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Godzilla 1985

1985 · 87 min

A sombre, slow-building monster spectacle with Cold War dread, bureaucratic tension and city-stomping destruction that feels weightier than its rubber-suit origins.

Genres
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Tagline
Prepare yourself: the greatest star of all has returned.
Overview
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.

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Action, Science fiction, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • power
  • politics
  • technology
  • nature
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

In this series

Americanized Godzilla Collection

  1. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie · 1956
  2. Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovie · 1959
  3. King Kong vs. GodzillaMovie · 1963
  4. Godzilla 1985Movie · 1985 This title

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Genres
action, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer
Written by
Hideichi Nagahara, Lisa Tomei, Straw Weisman
Starring
Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Shin Takuma, Warren J. Kemmerling, James Scott Hess, Travis Swords
Music
Reijirō Koroku
Cinematography
Kazutami Hara, Steven Dubin
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America, Japan
Languages
English, Russian

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