Godzilla is a series of giant monster films starring Godzilla, a Japanese creation usually portrayed by a man in a rubber suit. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The first film, Godzilla, was first released in the United States in 1955 in Japanese-American communities only. In 1956, it was adapted by an American company into Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, edited and with added principal scenes featuring Raymond Burr, and this version became an international success. Unfaithful translation and editing led to a different story - often said to be 'unpure' by fans. Godzilla ) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film, produced and distributed by Toho Company Ltd. ... Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ... Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a 1956 American black-and-white science fiction film adapted from the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla, which had previously been shown subtitled in the United States in Japanese community theaters only, and was not known in Europe. ... Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917—September 12, 1993) was an Emmy-nominated actor and vintner, perhaps best known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. ...

The original Godzilla was greatly inspired by the commercial success of King Kong, and the 1953 success of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. Godzilla would go on to inspire Gorgo, Gamera, and many others. The original 1933 King Kong model. ... The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a black and white 1953 science fiction film directed by Eugène Lourié. The films shooting title was Monster from Beneath the Sea. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gamera ) is a giant, flying terrapin-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. ...

The name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ) 'gorilla' and kujira (鯨, くじら) 'whale'. The word alludes to the size, power and aquatic origin of Godzilla. "Gojira" was allegedly the nickname of a large employee of Toho, but in the 50+ years since the film's original release, no one claiming to be the employee ever stepped forward and no photographs have ever surfaced.

Films

The Godzilla series is generally broken into three eras, reflecting the broader division of daikaiju eiga into the Shōwa era, Heisei era, and Millennium era. In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Showa Era refers not to the actual reign of the Shōwa emperor but to all daikaiju films made between 1954 and 1980, starting with the original Godzilla and ending with Super Monster Gamera. ... In daikaiju eiga the Heisei period refers not to the reign of the current emperor of Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1985 and 1999, starting with The Return of Godzilla and ending with Gamera vs Irys Categories: Stub ... In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at...

Shōwa series (1954–1975)

The initial series of movies is named for the Shōwa period in Japan (as all of these films were produced before Emperor Hirohito's death in 1989). This Shōwa timeline spanned from 1954, with Godzilla, to 1975, with Terror of Mechagodzilla. With the exception of the serious Godzilla and the semi-serious sequels Godzilla Raids Again, King Kong vs. Godzilla, and Mothra vs. Godzilla, much of this series is relatively light-hearted. Starting with Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla began evolving into a more human and playful antihero (this transition was complete by Son of Godzilla, where he is shown as a good character), and as years went by, he evolved into an anthropomorphic superhero. The films Son of Godzilla and All Monsters Attack were aimed at youthful audiences, featuring the appearance of Godzilla's son, Minilla. The Shōwa period saw the addition of many monsters into the Godzilla continuity, two of which (Mothra and Rodan) had their own solo movies. This period featured a well documented continuity, although the chronology becomes confusing after Destroy All Monsters. This film, set in the year 1999 transports all the monsters to Monster Island. The following film appears to be in the Japan when it was made, but Monster Island still features. Subsequent films Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Megalon followed this idea of Godzilla being on Monster Island from 1999 onwards (though the world is un-futuristic), while Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla set him as a free roaming wild monster again. The Shōwa period (Japanese: 昭和時代, Shōwa-jidai, period of enlightened peace) was the time in Japanese history when Emperor Hirohito reigned over the country, from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. ... Emperor Shōwa ) (April 29, 1901 — January 7, 1989) was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from December 25, 1926 until his death. ... Gojira is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. ... Terror of Mechagodzilla , Mechagodzillas Counterattack), also known as The Terror of Godzilla in the original American theatrical release, is a 1975 tokusatsu kaiju film. ... Godzilla ) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film, produced and distributed by Toho Company Ltd. ... Godzilla no GyakushÅ« , lit. ... King Kong vs. ... Mothra vs. ... Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, released in Japan as San DaikaijÅ«: ChikyÅ« Saidai no Kessen lit. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Son of Godzilla, released in Japan as KaijÅ«-tō no Kessen: Godzilla no Musuko , lit. ... All Monsters Attack (ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ - オール怪獣大進撃 - Gojira, Minira, Gabara - ÅŒru KaijÅ« Daishingeki) is a 1969 tokusatsu film, also known as Godzillas Revenge. ... Minilla ), or Minya, is a monster from the Godzilla series of films and is the first of several young Godzillas in the series. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Leo_(kaiju). ... Rodan ), is a fictional monster, introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company responsible for the Godzilla series. ... Destroy All Monsters , All Monsters Charge) is a 1968 daikaiju eiga (Monster Movie). ... Godzilla vs Gigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン - Chikyû Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan, literally The Earth Attack Command: Godzilla Vs. ... Godzilla vs. ... Godzilla vs. ... Godzilla vs. ... Terror of Mechagodzilla , Mechagodzillas Counterattack), also known as The Terror of Godzilla in the original American theatrical release, is a 1975 tokusatsu kaiju film. ...

