A toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, and neither Humanity nor Godzilla may be able to stop it.A toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, and neither Humanity nor Godzilla may be able to stop it.A toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, and neither Humanity nor Godzilla may be able to stop it.
Akira Yamanouchi
- Dr. Toru Yano
- (as Akira Yamauchi)
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- TriviaDirector Yoshimitsu Banno has mentioned that Hedorah's eyes in the film were deliberately made to resemble female genitalia, with Banno joking that the vaginally inspired look made it more unsettling. During Godzilla's battle with Hedorah, strange white orbs are ripped out of Hedorah's dried-out body. According to Banno, they are meant to be Hedorah's eyes, which he considered the most important part of a person's body. The film has a running theme of eyes being injured with several of its characters. However, the reason they do not resemble Hedorah's actual eyes is due to rushed production and a smaller budget. Banno mentioned that not only had Toho given him less than half of the budget of the prior Godzilla films, but he was also only given 35 days to shoot the entire film (both the drama scenes and the special effects scenes). Making matters even more challenging for Banno was the fact that he had to make do with a single film crew.
- GoofsWhen Hedorah throws some sludge at Godzilla during the Mt. Fuji scene, it hits Godzilla's right eye - but after Hedorah gets done laughing, Godzilla's left eye is the one that is damaged.
- Quotes
Yukio Keuchi: There's no place else to go and pretty soon we'll all be dead, so forget it! Enjoy yourself! Let's sing and dance while we can! Come on, blow your mind!
- Crazy creditsIn the AIP version of this film, its entire cast is mysteriously uncredited.
- Alternate versionsThere are two distinct versions of the American International Pictures version of this film, which is titled "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster." The first version, presumably the original 35mm theatrical version, features an English language cartoon sequence (reworked from a similar Japanese language one in the Japanese version). A similar insert replaces a shot of a newsreader with an English language map of Fuji City. In addition, AIP removed all of the Japanese text from the scenes of various "science lessons" given by Dr. Yano. This is the version that was released on VHS and LaserDisc by Orion Home Video in 1989. The second version, however, has none of these unique shots. The Hedorah cartoon and newsreader scene are unchanged from the Japanese version and Dr. Yano's science lessons feature onscreen Japanese text. This version seems to have been the standard 16mm release for television distribution and can be seen mostly in unlicensed home video releases of the film, such as the 1990 Simitar VHS release from the U.S. and the Digital Disc DVD release from Canada.
- ConnectionsEdited into Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- SoundtracksKaese! Taiyô wo
("Return! The Sun")
Main Title Theme
Music by Riichirô Manabe
Lyrics by Yoshimitsu Banno
Sung by Keiko Mari, the Honey Knights and the Moon Drops
Featured review
Ah yes! Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster. Thank God for AMC, The SciFi Channel, and cable in general.
I was 9 years old when this movie came out in the theaters back in my home town, a suburb of Cleveland, OH. 9 year olds didn't go to the movies often because there were none of the multiplexes we have today. To my surprise, my mom offered to take us kids in the neighborhood to see Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster at the Lake Theater matinée. I was so excited. I was going to see Godzilla (loved all his movies as a kid), have popcorn, and be inside a huge movie theater!
This experience was 32 years ago! Until last Saturday, I could only remember 4 things: 1) Waiting in my seat seaming like forever for the movie to start, 2) The Smog Monster sucking on a smoke stack, 3) The Smog Monster sliming down a flight of steps, withdrawing, and a cat being stuck in the slime residue, and 4) A psychedelic discothèque.
Fast forward 32 years to 2004. Last Saturday night I was surfing cable and stumbled upon Godzilla vs. Hedora. I said to myself "Hmmmmm I don't remember this movie and thought I saw them all. What the heck it's Godzilla and I am up for some cheese."
To my utter surprise, fascination, and joy I quickly saw the monster suck on a smoke stack and I said "Oh my gosh!!!! It's the Smog Monster!!!!"
I had sudden flashbacks of my childhood. All of my memories returned!
OK, it's a bad movie. But so what? It served its purpose. It was designed for a 9 year old child and gave him memories of a lifetime. As bad as it is, it must have entertained more children than just me because it has stood the test of time returning to AMC and The SciFi channel.
I say, "Thanks for the memories."
I was 9 years old when this movie came out in the theaters back in my home town, a suburb of Cleveland, OH. 9 year olds didn't go to the movies often because there were none of the multiplexes we have today. To my surprise, my mom offered to take us kids in the neighborhood to see Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster at the Lake Theater matinée. I was so excited. I was going to see Godzilla (loved all his movies as a kid), have popcorn, and be inside a huge movie theater!
This experience was 32 years ago! Until last Saturday, I could only remember 4 things: 1) Waiting in my seat seaming like forever for the movie to start, 2) The Smog Monster sucking on a smoke stack, 3) The Smog Monster sliming down a flight of steps, withdrawing, and a cat being stuck in the slime residue, and 4) A psychedelic discothèque.
Fast forward 32 years to 2004. Last Saturday night I was surfing cable and stumbled upon Godzilla vs. Hedora. I said to myself "Hmmmmm I don't remember this movie and thought I saw them all. What the heck it's Godzilla and I am up for some cheese."
To my utter surprise, fascination, and joy I quickly saw the monster suck on a smoke stack and I said "Oh my gosh!!!! It's the Smog Monster!!!!"
I had sudden flashbacks of my childhood. All of my memories returned!
OK, it's a bad movie. But so what? It served its purpose. It was designed for a 9 year old child and gave him memories of a lifetime. As bad as it is, it must have entertained more children than just me because it has stood the test of time returning to AMC and The SciFi channel.
I say, "Thanks for the memories."
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