Godzilla (1998) was a Sci-Fi film directed by Roland Emmerich and stars actor Matthew Broderick. It is loosely based on the Japanese film Gojira (1954). The plot of the film involves a giant mutated dinosaur-like monster roaming around New York City. Later the monster is found to lay eggs inside a broadcasting building, which hatch into velociraptor-like creatures. This tended to give the film somewhat of a Jurassic Park-feel. It is generally considered by fans and critics to be a pointless effort, inferior to previous film incarnations of the beast due to the drastic change in the appearance of the monster as well as its mundane treatment. The Godzilla depicted here later showed up in Godzilla: Final Wars under the name of Zilla and was humorously killed by the real Godzilla with a brutal swipe of his tail. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... Roland Emmerich (born November 10, 1955) is a filmmaker. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who is perhaps most widely known for his role as the protagonist in Ferris Buellers Day Off although the most successful film where he has a starring role is The Lion King. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Godzilla of the nineties Godzilla was a giant, amphibious, reptilian monster in the Japanese-produced 1954 film Godzilla. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) is the 50th anniversary film in the Godzilla series of films. ... Zilla (ジラ) is the American version of Godzilla that appeared in the 1998 film, renamed for his appearance in Godzilla: Final Wars. ...

The soundtrack to the 1998 version featured songs by such artists as Jimmy Page and Puff Daddy ("Come With Me") and Green Day ("Brain Stew"). Perhaps notably, none of the songs on the official soundtrack album were used in the actual film, with the exception of a couple during the end credits. David Arnold's orchestral score provided the music for the rest of the movie, and roughly four minutes of it is included in the album. James Patrick Page, known as Jimmy Page, (born January 9, 1944) is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock and roll. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an American record producer and CEO and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment, one of the driving forces in hip hop in the mid to late 1990s. ... From left to right: Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Tre Cool Green Day is a pop punk band consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong(lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt(guitar) (born Michael Pritchard), and Tre Cool(drummer) (born Frank Edwin Wright III). ... David Arnold (born February 27, 1962 in Luton, England) is one of the most popular and successful young British composers. ...

External link

• Godzilla (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120685/) at the Internet Movie Database