In all films of this original series, Godzilla was 50 meters tall (or about 164 feet), and weighed 20,000 metric tons. The American release Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) incorrectly stated Godzilla's height to be 400 feet, an inaccuracy that lingers today.

Heisei series (1984–1995)

The timeline was revamped in 1984 with The Return of Godzilla; this movie was created as a direct sequel to the 1954 film, and ignores the continuity of the Shōwa series. Known as the VS Series, (unofficially known to American fans as the "Heisei Series", for the ruling emperor of the time), the continuity ended in 1995's Godzilla vs. Destoroyah after a run of seven films. The reason for the continuity shift was based on a realization that the marketing of the movies had removed the reason it was so loved. When it was discovered that Godzilla was becoming more popular with children (and less so with the original adult audience), less complex themes were removed and Godzilla was made out to be a good guy instead of an indestructible, abhorrent mistake of men. However, the further Godzilla was taken away from his origins, the less long-term popularity his films held. Hence, The Return of Godzilla brought the series back to form with a grittier, more serious feel. The Return of Godzilla, released as Godzilla ) in Japan and released as Godzilla 1985 in America, is a 1984 daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant-monster movie). ... In the context of daikaiju eiga the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Tohos The Return of Godzilla) and 1999 (Daieis Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys). ... In daikaiju eiga the Heisei period refers not to the reign of the current emperor of Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1985 and 1999, starting with The Return of Godzilla and ending with Gamera vs Irys Categories: Stub ... Godzilla vs. ... The Return of Godzilla, released as Godzilla ) in Japan and released as Godzilla 1985 in America, is a 1984 daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant-monster movie). ...

The "new" Godzilla was 80 metres tall (about 262 feet), and portrayed as much more of an animal than the latter Shōwa films, or as a destructive force as he began. The biological nature and science behind Godzilla became a much more discussed issue in the films, showing the increased focus of the moral focus on genetics. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah gave the first concrete birth story for Godzilla, featuring a Godzillasaurus that got mutated by radiation into Godzilla. The film also increased Godzilla's size to a record 100 metres (328 feet). Godzilla vs. ... Godzillasaurus is a species of fictional theropod dinosaur, and is the creature of Godzillas origin in the Heisei era. ...

American film (1998)

The only Godzilla movie not made by Toho is the 1998 film Godzilla, directed by Roland Emmerich. Despite being one of the highest grossing films of the year when factoring in overseas profits, the film was widely panned by cult followers of the Godzilla franchise, critics on both sides of the Pacific, and movie-goers in general, as well as from Toho itself, who were reportedly enraged that Emmerich ignored all their requests they made in regards to how Godzilla should have been portrayed. The $136 million US boxoffice fell far short of marketing expectations, thus the film is generally viewed as a failure despite turning a profit worldwide. Godzilla (1998) was a Sci-Fi film directed by Roland Emmerich and stars actor Matthew Broderick. ... Roland Emmerich on the set of Independence Day Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a German film director, writer, and producer. ...

In the 1998 film, Godzilla had been a reptile mutated after a French atomic test, on a French Polynesian island. Set in New York City and produced by Columbia Pictures, this movie is not considered to be part of any of the three eras of the Godzilla series. France is said to have an arsenal of 350 nuclear weapons stockpiled as of 2002 [1]. The weapons are part of the national Force de frappe. ... Motto Anthem La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Papeete Official languages French Government Dependent territory  -  President of France Nicolas Sarkozy  -  President of French Polynesia Gaston Tong Sang Overseas dependency  -  Bastille Day 14 July (1789)  Area  -  Total 4,167 km² (173rd) 1,609 sq mi   -  Water (%) 12 Population  -  July 2006 estimate... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ...

