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Godzilla 1985

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Released August 23rd, 1985, 'Godzilla 1985' stars Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Shin Takuma The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 163 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .

'Godzilla 1985' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 23rd, 1985

Americanized Godzilla Collection

Because of the Godzilla franchise success in Japan, heavily re-edited "Americanized" versions of some films were made for a theatrical release more suitable for the American audience.