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Godzilla

  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
193K
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POPULARITY
2,432
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Godzilla (1998)
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French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
193K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,432
22
  • Director
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Writers
    • Dean Devlin(screenplay)
    • Roland Emmerich(screenplay)
    • Ted Elliott(story)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Jean Reno
    • Maria Pitillo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roland Emmerich
  • Writers
    • Dean Devlin(screenplay)
    • Roland Emmerich(screenplay)
    • Ted Elliott(story)
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Jean Reno
    • Maria Pitillo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 917User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 13 nominations

    Videos5

    Godzilla (1998)
    Trailer 0:31
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse
    Clip 3:22
    Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse
    How the 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Cast & Director Made Epic Battles Feel Real
    Clip 3:20
    How the 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Cast & Director Made Epic Battles Feel Real
    Team Godzilla or Team Kong? The Cast Chooses a Top Titan
    Clip 4:05
    Team Godzilla or Team Kong? The Cast Chooses a Top Titan
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    Photos151

    Jean Reno and Michael Lerner in Godzilla (1998)
    Hank Azaria and Kurt Carley in Godzilla (1998)
    Matthew Broderick in Godzilla (1998)
    Kurt Carley in Godzilla (1998)
    Matthew Broderick in Godzilla (1998)
    Maria Pitillo in Godzilla (1998)
    Jean Reno and Michael Lerner in Godzilla (1998)
    Matthew Broderick stars as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
    Niko, Philippe, Audrey & Victor
    Niko and Audrey
    Jean Reno co-stars as Philippe
    The Godzilla tracking crew

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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Dr. Niko Tatopoulosas Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    • Philippe Roachéas Philippe Roaché
    Maria Pitillo
    Maria Pitillo
    • Audrey Timmondsas Audrey Timmonds
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Victor 'Animal' Palottias Victor 'Animal' Palotti
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Colonel Hicksas Colonel Hicks
    Michael Lerner
    Michael Lerner
    • Mayor Ebertas Mayor Ebert
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Charles Caimanas Charles Caiman
    Arabella Field
    Arabella Field
    • Lucy Palottias Lucy Palotti
    Vicki Lewis
    Vicki Lewis
    • Dr. Elsie Chapmanas Dr. Elsie Chapman
    Doug Savant
    Doug Savant
    • Sergeant O'Nealas Sergeant O'Neal
    Malcolm Danare
    Malcolm Danare
    • Dr. Mendel Cravenas Dr. Mendel Craven
    Lorry Goldman
    • Gene - Mayor's Aideas Gene - Mayor's Aide
    Christian Aubert
    • Jean-Lucas Jean-Luc
    Philippe Bergeron
    Philippe Bergeron
    • Jean-Claudeas Jean-Claude
    Frank Bruynbroek
    Frank Bruynbroek
    • Jean-Pierreas Jean-Pierre
    François Giroday
    • Jean-Philippeas Jean-Philippe
    Nicholas J. Giangiulio
    Nicholas J. Giangiulio
    • Edas Ed
    Robert Lesser
    Robert Lesser
    • Murrayas Murray
    • Director
      • Roland Emmerich
    • Writers
      • Dean Devlin(screenplay) (story)
      • Roland Emmerich(screenplay) (story)
      • Ted Elliott(story) (credit only)
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    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This movie features more Simpson voice actors than any other project besides The Simpsons (1989) itself: Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer and Nancy Cartwright. When the Simpsons later did a Godzilla parody called Homerzilla, they referenced that "Homerzilla" received a Hollywood remake that failed, a jab at this movie. The episode ends stating that Homerzilla will one day return just as soon as that "Zilla" film is forgotten.
    • Goofs
      Based on the width and depth of the Hudson River, it would be impossible for a Los Angeles Submarine to navigate submerged, let alone make high speed turns.
    • Quotes

      Apache Pilot: [after accidentally hitting the Chrysler Building with a missile, blowing the roof off of it] Aw, damn, uh... That is a negative impact. I repeat, that is a negative impact.

      Radio Technician #3: Negative impact, sir.

      Mayor Ebert: [shocked] Negative impact? That's the goddamned Chrysler Building we're talking about here.

    • Crazy credits
      Various effects that appeared as green film scratches (but were not, in fact, scratches) showed up periodically over the credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Angels in America (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Heroes
      Written by David Bowie & Brian Eno

      Produced by Andrew Slater

      Performed by The Wallflowers

      Courtesy of Interscope Records

    User reviews917

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Flawed but not bad guilty pleasure movie
    Greetings from Lithuania.

    "Godzilla" (1998) is definitely not a bad guilty pleasure movie. It has pretty good special effects, nice pacing and some good action sequences involving Godzilla himself. Well its not entirely a Godzilla everyone knows, its more of a dinosaur but still its a good looking creature, especially when it interacts with environment (city buildings in this case). The downsides of this movie were pretty lame script at the moments, zero chemistry between Matthew Broderick and Maria Pitillo (and her poor performance as well) and just the look of this movie - literally almost all movie time action takes place at night, sure because its much more easier (and cheaper) to make all the big special effects sequences in a bloody dark, but not so much fun to watch it.

    Overall, "Godzilla" is a guilty pleasure. As a pure fun flick it does its job, nothing else and nothing more. A pure guilty pleasure.
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    FAQ5

    • How was this film received in Japan?
    • Does Godzilla use the Atomic Breath in this movie?
    • Could a creature as large as Godzilla actually exist?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Quái Vật Godzilla
    • Filming locations
      • Kualoa Ranch - 49560 Kamehameha Highway, Ka'a'awa, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Centropolis Film Productions
      • Fried Films
      • Independent Pictures (II)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $130,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $136,314,294
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $44,047,541
      • May 24, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $379,014,294
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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