The monster in the 1998 film has since been dubbed GINO (Godzilla In Name Only) by many Godzilla fans. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

GINO is so called for multiple reasons. The most obvious is that the American movie restarts the saga from the beginning, setting the main action in New York City. Another is that it is produced by a different company. However, the biggest change is in the Godzilla character itself. The Godzilla in this movie is almost entirely computer-animated, and bears little resemblance in look or manner to his Japanese counterpart. Instead, he resembles astonishingly realistic looking, very closely resembling a Tyrannosaurus rex. Also, the behavior of the American Godzilla is viewed as running contrary to the long-established Japanese Godzilla traditions. Examples of this changed behavior include the American Godzilla running away and hiding from the military instead of fighting, a lack of radioactive fire-breath, the laying of eggs by Godzilla, and the ease with which the monster is dispatched by the military at the end of the film. Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus gigas Dynamosaurus imperiosus Dinotyrannus megagracilis Nanotyrannus lancensis? Tyrannosaurus (IPA pronunciation or ; from the Greek τυραννόσαυρος, meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. ...

The movie was considered such a failure that Toho declined to allow any sequels to be made, despite their original plans. The sequel-starting plot hook at the end of the original was used in the animated TV series Godzilla: The Series, which was a far more popular creation than the American movie, and much more similar to the Japanese films.

Toho's official name for this monster is "Zilla", a reference to knock-off Godzilla products sold in the American market, and the fact that Develin and Emmerich apparently took the "God" out of "Godzilla". [1] Zilla would go on to fight the real Godzilla in Godzilla: Final Wars and lose within literally 10 seconds. Zilla was then described as a "good for nothing tuna eating monster". This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) is the 50th anniversary film in the Godzilla series of films. ...

Millennium series (1999–2004)

The Millennium Series is the official term for the series of Godzilla movies, unofficially called the "Shinsei Series" (or even the "Alternate Reality Series") by American fans, made after the VS Series ended with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The common theme to this era is that all movies use Godzilla (1954) as the jumping-off point. After the American Godzilla, Toho decided to show people who the "real" Godzilla was again (previously, plans for revitalizing the series were scheduled for 2004), while at the same time reinventing him. In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at... In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Millennium Era (Mireniamu Era, romaji for the Japanese approximation to Millennium) refers not to the third millennium but to all daikaiju eiga made since 1999, beginning Tohos Godzilla 2000: Millennium) and most recently including Godzilla: Final Wars, supposedly the last in the... In the context of daikaiju eiga the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Tohos The Return of Godzilla) and 1999 (Daieis Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys). ... Godzilla vs. ... Gojira is a 1954 Japanese science fiction film produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. ...

Since the films are different, the sizes are different in some cases. Godzilla's most prominent size in this series is 55 meters (180 feet). In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack he was 60 meters (about 196 feet), and in Godzilla: Final Wars he was 100 meters tall (about 328 feet). Godzilla was originally supposed to be 50 meters (about 164 feet) in Final Wars, but budgetary cutbacks in miniature sets forced this size change. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is a movie in the Godzilla series. ... Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) is the 50th anniversary film in the Godzilla series of films. ...

Filmography

Since 1954, there have been 28 Godzilla films produced by Toho Studios in Japan, with the US film bringing the total to 29. (Please note that the titles listed below are Toho's preferred English titles; for further discussion, see Toho Kingdom.)

