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Godzilla

  • 5.5 /10

  • 4139

  • 20%

Plot

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

Cast

Matthew Broderick as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Matthew Broderick

as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos

Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché
Jean Reno

as Philippe Roaché

Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds
Maria Pitillo

as Audrey Timmonds

Hank Azaria as Victor 'Animal' Palotti
Hank Azaria

as Victor 'Animal' Palotti

Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks
Kevin Dunn

as Colonel Hicks

Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert
Michael Lerner

as Mayor Ebert

Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman
Harry Shearer

as Charles Caiman

Arabella Field as Lucy Palotti
Arabella Field

as Lucy Palotti

Vicki Lewis as Dr. Elsie Chapman
Vicki Lewis

as Dr. Elsie Chapman

Doug Savant as Sergeant O'Neal
Doug Savant

as Sergeant O'Neal

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 20, 1998

Production Companies

  • TriStar Pictures

  • Independent Pictures

  • Fried Films

  • Centropolis Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

  • Japan

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

  • 日本語

  • Pусский

  • Español

Budget

  • $130,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $379,014,294.00

Runtime

  • 2.32 hrs

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Reviews

***HERE THERE BE SPOILERS*** This version of Godzilla is a difficult one to give a simple overall rating. Honestly, if Hollywood had just made this into a generic monster movie, kind of the way they did with Cloverfield, it would have easily been an above average movie, possibly even breaking into 4 star territory. The acting is above average (including the must-have flavor of the month, Jean …

The hype was as big as the monster to start with! It felt like this take on Godzilla was advertised for 2 years in advance of the actual release, every time (it seemed) I went to the cinema I was awestruck by little teaser trailers, in fact the one of the old guy fishing and hooking Zilla is a personal favourite...SIZE DOES MATTER! Love it I do. Sadly as most of us now know, the film didn't m…

I found this to be quite a fun take on the Godzilla fable. Matthew Broderick as "the worm guy" and Jean Reno as the French Secret agent deliver quite watchable performances as they investigate some radioactive shipping incidents and some really big footprints. The special effects are decent enough too and help carry this admittedly over-long little movie. Roland Emmerich & Dean Devlin are quite g…