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Godzilla
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5.7French 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
- Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché
- Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds
- Hank Azaria as Victor 'Animal' Palotti
- Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks
- Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert
Themes
- new york city
- atomic bomb
- missile
- intelligence
- pregnancy
- destroy
- boat accident
- giant monster
- atomic bomb test
- us army
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
210,191 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20%
Metacritic
32/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Genres
- Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 10 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Screenplay by
- Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich
- Story by
- Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich
- Based on
- Godzilla , by Toho Co., Ltd.
- Produced by
- Dean Devlin
- Starring
- Matthew Broderick Jean Reno Maria Pitillo Hank Azaria Kevin Dunn Michael Lerner Harry Shearer
- Cinematography
- Ueli Steiger
- Edited by
- Peter Amundson David J. Siegel
- Music by
- David Arnold
- Production companies
- Centropolis Entertainment Fried Films Independent Pictures
- Distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- Release dates
- May 18, 1998 ( 1998-05-18 ) ( Madison Square Garden ) May 20, 1998 ( 1998-05-20 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 139 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $125–150 million
- Box office
- $379 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 139
- FilmAffinity ID
- 786572
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1998-09-10
- title
- GODZILLA
- box office
- 379014294
- review score
- 32/100
- Commons category
- Godzilla (1998 film)
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Godzilla is a 1998 American monster film directed by Roland Emmerich, who co-wrote the screenplay with producer Dean Devlin. It is a reboot of Toho Co., Ltd.'s Godzilla franchise and the 23rd film in the franchise, being the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American studio. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer. The film is dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka, the co-creator and producer of various Godzilla films, who died in April 1997. In the film, authorities investigate and battle a giant monster, known as Godzilla, who migrates to New York City to nest its young.
In October 1992, TriStar Pictures announced plans to produce a trilogy of Godzilla films. In May 1993, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were hired to write the script. In July 1994, Jan de Bont was announced as the director but left the project that December due to budget disputes. Emmerich was hired in May 1996 to direct and co-write a new script with Devlin. Principal photography began in May 1997 and ended in September 1997.