Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.Thirty years after the original monster's rampage, a new Godzilla emerges and attacks Japan.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaContrary to popular belief, Raymond Burr was actually quite proud of his association with Godzilla since his debut in the Americanized version of the film from 1956. It came as a surprise to friends and colleagues when he enthusiastically returned for the international release of the 1985 sequel. While working on that film, he used the clout he'd gained from his success on Perry Mason to ensure the film wasn't too heavily edited and Koji Hashimoto's original intentions were preserved. Burr wrote the ending narration himself.
- GoofsGodzilla's appearance keeps changing due to different special effect techniques being used. In particular, the giant animatronic model (known as "Cybot") mostly used for closeups has a drastically different look from the suit: the neck and arms are much thinner, the snout rounder, the ears more prominent, and the eyes and general expression also look different. It also has more robotic movements, as it's being controlled by motors instead of a suit actor.
- Quotes
[US version]
Steve Martin: Nature has a way, sometimes, of reminding Man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up the terrible offsprings of our pride and carelessness... to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of Man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Godzilla - that strangely innocent and tragic monster - has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not, or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us... remain.
- Alternate versionsIn the US version, the character of Hiroshi Okumura (Shin Takuma) is renamed "Ken" (or "Kenny," as his sister Naoko calls him). However, his character is still called "Hiroshi Okumura" in the credits.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Return of Godzilla (1984)
1984 single-handedly revitalized the Godzilla franchise into the machine it is today and ushered in a new concept for what the monster could be; gone are
the kiddie children and the super-robots, the monster melees and monster
dancing - here is a return to what Godzilla truly is: and unstoppable force of nature. The original Japanese version is far superior to the butchered American cut and their political agenda is far more subtle than the American's tactless editing of the Russian nuclear launch sequence. Fans would do well to view
the original as it retains the history and dignity of the first Godzilla film.
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,116,395
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $509,502
- Aug 25, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $4,116,395
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1