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 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Godzilla (France) [fr]
Godzilla (Spain) [es]
Godzilla (Poland) [pl]
Godzilla (Greece) [el]
Godzilla (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | French | Japanese | Russian | Spanish

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:

Falls Lake, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Trivia:

Roland Emmerich admitted that he did not like the original Godzilla movies - he only agreed to the project after being promised to be able to do what ever he wanted with the series.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the French guy shoots through the metal double doors at the babyzilla behind them, he pops off numerous rounds from a rapid-fire machine gun. However, after he is done firing, there are only eighteen holes in the door. As long as he fired the weapon, there should have been countless holes in the doors.

Quotes:

Dr. Niko Tatopoulus: The radiation isn't an anomoly, it's the clue.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Goomer (1999)

Soundtrack:

A320

Anyone who doesn't like this movie is wrong.

I don`t know what people expected from this movie. High drama, perhaps Shakespearean dialog. This is an all out action movie that deserves way better reviews than it got. This movie could have been horrible, but the characters were pretty well fleshed for a movie of this type, and the makers actually went for the pathos angle with the creature. Rather than make Godzilla a giant monster, they gave the creature a personality with its behaviour, a personality that can best be seen at the Madison Square Garden explosion. For anyone to not find that scene poignant, they must be heartless. Add to this the great acting, and the "scientific" explanations (which was more than Independence Day ever managed) and this is a grossly under-rated movie.