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Followed by 

Godzilla: The Series (1998) (TV Series)

Remake of 

Gojira (1954)

Edited into 

Angels in America (2003) (TV Mini-Series)
clips used

Spin-off 

Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004) (Video Game)

References 

Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Nick sings the title song
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969) (TV Series)
Lucy has a stuffed Scooby-Doo doll in her bedroom.
Jaws (1975)
The shot of godzilla's fin breaking through the water.
Lou Grant (1977) (TV Series)
Referenced by name
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The first sequence of the AH64-Apache gunships hunting Godzilla through the streets references both Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) with the line "Echo 4 to Echo Base"
Alligator (1980)
Godzilla emerges from the Sewers emulating the Alligator doing so.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The Japanese freighter attacked and destroyed by Godzilla in the opening of the film is named Kobayashi Maru, in homage to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Q (1982)
Both movies have a similar ending where a hidden egg from the monster is found at the end of the movie and leading things off for a sequel.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The insurance company Jean Reno claims to work for is named Lao Che, which is the same name as the villian at the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Elevator music in a scene with Matthew Broderick is "Danke Schoen", which Broderick lip-syncs in a memorable scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Aliens (1986)
The elevator scene redone with baby godzilla's instead of Aliens
Siskel & Ebert (1986) (TV Series)
A magazines with cover title "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" is seen
The Simpsons (1989) (TV Series)
Before Hank Azaria's character runs atop cars to get footage of Godzilla, he looks up and says Aw Jeez, using the voice of his character Moe on The Simpsons.
Moon 44 (1990)
The number of the cab used in the chase at the end of the movie is MN 44. Moon 44 is the title of an earlier film that was directed by Roland Emmerich and in which Dean Devlin appeared.
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993) (TV Series)
A character wears a T-Shirt of the TV show.
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Baby Godzilla sequences emulating the Raptors in the kitchen scene from Jurassic Park.
Independence Day (1996)
A small statue of an alien from Independence Day (1996) (also directed by Roland Emmerich) is visible in the broadcast booth at Madison Square Garden
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Godzilla wreaking havoc in New York City is done in the practically the same way as the Tyrannosaurus attacking through San Diego,
Sphere (1998)
Seen advertised on a billboard
Lost in Space (1998)
seen in newspaper ad