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Moguera ) is a daikaiju featured in two of Tohos science fiction films. ... Space Godzilla Space Godzilla (スペースゴジラ - Supêsu Gojira, alternatively written SpaceGodzilla), is a modified clone of Godzilla featured in the VS Series of Godzilla films. ... Godzilla vs. ... // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... Koichi Kawakita (川北絋一 - Kawakita Kôichi) (born in Tokyo, Japan on December 5, 1942) is a special effects artist. ... Destoroyah ), alternatively Destroyah or Destroyer, is a kaiju from the 1995 film Godzilla vs. ... Godzilla Junior ), also known as Baby and Little One, is the adoptive son of Godzilla featured in the last few movies of the VS Series. ... 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For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey // August 8 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Nicole Kidman get divorced. ... Baragon ) is a fictional kaiju that was first featured in the 1965 Toho produced film, Frankenstein vs. ... For the Daniel Dumile moniker, see King Geedorah King Ghidorah ), sometimes spelled Ghidrah or Ghidora or even Ghidra, is a daikaiju featured in several of Toho Studios Godzilla films and (in derivative forms) in their Mothra Trilogy. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Leo_(kaiju). ... Godzilla against Mechagodzilla , Godzilla X Mechagodzilla), released in 2002, once again follows the original Godzilla timeline, in which Godzilla was killed by Dr. Serizawas secret weapon, the Oxygen Destroyer. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Mechagodzilla ) is a fictional character from various films in the Godzilla series, introduced in Godzilla vs. ... 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Most frequent monster co-star appearances

• 1. Mothra (nine appearances)

• 2. King Ghidorah (seven appearances)

• 3. tie: MechaGodzilla (five appearances); Rodan (five appearances)

• 4. tie: Anguirus (four appearances); Minilla (four appearances)

• 5. Gigan (three appearances)

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Culture

Godzilla was originally an allegory for the effects of the hydrogen bomb, and the unintended consequences that such weapons might have on Earth. The radioactive contamination of the Japanese fishing boat Daigo Fukuryū Maru through the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear device test on Bikini Atoll, on March 1, 1954 lead to much press coverage in Japan preceding the release of the first movie in 1954. The Versus and Millennium Series have largely continued this concept. Some have pointed out the parallels, conscious or unconscious, between Godzilla's relationship to Japan and that of the United States; first a terrible enemy who causes enormous destruction, but then becoming a good friend and defender in times of peril. Allegory of Music by Filippino Lippi. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ... Daigo FukuryÅ« Maru Lucky Dragon No. ... A black-and-white photograph of the Castle Bravo mushroom cloud. ... At the end of the 20th century, Thermonuclear has came to imply anything which has to do with fusion nuclear reactions which are triggered by particles of thermal energy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In daikaiju eiga the Heisei period refers not to the reign of the current emperor of Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1985 and 1999, starting with The Return of Godzilla and ending with Gamera vs Irys Categories: Stub ... In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at...

Films have been made over the last five decades, each reflecting the social and political climate in Japan. All but one of the 29 films were produced by Toho: a version was made in 1998 by TriStar Pictures and set in the United States by the directors of Independence Day (ID4) and is somewhat despised by most Godzilla fans. Toho immediately followed it with 1999's Godzilla 2000: Millennium, which began the current series of films, known informally as the Mireniamu or Millennium series. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. ... Made in 1999 due to the massive dissapointment of the American Godzilla film of 1998, Godzilla fights off an alien spaceship that threatens to absorb Godzillas DNA in order to create a monster to take over the world with. ... In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at...

Much of Godzilla's popularity in the United States can be credited with TV broadcasts of the Toho Studios monster movies during the 1960s and 1970s. The American company UPA contracted with Toho to distribute its monster movies of the time, and UPA continues to hold the license today for the Godzilla films of the 1960s and 1970s. Sony currently holds some of those rights, as well as the rights to every Godzilla film produced from 1991 onward. The Blue Öyster Cult song "Godzilla" also contributed to the popularity of the movies. The creature also made an appearance in a Nike commercial, in which Godzilla went one-on-one with NBA star Charles Barkley. And made an appearance in the Honey Nut Cheerios commercial. For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... Toho Co. ... The UPA opening title card from How Now Boing Boing (1954) The legacy of the United Productions of America animation studio, better known as UPA, has largely been forgotten in the wake of the animation renaissance of the 1990s; it has been overshadowed by the commercialization of Warner Bros. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Nike, Inc. ... Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Honey Nut Cheerios Honey Nut Cheerios is a flavor and spin-off brand of Cheerios breakfast cereal, introduced in 1979 by General Mills. ...

In 1995, after his then-final appearance in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Godzilla received an award for Lifetime Achievement at the MTV Movie Awards. Creator and producer Shogo Tomiyama accepted on his behalf via satellite but was joined by "Godzilla" himself. Godzilla vs. ... The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV (Music Television). ... Shogo Tomiyama is the producer of Godzilla: Final Wars. ...

