Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Ishiro Honda, Terry O. Morse |
| Producer(s) | Edward B. Barison, Richard Kay, Joseph E. Levine (executive), Harry Rybnick, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Top Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda and produced by Joseph E. Levine, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Edward B. Barison, Richard Kay and Harry Rybnick.
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Quotes from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
[Opening voice over]
Steve Martin: This is Tokyo. Once a city of six million people. What has happened here was caused by a force which up until a few days ago was entirely beyond the scope of Man's imagination. Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw... now there are only a few. My name is Steve Martin. I am a foreign correspondent for United World News. I was headed for an assignment in Cairo, when I stopped off in Tokyo for a social; but it turned out to be a visit to the living HELL of another world.
Dr. Kyohei Yamane: They are so wrong. Godzilla should not be destroyed, he should be studied.
Steve Martin: I'm afraid my Japanese is a little rusty.
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Steve Martin: This is Tokyo. Once a city of six million people. What has happened here was caused by a force which up until a few days ago was entirely beyond the scope of Man's imagination. Tokyo, a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw... now there are only a few. My name is Steve Martin. I am a foreign correspondent for United World News. I was headed for an assignment in Cairo, when I stopped off in Tokyo for a social; but it turned out to be a visit to the living HELL of another world.
Dr. Kyohei Yamane: They are so wrong. Godzilla should not be destroyed, he should be studied.
Steve Martin: I'm afraid my Japanese is a little rusty.
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Facts about Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
It was felt that an experienced editor was needed to direct this American version in order to maintain the continuity and make it appear that Raymond Burr was part of the original production, which was actually shot two years earlier as Godzilla. Terry O. Morse was selected because he had almost 30 years experience as an editor, as well as experience as a director of low-budget films.
In the American version, Godzilla's size was increased from 150 feet to nearly 400 feet because of the disparity between Japanese buildings (built short to meet earthquake codes) and American skyscrapers. It was felt that Godzilla's original size would be lost among the tall buildings of New York, the city most often compared to Tokyo.
The working title for the American version before the "King of Monsters" was added was "Godzilla, the Sea Monster".
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In the American version, Godzilla's size was increased from 150 feet to nearly 400 feet because of the disparity between Japanese buildings (built short to meet earthquake codes) and American skyscrapers. It was felt that Godzilla's original size would be lost among the tall buildings of New York, the city most often compared to Tokyo.
The working title for the American version before the "King of Monsters" was added was "Godzilla, the Sea Monster".
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