Referenced in 

Gojira torêdjingu batoru (1998) (Video Game)
The American Godzilla is a playble figther.
The Big Hit (1998)
Poster and video case are shown in a video store.
Saturday Night Live: Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant (1998) (TV Episode)
Referenced in Easy Living and Matthew Broderick host the show to promote the film.
The X-Files: The Pine Bluff Variant (1998) (TV Episode)
Film shown at cinema
Saturday Night Live: David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page (1998) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Puff Daddy
Sex and the City: Bay of Married Pigs (1998) (TV Episode)
Poster is displayed outside the movie theatre.
Armageddon (1998)
The asteroids falling on Manhattan hit a Godzilla figure. Also, it's an inside joke since both films were released the same summer.
Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998)
When rampaging across the West Coast, Kraa comes across a hapless city. Roaring aloud, he makes his grand entrance by smashing through a building plastered with a poster of the 1998 film.
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Seen advertised on a billboard
South Park: Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls (1998) (TV Episode)
Characters talk about how this sucked.
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV Short)
Characters talk about this movie
L.A. Without a Map (1998)
There's a poster for this film on the outside of a movie theater in the beginning of the movie.
Big Train: Episode #1.2 (1998) (TV Episode)
A character says he saw this at the cinema.
Caroline in the City: Caroline and the Ultimatum (1999) (TV Episode)
poster visible at Mr. Chu's video store
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) (Video)
Mentioned by name
The Girl Next Door (1999)
A billboard is visible.
Goomer (1999)
A poster featuring a big green monster and reading "...OTZILLA" (can't be read in its entirety).
2001 Yonggary (1999)
Spin City: All the Mayor's Men (1999) (TV Episode)
The mayor mentions the movie.
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation (2000) (Video)
mentioned once
Anatomie (2000)
poster on wall
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) (TV Movie)
The huge inflated monster descending on the theater
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
Advertisements are shown.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
"I have not waste my time on a movie since Godzilla in 1998".
Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ: Daikaijû sôkôgeki (2001)
Early in the film one of the main characters is giving a lecture to several Japanese military personnel and briefly mentions a monster attack on New York City, referring to the events in the 1998 film.
Bangkok Haunted (2001)
movie poster on wall
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV Movie)
Blade II (2002)
Some of the action sequences from this movie
The Backlot Murders (2002) (Video)
dialogue
Demonlover (2002)
Movie poster on the door of the boy using his father's credit card
Reign of Fire (2002)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Shift Happens (2002) (TV Episode)
Sabrina calls Annie "Bosszilla".
The Blockbuster Imperative (2003) (TV Movie)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dirty Girls (2003) (TV Episode)
discussion about the original Godzilla vs. the 1998 Hollywood Godzilla
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (Video)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet mentions the american version of 'Godzilla'.
Van Helsing (2004)
The scene in which they are passing through the egg 'fields' and the eggs begin hatching as they're walking through them is the same as the scene in Godzilla when the eggs hatch in Madison Square Garden as the characters are walking amongst them.
HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Day After Tomorrow' (2004) (TV Episode)
mentioned once
Shrek 2 (2004)
The roar that Mongo lets loose as he approaches the castle is taken from this version of Godzilla
Feeding the Masses (2004) (Video)
lone female reporter, male cameraman, risking lives to warn populace of imminent danger
Man yan (2004)
A film editor asks for the title from a DVD vendor.
Gojira: Fainaru uôzu (2004)
The Monster called "Zilla" is supposed to be a reference to this film.
Horror Business (2005) (Video)
It is mentioned in a magazine.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005) (TV Movie)
Referenced as 'Reptilla'
Film Geek (2005)
Scotty smells this video
The Ring 2 (2005)
When Rachel is looking through the video tapes at the fair, Godzilla is one of them
'Team America': Miniature Pyrotechnics (2005) (Video)
A man mentions working on this previous to this film.
Getting Gilliam (2005)
Mentioned as one of Roland Emmerich's films
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (Video)
In "TrogdorCon '97", the King of Town is an "authorized Godzilla reseller".
Supernatural: The Benders (2006) (TV Episode)
Talking Godzilla movies, Dean tells a boy that Sam "likes the remake", to which the boy replies: "Yuck!".
The Benchwarmers (2006)
on shelf in video store
The Holiday (2006)
Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
Big Bang: Episode #1.3 (2007) (TV Episode)
Referenced in dialogue
Enchanted (2007)
The roar that the Dragon lets loose as he approaches the city is taken from this version of Godzilla
The Omid Djalili Show: Episode #1.1 (2007) (TV Episode)
Referenced by name.
Disaster Movie (2008)
mentioned by Juney
Atop the Fourth Wall: Godzilla vs. Barkley (2009) (TV Episode)
calls it craptastic.
Eleventh Hour: Subway (2009) (TV Episode)
rachel mentions it
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
The momma T-rex takes a step and a character is frozen in fear and barely misses getting crushed by the T-rex's foot. In addition, Sid calls the momma T-rex "momzilla".
Bad Movie Beatdown: Transmorphers (2009) (TV Episode)
references the poor special effects
The Angry Video Game Nerd: Godzilla (2009) (TV Episode)
The Nerd mentions the American remake of Godzilla
Roland Emmerich - Mein Leben (2009) (TV Movie)
mentioned
Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (2010) (Video)
Mention once
Saturday Night Live: Jude Law/Pearl Jam (2010) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Al Pacino (Bill Hader) in the "Hamlet" audition segment
Who Do You Think You Are?: Matthew Broderick (2010) (TV Episode)
Referenced in the opening narration
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Zillo Beast (2010) (TV Episode)
Apart from the Zillo beast itself, clone pilot Goji is named after Gojira and the Tactical Droid wears a symbol based on the oxygen destroyer from this movie
The Nostalgia Critic: Independence Day (2010) (TV Episode)
A poster is seen.
Bad Movie Beatdown: 10,000 B.C. (2010) (TV Episode)
other films from Roland Emmerich
Face Off: Welcome to the Jungle (2011) (TV Episode)
title mentioned
The Nostalgia Critic: Inspector Gadget (2011) (TV Episode)
Refers to Matthew Broderick as "that idiot who said 'that's alotta fish' from Godzilla"
Bad Movie Beatdown: Moon 44 (2011) (TV Episode)
mentioned among Emmerich's other films
The Nostalgia Chick: Disaster Movies of Roland Emmerich: Part Two (2011) (TV Episode)
The film is discussed
Bad Movie Beatdown: 2012: Part 1 (2011) (TV Episode)
mentioned among Roland Emmerich's previous films
Duke Nukem Forever (2011) (Video Game)
Duke will say "Size only matters when you are full grown" after growing back to full size. Making a mock to the 1998 remake tag line
The Nostalgia Chick: You've Got Mail (2011) (TV Episode)
mentioned among unnecessary remakes
Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.15 (2011) (TV Episode)
Ignatiy mentions that Roland Emmerich directed the film
Conan: The Mystery of the Recent NYU Grad Who Got a Job (2011) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned while introducing Matthew Broderick
Bunheads: Pilot (2012) (TV Episode)
Michelle and Hubbell talk about Michelle being "like Godzilla" for men and Hubbell being the only scientist who knows she's destroying the city to protect her eggs.
The Cinema Snob: Karate Girl (2012) (TV Episode)
"Mayor Ebert? No wonder that Emmerich's Godzilla will show up soon"
Bad Movie Beatdown: Deck the Halls (2012) (TV Episode)
Another bad movie starting Matthew Broderick.