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Awards

• On November 29, 2004, Godzilla received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. and near Drew Barrymore 1.

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Paleontology

At least two prehistoric creatures from the fossil record have been named after Godzilla: Prehistoric life is a term used to refer to diverse organisms that inhabited Earth from the origin of life about 3. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fossil. ...

• Gojirasaurus quayi is a theropod dinosaur that lived in the Triassic Period; a partial skeleton was unearthed in Quay County, New Mexico.
• Dakosaurus andiniensis, a crocodile from the Jurassic Period, was nicknamed "Godzilla" before being scientifically classified.

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References

As with any pop culture icon, Godzilla has been parodied, referenced to and homaged in many movies, TV shows, comic books, internet articles, and so on. Here is a partial list of such references:

• Marv Newland's two-minute Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) is one of the more memorable examples of independent animation.

• Featured in the Animaniacs short, "Warners and the Beanstalk" where Yakko tells the Giant, "Would you like it in Japan with Godzilla and Rodan?"(a parody of Green Eggs and Ham) The Giant ignores Yakko's offer resulting in Godzilla burning him with his Atomic breath, and Rodan blowing him away.

• In Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee rides through a film set filming a battle between Godzilla and King Ghidorah.

• "Godzilla" is a song by Blue Öyster Cult and Feeder.

• "Godzilla" is also a song by Michale Graves on his 2005 album Punk Rock Is Dead

• "We are Godzilla, You are Japan" is a song by Lostprophets, on the album Start Something (UK edition).

• "Biotech is Godzilla" is a song by Sepultura, on the album Chaos A.D..

• "Keep it Godzilla" is a song by hip hop group Papoose.

• In two different episodes of the television series "M*A*S*H", Alan Alda (as Hawkeye Pierce) refers to someone disliking him as, "I'm just short of Godzilla in his eyes." This is odd, because the Korean War entered a cease fire in 1953, a full year before the original "Gojira" was released, and three years before the name "Godzilla" was used in the US.

• In the first Inspector Gadget movie , the evil robot clone is shadow-puppeting a dinosaur and lighting buildings on fire with a flame-thrower, and a Japanese man screams "This is why I left Tokyo!" while fleeing. This is most likely an in-joke to the previous year's American made film, and makes sense in light of actor Matthew Broderick portraying the lead character in both films (Inspector Gadget in the titular film, and Dr. Tatopoulos in "Godzilla.").

• In The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the entire third act is rife with references to Godzilla, due to an escaped Tyrannosaurus rex being loose in San Diego. A noteworthy scene includes a group of Japanese businessmen fleeing the tyrannosaur while shouting "I left Tokyo to get away from this!"

• In the last scene of The Simpsons 10th season finale "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo", Godzilla attacks a plane going from Japan to the USA that the Simpsons are on. Godzilla is distracted by Mothra, Rodan and Gamera, allowing the plane to escape.

• In the episode of the Comedy Central animated reality show parody Drawn Together entitled "Super Nanny", Godzilla plays a minor role as Ling-Ling's conscience (with his size probably meant as a subtle joke to Ling-Ling's cultural responsibility).

• In The Fairly Oddparents TV movie School's Out: The Musical before the Mayor starts singing it shows Godzilla destroying the city.

• In Austin Powers in Goldmember, Austin crashes his car into a dinosaur like parade float while in Japan, causing it to roll around the streets uncontrollably. It is identified by a civilian as Godzilla, but another civilian corrects him, stating that it looks like Godzilla, but it is not Godzilla, due to copyright issues.

• Mariah Carey's video for "Boy (I Need You)", which takes place in a futuristic Japanese metropolis, features a yellow, fire-breathing Godzilla-like monster, also brought to life by suitmation.

• In Olive the Other Reindeer, a show often shown on Cartoon Network during the Christmas season, Olive, Santa, and Santa's reindeer sing a song titled "Merry Christmas After All" while traveling the world delivering presents. However, when they visit Tokyo, Ultraman flies by them, waves, and then starts dancing and singing with Godzilla.

• A great many of The Far Side cartoons feature Godzilla, including one where he is driving a car with a license plate saying "I 8 NY" (I ate New York}.

