- A Toho Video documentary released in the 1980s contained several unused and deleted scenes from this film. The majority of this footage consists of alternate takes of finished scenes, such as the raids on Moscow and Paris by Rodan and Gorosaurus, respectively. Toho also filmed much more footage of the United Nations' defense of Tokyo from the monsters, including a number of scenes of missile launchers being deployed from the roofs of skyscrapers.
The most notable unused scene in this feature has Godzilla thrashing Manda against several Tokyo buildings. According to Haruo Nakajima, this was an impromptu act at the end of a take. This was likely removed from the finished film as both monsters were under the Kilaaks' control and should not have been fighting each other. - A complete English-language version of "Destroy All Monsters" was supervised by Toho for international distribution. The English dialogue was dubbed by William Ross' Frontier Enterprises in Tokyo. Additionally, Toho created English titles and credits to be spliced in in place of their Japanese equivalents. This version, known to Godzilla fans as the international or export version, remained unseen in the United States until the film's premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 20th, 1996. A VHS and DVD release of it by A.D. Vision Films followed, and Toho's English-language version of the film has now supplanted the original U.S. version.
- In the Japanese version of the film, it is stated that the base where the Moonlight SY-3 departs from at the beginning of the film is located on Iwo Jima. However, in both of the English-language dubbed versions of it, it is never mentioned where the base is located.
- The English-language version of the film released by American International Pictures in 1969 is entirely different than Toho's international version. AIP contracted with New York's Titan Productions (previously known as Titra Sound Studios) to loop the English dialogue. Among the dubbing personnel for this version were Hal Linden and Bret Morrison. This dialogue track was included by Media Blasters in its 2011 DVD and Blu-ray releases of "Destroy All Monsters"; however, newer printings of it feature only Toho's Japanese and international dialogue tracks.
AIP was also responsible for several small edits to the film. In the Japanese and international versions, a sign establishing the UN Defense Center can be seen in the rubble of Tokyo. Instead of translating this sign, AIP's editors deleted the scene including it altogether. Additionally, AIP deleted two scenes of Minilla's antics during the climactic monster battle. Finally, AIP relocated the film's opening credits to the end of it.
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