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Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.
Carl Craig
- Jim Crane
- (as Carl Craig Junior)
Mary Morris
- Mrs. Crane
- (as Mary Murrows)
Keiichi Noda
- Alien
- (as Kei'ichi Noda)
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- TriviaThis was the first film in the series to use flashbacks from the previous Gamera films as a way of saving money on the production. In this film, the flashback sequence lasts approximately fifteen minutes.
- Crazy creditsFor the U.S. version releaed by American International under the title "Destroy All Planets," director Noriaki Yuasa's name is listed on screen as "Kenji Yuasa."
- Alternate versionsThere are 3 versions of the flashback sequence (the scene where the Virasians examine Gamera's memories which uses footage from the first 3 Gamera movies):
- The original Japanese theatrical version which is just a short montage set to an instrumental version of the Gamera March).
- The international version which extends the sequence to include Gamera's battle with Barugon from Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) and Gyaos from Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967).
- The US American International Pictures television version which further extends the battle between Gamera and Gyaos].
- ConnectionsEdited from Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
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Viras (a sort of space squid) and a shipful of aliens who dress like surgeons attempt to take over the Earth, two Boy Scouts at a time. Along comes Gamera... Suddenly, the movie grinds to a halt: we're treated to ELEVEN MINUTES of miscellaneous footage from the first three Gamera movies. Once the movie gets going again, we find Viras has implanted a mind-control device in Gamera's neck. He sends our hero turtle off to wreak havoc. This time we get to see even MORE footage from the previous movies: the dam attack scene from "Gamera vs. Barugon" and -- here's the kicker -- black and white footage from the original "Gamera", spliced in with no concern for continuity. The rest of the movie features some astonishingly gruesome images, including disembodied floating arms and Gamera getting impaled on Viras' pointy head. Basically, it's a cheap, cheap thrill for eleven-year-olds and immature adults like me.
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- Gamela vs. Bairus
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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