• In one Calvin and Hobbes strip Calvin, after having seen Godzilla vs. Megalon on television, rises from the bath tub and pretends to be Godzilla (which includes spitting water on his mom, pretending that she is Megalon). In another, he tramples a city of sandcastles, pretending to be Godzilla.

• There is a Warcraft creature called Gahz'rilla who is a hydra. However, his name gives away that he is a parody of Godzilla.

• One The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode is titled "Giant Billy and Mandy: All Out Attack."

• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "Mario Meets Koopzilla" revolved around Bowser stomping around a Tokyo-like city after eating a kind of sushi that enlarges the consumer in size and strength. A later episode from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, titled "Dadzilla", had Wendy and Morton going to Hollywood to find their so-called "real dad", whom they believe to be a giant robotic reptile named Madzilla.
• Godzilla has cameoed or inspired likenesses in several other (usually animated) shows:
  • Reign Storm
  • Garfield and Friends
  • Animaniacs
  • Pinky and the Brain
  • Jimmy Neutron
  • The Fairly OddParents

• There is a drink in Malaysia called "Milo Godzilla", consisting of a cup of Milo with ice cream and/or whipped cream on top of it.

• Invader Zim episode hamstergeddon had the class hamster turned into a giant with Godzilla's spikes and had him destroying the city. [2]

• In an episode of the anime series Viewtiful Joe, Joe is at one point seen playing with a Godzilla toy. The antagonists rush in, and Joe tells them to go away because he is playing with his Godzilla. At that point, one of the antagonists states, "How about I play Godzilla, and you play Tokyo!"

• Several Mecha from Tomy's Zoids model line and anime closely resemble Godzilla. Examples of such are Gojulas, Gojulas Giga and Death Saurer. In the Marvel UK Zoids comics and original European model release, Gojulas is called Zoidzilla.

• The Pokémon character "Tyranitar" is said to be designed from Godzilla. However, several fans have said how the Pokemon "Feraligatr" looks more like him.

• Godzilla is one of the major fighters in the popular internet cartoon Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.

• Blackzilla! - a send up of Godzilla movies in which a giant Dave Chappelle battles (a crudely hand-made costume) Godzilla in the middle of Tokyo and scares Japanese citizens because he is black. Blackzilla is also the nickname of porn actor Shane Diesel.

• In one episode of South Park, Barbra Streisand is transformed by a mystical artifact and became Mecha-Streisand, a Mechagodzilla-like creature.

• In the comedy movie One Crazy Summer, Bobcat Goldthwait dons and becomes trapped in a Godzilla costume that he took from the back of a prop truck on a movie set. Later he destroys a large model of a city at a development party for real estate investors, after a lit cigar is inadvertently tossed into the costume. The lone Japanese guest at the party is the only person who enjoys the "show" as the other guests scramble in panic.

• There is a 12 foot pig nicknamed Hogzilla.

• In the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 game Gex: Enter the Gecko, in a boss battle Gex becomes Gexzilla and fights MechaRez.

• In an episode of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Sheen suggests they use their powers to attack Tokyo.

• In one episode of Hannah Montana, Jackson becomes addicted to junk food. Putting two chocolate bunnies on a table, he announces the tabletop as Bunnytown, Tokyo before announcing in a high pitched bunny voice, "Look out, it's Jackzilla!" He then rises from the side of the table in a manner similar to Godzilla rising from the sea and eats the two bunnies viciously.

• In the popular US show The Golden Girls, the character Dorothy Zbornak (portrayed by the statuesque Bea Arthur) is often humorously compared to Godzilla due to her height. Other references include Sophia mocking Blanche for having a voracious appetite like Rodan's, and imitating Mothra's screech when Dorothy suspects hearing loss. Finally, in one episode Rose describes role-playing Godzilla and King Kong with her boyfriend as a form of foreplay.

• In Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry, Tom and Jerry go driving through a number of movie sets, one of which contains an actor playing Godzilla complete with trademark roar. The actor destroys a few sets before accidentally stepping on Jerry's car going for a brief ride as his costumed head ends up on Tom who immediately takes it off.

• In the animated show Mucha Lucha, Ricochet bulks himself up to enter into a higher weight class and ends up becoming Godzilla-esque in height. During his fight he occasionally emits Godzilla's classic roar.

