It received a theatrical release in the united states in the summer of 1976 by. Nov 05, 2016 restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Check my video of the restored theatrical trailer for all the additional info. Megalon is a 1973 film about an undersea nation that sends megalon to destroy the world above where he fights with godzilla and a sizeshifting robot. She predicts that a giant monster will set fire to the city and trample on the people who try to run away. Megalon, but was still not making as big a box office profit as the other films in the godzilla series had in the early 1960s. The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called red arone.
Megalon the guardian of the underground kingdom of seatopia, megalon was unleashed upon the surface world after repeated nuclear tests had ravaged seatopia. Megalon 1973 godzilla vs megalon is the thirteenth film in the franchise, and i suppose the unlucky association seems apt given that this is regularly cited as one of, and often the worst film of the series. R2 germany media target distribution no known cuts. Goro manages to free jet jaguar from the seatopians control and sends him to. Heres the 1976 american recut version of godzilla vs. This was ripped from the passion productionsace video dvd. Video treasure 86 sp this is the basic video master used by most of these, however, it has a very ugly yellow tint. Here we have a handful of opening scenes from various godzilla vs. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, megalon, and gigan. Megalon on bluray was the fallout for the incident related to tokyo shocks release of destroy all monsters on the format. As many know, the original tokyo shock release of the 1968 godzilla film hit retail without tohos approval, in particular for some of the extras included. Directed by jun fukuda, yoshimitsu banno, ishiro honda.
The winner of the contest was an elementary school student, who submitted the drawing of a robot called red arone, which superficially resembled both ultraman and mazinger z. Godzilla vs megalon was one of the least expensive in the toho series but also one of the most successful in the united states, due to wide exposure after an effective marketing campaign in 1976. Audio is from the german marketing dvd, as are the map shot and. In one of the most bizarre and crass examples of false advertising campaigns ever seen, the films poster featured godzilla fighting megalon atop the late world trade center towers in new york city. Megalon is widely considered the low point of the godzilla series. The two title monsters first battle in hokkaido, one which ends with godzilla blasting off king ghidorahs middle head. The underground kingdom of seatopia sends out megalon, a giant beetle, and gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. Megalon works better on cd than in the movie, where it is often drowned out by sound effects and monster roars, or. With katsuhiko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, robert dunham. Godzilla and jet jaguar meet big cockroach and black chicken. Megalons attack on tokyo consists entirely of stock footage including the same mobil station that is destroyed in half of tohos kaiju eiga. Megalon was released theatrically in japan on march 17, 1973.
Megalon 1973 g 0424 1976 us science fiction, fantasy 1h 22m user score. Megalon, megaro is a giant insect kaiju who first appeared in the 1973 toho godzilla film, godzilla vs. Megalon was released theatrically in japan on march 17, 1973, it received a theatrical release in the united states in the summer of 1976 by cinema shares. The classic monster fantasy with godzilla, the giant dinosaur returning to the screen for the sixth time. In this th installment of the 1st godzilla series deals with the underground country of seatopia striking back at mankind. After that, in 1977, another media blitz introduced godzilla vs megalon to nbcs primetime network tv broadcast and it was thoroughly ingrained in. The director, jun fukoda, was no stranger to the godzilla series, and had already demonstrated that he could deliver a solidly competent bmovie.
It had godzilla and megalon each standing on top of one of the world trade center buildings. The showaera films criterion 2019 bluray godzilla vs. In 1976, cinemashares released a dubbed version of godzilla vs. Orga vs gigan and megalon, a godzilla fanfic fanfiction.
Gigan is the showa version with some abilities from godzilla final wars eye laser and cables it was viewed as the battle to see which was the ultimate alien race. The undersea nation of seatopia sends the gigantic megalon to destroy the world above and its up to godzilla and a sizeshifting robot, jet jaguar, to defeat him. In the first part of 1971, the most recent underground nuclear test, set off near the aleutians, sends shockwaves as far across the globe as monster island in the south pacific. Megalon is an unnecessary entry to yet another godzilla film. The film made slightly more money than godzilla vs. The smog monster in 1972, a cheap distribution outfit cinema shares international released godzilla vs. I have been looking online and cant find one similar to this one. Restored teaser trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Shinji takagi godzilla, kenpachiro satsuma gigan, tsugutoshi komada jet jaguar, hideto odachi megalon this movie has godzilla at his most adorable. Search, discover and share your favorite godzilla vs megalon gifs.
Godzilla vs megalon toho kaiju total battle tokusatsu hero pocket. Woodrow carson download godzilla vs megalon destroy all monsters twopack bluray ebooks online. Godzilla vs megalon special edition dvd extras detailed. First off, this is the japanese international version of the film and not the american version. Megalon works better on cd than in the movie, where it is often drowned out by sound effects and monster roars, or marred by unlikely placement.
Demons from outer space king kong damonen aus dem weltall. Like most of the 1970s godzilla films, its a lowbudget quickie made for kids. In this 14th installment of the 1st godzilla series deals with a prophecy from an okinawan descendant of the azumi royal family. The title plays over the same few repeated frames before the toho eizo credit fades in.
This was to take advantage of a similar poster featuring king kong in its first remake. A third of their country has already been destroyed, due to underground nuclear tests. Restored theatrical trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. This is a weird question but does anybody like godzilla vs megalon. Megalon was originally planned as a nongodzilla film, a solo vehicle for jet jaguar, which was the result of a contest toho had for children in midtolate 1972. Megalon 1973 g 04241976 us science fiction, fantasy 1h 22m user score.
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