Godzilla (1998)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers (WGA):

Ted Elliott (story) &
Terry Rossio (story) ...

Release Date:

20 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Size Does Matter

Plot:

A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days...

Plot Keywords:

Godzilla | Lizard | Monster | Military | Scientist

Awards:

8 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Matthew Broderick	...	Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Jean Reno	...	Philippe Roaché
Maria Pitillo	...	Audrey Timmonds
Hank Azaria	...	Victor 'Animal' Palotti
Kevin Dunn	...	Colonel Hicks
Michael Lerner	...	Mayor Ebert
Harry Shearer	...	Charles Caiman, WIDF Anchor
Arabella Field	...	Lucy Palotti
Vicki Lewis	...	Dr. Elsie Chapman
Doug Savant	...	Sergeant O'Neal
Malcolm Danare	...	Dr. Mendel Craven
Lorry Goldman	...	Gene, Mayor's Aide
Christian Aubert	...	Jean-Luc
Philippe Bergeron	...	Jean-Claude
Frank Bruynbroek	...	Jean-Pierre

Also Known As:

Gojira (Japan)
Godzilla (Austria) (Germany) [de]
цНДГХККЮ (Russia) [ru]
Godzila (Slovenia) [sl]
Godzilla (Poland) [pl]
Godzilla (Greece) [el]
Godzilla (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Godzilla (France) [fr]
Godzilla (Spain) [es]
Godzilla (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi monster action/violence.

Runtime:

139 min | Denmark:133 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | French | Japanese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35077) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Trivia:

Over 1,000 4'x8'x16' Styrofoam blocks were used to build portions of the sets, including the subway tunnels.

Goofs:

Factual errors: If the suspension cables on a suspension bridge did fall down, as they did at the end, the bridge would collapse.

Quotes:

[Animal is about to sneak out his apartment window to find Nik and help him]
Audrey Timmonds: Hey where you going?
Animal: Can't let Lucy know I'm going; she'll hurt me

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Soundtrack:

Out There

One of The First "Scary" Movies I Saw,So.....

I like Godzilla.I have been watching it for a long time now and I really enjoy it.The first time I watched it though was when I was like,4.It was one of the first,as I called it then,SCARY movies I watched.I actually will never be able to call this film horrible,even though my opinions on it have lowered a lot over time,because I watched it when I was so little and I thought it was the best movie ever.This film is still good,but it depresses me to know it has such a low rating.I might have lowered my opinions on this film,but it is still a pleasing film that does not deserve the rating it has.I didn't see much of anything wrong with it,and I just thought it was suspenseful,somewhat more suspenseful than a lot of other movies that have been made.Godzilla,yet horror\suspense,was actually a touching film and somewhat sad as well.I will never understand how someone could hate this film.Hooray for Godzilla!!!