• In an episode of the animated show Teen Titans, the Titans find themselves in an alternate cartoony universe. As they attempt to return to their Tower, a cartoonish Godzilla look-alike shows up breathing fire and chases them in a long musical sequence before the Titans finally escape. Also, Johnny Rancid, one of the Teen Titans' enemies, got a robot named Rexzilla, which was quickly eaten by a larger Mothra-like creature named Silky.

• In the sixth episode of Love Hina, a Godzilla can be seen on the news attacking a small town.

• In the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends film Good Wilt Hunting, Bloo thought Godzilla was Wilt's creator after the group traced the location of Wilt's creator to Japan.

• In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Para-Medic's mention of Godzilla celebrating its 50 years in 2004 is a prediction into the future, and is a reference to Godzilla Final Wars.

• Soft drink Dr. Pepper released a television commercial featuring Godzilla and an eccentric, female bear-like monster. In the commercial, Godzilla tries to impress the bear, and eventually grabs a Dr. Pepper from a billboard and gives it to her.

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Other media

Fanfilms

Godzilla Zero Houris a fanfilm that will feature the very first clash between Godzilla and Gamera. It will also feature Legion (Kaiju), Gigan(Final Wars incarnation), and Gyaos. The monsters will be brought to life via CGI, and the story is set to take place after Gamera 3 and Godzilla 1985. Godzilla Zero Hour will be released in a four-part, episodic format; The first of which should be released in July 2007. Gamera ) is a giant, flying terrapin-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. ... Legion is a monster (kaiju) from the Heisei era, and is Gameras principal opponent in the 1996 film Gamera 2: Attack of Legion. ... Gigan ) is a daikaiju from the Godzilla series, introduced in the 1972 film Godzilla vs. ... Gyaos Gyaos, (pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD) is the name of several daikaiju from Daieis Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. ...

Godzilla is in Spirited Away 2. Including all of the secrets of the first film. Looking like his GMK incarnation, except he has red eyes.

Literature

Godzilla also had his own series of books published by Random House during the late 1990s. The company created different series for different age groups (young adult, children, etc). Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ...

In the book, "Monster Maker's Inc" by Laurence Yep, Godzilla is one of the miniature versions of movie monsters made through cloning.

In addition, several serious fan-fictions have been written over the years by numerous "G-fans" throughout the internet. One such example is that of an epic two-part fan-fiction novel entitled "When Aliens Attack!"--which focuses on the various E.T.s from the kaiju genre--that is expected to be hosted online later in the year.

Television

Putting the Godzilla films' suits and effects crew to further use were several Japanese television shows; Ultraman and some shows inspired by it used the suits occasionally for cameos but Godzilla Island primarily followed the further adventures of the kaiju featured in the films.

• Ultraman
• Ultra Q
• Zone Fighter
• Godzilla Island
• Monster Planet Of Godzilla

The success of the Godzilla franchise has also spawned two U.S. Saturday morning cartoons, both featuring an investigative scientific team who call upon Godzilla as an ally. The series make several homages to the Shōwa films and several antagonist monsters have been inspired by extant Toho creations. Ultraman logo. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Meteor Man Zone (流星人間ゾーン - Ryûsei Ningen Zôn) is a tokusatsu SF/superhero TV series. ... Godzilla Island (ゴジラ アイランド) was a television show spinoff of the Godzilla franchise. ... millenium godzilla is disturbed by aliens and fires his atomic ray and incinerates them. ... Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the typical television animation programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks since the mid 1960s. ...

• The Godzilla Power Hour
• Godzilla: The Series

In 1978, Hanna-Barbera Productions began producing a Saturday morning cartoon called Godzilla as the centerpiece of The Godzilla Power Hour, which double-featured the cartoon with Jana of the Jungle on NBC. The show followed the popularity of the 70s Godzilla films with younger audiences and was accordingly aimed...

Comics

Main article: Godzilla comics

Several manga have been derived from specific Godzilla films, and both Marvel and Dark Horse have published Godzilla comic book series (1977–1979 and 1987–1999, respectively). This is a list of all Godzilla comic books and graphic novels that have been published in the United States, Japan, or anywhere else in the world. ... Manga )   (pl. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Video games

Main article: Godzilla video games

Godzilla and his fellow monsters have appeared in several video games, including: Several video games on various consoles have been based on the Godzilla series and related kaiju eiga: The most recent Godzilla video game, Godzilla: Save the Earth. ...

