotoR.J. Kizer
WriterStraw Weisman

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 23rd, 1985
Movie Budget:$200,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$4,116,395 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production Companies:New World Pictures, Toho Pictures, Toho Eizo Co., Tokyo Laboratory
Movie Tags:
japanmonstertrainscientistkaijutokusatsusubmarinegiant monsterhelicoptermonster movie

Americanized Godzilla Collection

Because of the Godzilla franchise success in Japan, heavily re-edited "Americanized" versions of some films were made for a theatrical release more suitable for the American audience.