Godzilla

UPC: 043396231290

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations]

Summary: Dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997), who produced the 1954 original and sequels, the Devlin/Emmerich interpretation displays a redesign of Godzilla, now a large lizard mutated after fallout from French nuclear tests. A blinding flash of white light fills the Eastern sky. Thousands of miles away, the Pacific Ocean churns, engulfing a freighter. On another part of the globe, giant footsteps plow a path through miles of Panamanian forests, Tahitian villages, and Jamaican beaches. In the Ukraine, biologist Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick), with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is examining the impact of radiation on Chernobyl earthworms. Colonel Hicks (Kevin Dunn) and a military team escort Niko to check out giant claw marks on the beached freighter; they're joined by paleontologists Elsie Chapman (Vicki Lewis) and Mendel Craven (Malcolm Danare). Blood and giant-size footprints indicate "some sort of enormous reptile." French secret agent Philippe Roache talks to the freighter's only survivor, who keeps repeating, "Gojira...Gojira." Tatopoulos et al arrive in Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market where Godzilla surfaces, moving on to the NYC financial district where Mayor Ebert (Michael Lerner) is speaking. Ambitious Audrey Timmonds (Maria Pitillo), who works for TV news anchor Charles Caiman (Harry Shearer), is Niko's former girlfriend, and she uses this to her professional advantage. As the wave of destruction continues, Niko and Roache track the creature through the evacuated city and discover Godzilla's eggs about to hatch in Madison Square Garden. They are followed by Audrey and TV cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti (Hank Azaria), and soon the hatching Godzilla offspring prowl the Garden corridors, leading to a final showdown. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Features: Languages: English two-channel [Dolby Surround] and 5.1 [Dolby Digital]
Subtitles: English
Theatrical trailers
Scene selections
Featurette
Special FX supervisor commentary
Director/producer biographies
Cast filmographies
Photo gallery
Music video
Godzilla Takes New York [before and after shots]

Godzilla

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/03/1998

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 138 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Menu Group #1 with 28 chapter(s) covering 02:18:33
1. Start. [3:46]
2. Collision course. [1:49]
3. Worm guy. [2:10]
4. "Gojira'. 00:01:31
5. Inside a footprint. [6:09]
6. Insurance claim. [2:00]
7. Caught on something. [6:09]
8. "I got a bite.". [1:47]
9. New kid in town. [13:03]
10. 23rd St. Station. [4:00]
11. Drawing him out. [5:45]
12. Fire at will: one. [3:00]
13. Copter chase. [5:28]
14. "He's pregnant.". [21:20]
15. Shaken, not stirred. [2:50]
16. Section five. [2:20]
17. Fire at will: two. [1:10]
18. Torpedo run. [4:41]
19. The nest. [9:50]
20. Like father, like sons. [1:22]
21. "Wrong floor.". [8:49]
22. "Not this way.". [1:13]
23. Garden party. [5:10]
24. Cab chase. [3:04]
25. Park Avenue tunnel. [1:56]
26. Brooklyn Bridge. [2:10]
27. Fire at will: three. [4:44]
28. Au revoir. [11:03]

Cast and Crew: William O'Leary  Actor 
Dean Devlin  Producer 
Dean Devlin  Screenwriter 
Roland Emmerich  Director 
Roland Emmerich  Executive Producer 
Roland Emmerich  Screenwriter 
Ute Emmerich  Executive Producer 
William Fay  Executive Producer 
David Arnold  Composer (Music Score) 
Matthew Broderick  Actor 
Jean Reno  Actor 
Maria Pitillo  Actor 
Hank Azaria  Actor 
Kevin Dunn  Actor 
Michael Lerner  Actor 
Harry Shearer  Actor 
Arabella Field  Actor 
Vicki Lewis  Actor 
Doug Savant  Actor 
Malcom Danare  Actor 
Lorry Goldman  Actor 

Country: USA