Godzilla 2000 (1999)

Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga.

Director:

Takao Okawara

Writers:

Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Wataru Mimura

Stars:

Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takehiro Murata	...	Prof. Yuji Shinoda
Hiroshi Abe	...	Mitsuo Katagiri
Naomi Nishida	...	Yuki Ichinose
Mayu Suzuki	...	Io Shinoda
Shirô Sano	...	Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Shirô Namiki
Sakae Kimura
Bengal	...	(as Bengaru)
Ken'ichi Nagira
Ken'ichi Ishii
Yoshimasa Kondô
Kôichi Ueda	...	Military Man
Yoshiyuki Omori
Masahiko Nishimura

Storyline

Godzilla returns in a brand-new movie that ignores all preceding movies except for the original with a brand new look and a powered up atomic ray. This time he battles a mysterious UFO that later transforms into a mysterious kaiju dubbed Orga. They meet up for the final showdown in the city of Shinjuku.

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | alien | rooftop | military | alien invasion | 

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Taglines:

Earth's most powerful monster fights a beast from outer space.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for monster violence and mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The way the skyscraper implodes beneath the giant UFO - with billows of smoke and debris cascading outward as it collapses - eerily presages the way the World Trade Center came down in 2001 (two years after this film was made).

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Goofs

During the seldom-used areal shots of Godzilla, the greenscreen technique becomes strikingly obvious as Godzilla's feet apparently disappear even when not obscured by anything, and he doesn't even always move in unison with the camera (the camera shakes but he remains still). Finally, he is of a completely different hue than the surrounding environment.

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Quotes

[closing scene; Japanese Version]
Shiro Miyasaka: The recklessness of science gave birth to you, Godzilla. Why do you appear before us?
[Godzilla continues to trample through Shinjuku]
Yuki Ichinose: Because we humans gave birth to this monster.
Yuji Shinoda: Godzilla is... inside all of us!

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Crazy Credits

Godzilla's roar is heard right before the "A Tri-Star Release" credit at the end of the closing credits. (US version only)

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Alternate Versions

The US version takes out about 9 minutes of the film and changes a lot of the dialogue.

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Connections

Follows Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

User Reviews

Personally, I love this movie!

Heh heh, what isn't there for me to love "Godzilla 2000"? Minimal computer graphics, well built city models, awesome looking makeover for the big G and a neat and fierce looking foe named Orgah. Oh, and not to mention a cute little girl named Iyo, who shows a big interest for Godzilla and Orgah (perhaps a nostalgic refrence to the monster loving kids Ken Yano and Rokku-chan?).

Alot of people seem to hate this movie due to it not having too much CG, no "super sexy" model actor or actresses or were just spoiled off of the recent Hollywood trash cinema. OMG, and someone even compaired the recent Godzilla movies to Evangellion (GAG ME!).

I however, stand up for Toho. Long live Toho! Long live the King of Monsters!

Details

Official Sites:

Toho Co.

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 August 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Godzilla 2000

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,407,720, 20 August 2000

Gross USA:

$10,037,390

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,037,390

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1