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Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 23, 1985

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

User Score

67%

Original Title

Godzilla 1985

Production Companies

New World Pictures, Toho Pictures, Toho Eizo Co., Tokyo Laboratory

Director

R.J. Kizer

Budget

$200,000

Revenue

$4,116,395

Description

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.