Features 

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
The giant octopus from It Came from Beneath the Sea is seen in a TV set.
Barney & Friends (1992) (TV Series)
Clips seen on a T.V set.

Featured in 

Troldspejlet: Episode #21.8 (1999) (TV Episode)
VHS release reviewed + footage used
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: The Shadows in the Cave (2004) (TV Episode)
Godzilla is used as a symbol for the terrorist threat.
I Love the '90s: Part Deux: 1998 (2005) (TV Episode)
Shown as part of the 1998 episode of this show on VH1.
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla 1998 (2008) (TV Episode)
movie reviewed
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla 2000 (2008) (TV Episode)
Clips of the movie were shown.
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Godzilla Final Wars (2008) (TV Episode)
Clips of the movie are shown.
The Nostalgia Critic: Godzilla (2008) (TV Episode)
Reviewed, clips shown
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince/(500) Days of Summer/Homecoming (2009) (TV Episode)
Clip shown for Brett and Allen's tour of New York City
The Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 Nostalgia Critic Fuckups (2009) (TV Episode)
A mistake The Nostalgia Critic made about the film is the #4 pick.
20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 1: Movie Monsters (2010) (TV Episode)
Clips shown in a segment on its title monster.
The Nostalgia Critic: Jaws 3D (2010) (TV Episode)
"That's alotta fish" clip is recalled
The Nostalgia Critic: Thief and the Cobbler (2010) (TV Episode)
"That's a lot of fish"
David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011) (TV Episode)
Man vs Beast scenes
The Nostalgia Critic: Cop and 1/2 (2011) (TV Episode)
"That's alotta fish."
The Nostalgia Critic: Ponyo (2012) (TV Episode)
"That's alotta fish."

Spoofs 

Siskel & Ebert (1986) (TV Series)
New York City's mayor is named Ebert, and his top adviser is named Gene, a reference to the famous film critiquing duo from TV's Siskel & Ebert. Both bear a strong physical resemblance to the real-life critics.
Crimson Tide (1995)

Spoofed in 

Armageddon (1998)
Godzilla 2000 (1999)
Shrek (2001)
The part where the dragon's eye opens behind Donkey.
Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddon (2001) (Short)
Characters and famous scenes are spoofed.
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (Video Game)
The bullfish chasing Conker up the pier while destroying it
Robot Chicken: That Hurts Me (2005) (TV Episode)
Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich do an even worse remake of Godzilla

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