• Godzilla: Monster of Monsters
• Godzilla 2: War of the monsters
• Super Godzilla
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
• Godzilla: Domination
• Godzilla: Save the Earth
• In the Sega Genesis Game, Shinobi 3, the player encounters a creature very similar to Mecha Godzilla.
• In the first game of the SimCity series, the creature sent to lay waste to the player's city during the "Monster Attack" disaster seems to bear a strong resemblance to Godzilla. The 1961 Tokyo Monster Attack scenario also seems to have been inspired by the first film.

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See also

• Agon (TV series) (Agon was a serialized B&W TV movie produced in 1964, but aired in 1968. This 4 episode miniseries (aired Jan 2-5, 1968 on Fuji TV) was produced by Japan Radio Pictures (Nippon Denpa Eiga). The title monster is similar in appearance to Godzilla, so much that Toho almost sued Japan Radio Pictures, until they found that it was Fuminori Ohashi (who helped create the Godzilla suit for the original 1954 film) who designed the Agon costume!)
• Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar (Shugozyu Doragon Shiza) (Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger) and it's American Counterpart, the Dragonzord (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Demon Beast Daitanix (Seijuu Sentai Gingaman) and his American Counterpart, Titanisaur (Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy)
• Gamera
• Gappa
• Gorgo
• Reptar
• Yongary
• Reptilicus
• Rhedosaurus (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms)

Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger ), translated into English as Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger1 is a Japanese tokusatsu television series, the 16th entry in the long-running Super Sentai franchise of superhero programmes. ... Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) was an American live-action television series, created for the American market based on the sixteenth installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger. ... Seijuu Sentai Gingaman ), translated into English as Starbeast Squadron Gingaman,[1] is TOEI Company Limiteds 22nd production of the Super Sentai television series. ... Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy is a Power Rangers television series, the seventh to air, and features many familiar elements from previous incarnations. ... Gamera ) is a giant, flying terrapin-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. ... Daikyojû Gappa (a. ... Gorgo is a 1961 British science fiction variation on Godzilla (with hints of King Kong). ... An animated illustration of Reptar, as he appeared in Rugrats and All Grown Up!. Reptar is a fictional dinosaur from the American animated television series, Rugrats. ... Yongary (1967) is the first Korean kaiju movie. ... Reptilicus, is a fictional prehistoric reptile first featured in the Danish giant monster film, Reptilicus, produced by Saga Studios and released there on February 25, 1961. ... The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a black and white 1953 science fiction film directed by Eugène Lourié. The films shooting title was Monster from Beneath the Sea. ...

References

• Allsop, S "Gojira?Godzilla' in Bowyer, Justin (2002). 24 Frames: The Cinema of Japan and Korea. London: Wallflower Press. 
• "Godzilla taking a break -- for now". Japanese film producer putting star on hiatus. CNN. 4 March 2004.
• "'Monster Theory' Godzilla: Cross-Cultural Analysis of Godzilla". AN332/CS310 2 November 2000.
• Kroke, Arthur, and Marilouise Kroke, "Ctheory: Tokyo Must Be Destroyed". Theory, technology and culture, Ctheory. VOL 18, NO 1-2 Article 27b 95/06/22 Editors:

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External links

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Official sites

• Godzilla Official Website (Japan)
• Godzilla Official Website (US)
• Classic Media's Godzilla site

Unofficial sites

• Toho Kingdom
• Kaijuphile: Monster Site. Monster Obsession.

• Kaijuhq
• Monster Zero News
• Sci-Fi Japan
• Godzilla Stomp
• Rodan's Roost
• Tokyo Monsters The premiere kaiju multimedia site
• Giant Monster Movies
• Henshin! Online, Japanese fantasy website
• Godzilla Movies at the Open Directory Project
• GreenCine primer on Godzilla
• Godzilla and other Monster Music
• Club Tokyo, kaiju collectibles reference
• Godzilla U.K., The British Godzilla Webzine
• G-FAN, an international fanzine
• Twisted Kaiju Theatre, a webcomic
• Kaijutopia, a new and ever-growing fanbase