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((Infobox film
| name           = Godzilla 1985
| image          = Godzilla1985.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = ((Plainlist|
* R. J. Kizer
* [[Koji Hashimoto (director)|Koji Hashimoto]]
))
| writer         = ((Plainlist|
* Shuichi Nagahara
* Lisa Tomei
* '''Uncredited:'''
* [[Tony Randel]]
* Straw Weisman
))
| story          = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
| producer       = ((Plainlist|
* Tomoyuki Tanaka
* Tony Randel
))
| starring       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Raymond Burr]]
))
| cinematography = ((Plainlist|
* Kazutami Hara
* Steven Dubin
))
| editing        = ((Plainlist|
* [[Yoshitami Kuroiwa]]
* Michael Spence
))
| music          = ((Plainlist|
* Reijiro Koroku
* [[Christopher Young]]
))
| studio         = ((Plainlist|
* [[New World Pictures]]
* [[Toho|Toho Pictures]]
))
| distributor    = New World Pictures
| released       = ((film date|1985|8|23))
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| country        = ((Plainlist|
* Japan
* United States
))
| language       = ((Plainlist|
* English
* Japanese
* Russian
))
| budget         = $2 million
| gross          = ((US$|4.12 million|long=no)) (US)<ref name="boxoffice"/>
))
'''''Godzilla 1985''''' is a 1985 ''[[kaiju]]'' film directed by R. J. Kizer and [[Koji Hashimoto (director)|Koji Hashimoto]]. The film is a heavily re-edited American localization of the Japanese film ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', which was produced and distributed by [[Toho|Toho Pictures]] in 1984. In addition to the film being re-cut, re-titled, and dubbed in English, ''Godzilla 1985'' featured additional footage produced by [[New World Pictures]], with [[Raymond Burr]] reprising his role as American journalist Steve Martin from the 1956 film ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'', which itself was a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]''.

Both the New World Pictures and Toho versions serve as direct sequels to the original 1954 ''Godzilla'', with ''Godzilla 1985'' also serving as a sequel to ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!''. The same adaptation techniques used to produce ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' were implemented with ''Godzilla 1985'', with the original Japanese footage being dubbed and edited together with the American footage. The film retains the original musical score by Reijiro Koroku, while also integrating portions of the score for the 1985 Canadian film ''[[Def-Con 4]]'', composed by [[Christopher Young]].

''Godzilla 1985'' was met with mostly unfavorable reviews upon its release in the United States. However, it had a minor cult success on [[home video]]. Like ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'', much of the nuclear and political overtones featured in the original Japanese film were removed from the American version. ''Godzilla 1985'' was the last ''Godzilla'' film produced by Toho to be distributed theatrically in the United States until the release of ''[[Godzilla 2000]]''.

==Plot==
The Japanese fishing vessel ''Yahata Maru'' is trying to find its way to shore in a horrible storm, when a giant monster emerges from an eruption on a nearby uninhabited island and attacks the boat. A day later, reporter Goro Maki finds the vessel intact, along with its sole survivor Hiroshi "Kenny" Okumura.

The [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese Prime Minister]], Mitamura, is informed of the attack and that the monster is Godzilla; he orders that this be kept secret from the public. Maki's report is not published by his newspaper because it is  "national security risk” and could cause mass panic. Maki is told to interview bio-physicist Hayashida instead. Maki finds Naoko, Okamura's sister working as a lab assistant to Hayashida and informs her that her brother is safe, against the government's orders. She rushes to the hospital.

Godzilla attacks and destroys a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] submarine. The Russians believe the attack was orchestrated by the Americans and the situation threatens to escalate into war. Mitamura is informed of the submarine attack and shown evidence that Godzilla was responsible. The media blackout is lifted and the Americans are absolved of blame. The Japanese arrange a meeting with the Soviet and American ambassadors. Prime Minister Mitamura decides [[nuclear weapon]]s will not be allowed in Japanese territory even if Godzilla were to attack the Japanese mainland. The Americans balk at this, while the Soviets are in full agreement. However, a [[Soviet Navy]] officer secretly prepares a [[Fractional Orbital Bombardment System|nuclear satellite]], claiming Moscow has ordered this.

Godzilla appears on an island off the coast of Japan and attacks a nuclear power plant, removing the nuclear reactor and feeding off the radiation. Godzilla suddenly drops the reactor and follows a flock of birds back out to sea. The [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] are deployed to wait for a possible attack by Godzilla at Tokyo Bay. General Kakura of the JSDF briefs the Japanese cabinet about a top-secret weapon known as the "Super-X attack plane" that can be used against Godzilla.

Through the use of "ultrasonic images", Hayashida determines that Godzilla's brain is bird-like, only mutated. Hayashida realizes that Godzilla has a conditioned response to birds chirping and suggests they duplicate the sound electronically. Hayashida assists the Japanese emergency task force and plans to lure Godzilla into [[Mt. Mihara]]'s volcano by emitting bird sound frequencies. The Prime Minister authorizes both the JSDF plan and the plan to use the volcano against Godzilla.

Steve Martin is brought into [[the Pentagon]] to assist against Godzilla. Godzilla is sighted in Tokyo Bay,  which is immediately evacuated. Godzilla proceeds to attack Tokyo and the JSDF launch the Super-X. In the attack, Godzilla sinks a Soviet merchant ship which was in actuality an intelligence collection vessel. Before dying of his injuries, the captain launches the nuclear missile.

The Pentagon prepares to assist the Japanese but Martin cautions that weapons will only confuse and antagonize Godzilla further. Hayashida uses the bird signaling device on Godzilla, which works initially, but before it can be tested further, Godzilla is attacked again by the JSDF. The Super-X arrives and defeats Godzilla with cadmium missiles. At that moment, the Soviet missile is detected by the Americans as it draws closer to Japan. When Washington warns that the blast will be 50 times that of the [[Hiroshima bombing]] Mitamura permits the Americans to make an interception attempt.

Hayashida and his signaling equipment are evacuated and sent to Mt. Mihara. The Americans launch a counter-missile and successfully intercept the Soviet missile. However, the nuclear blast fallout reawakens Godzilla and it destroys the Super-X. Hayashida relaunches the signal and lures Godzilla into the mouth of Mt. Mihara. Using explosive bombs to cause the mountain to erupt, Godzilla becomes imprisoned after falling into the volcano.

==Cast==
((div col))
* [[Raymond Burr]] as Steve Martin
* [[Ken Tanaka (actor)|Ken Tanaka]] as Goro Maki
* [[Keiju Kobayashi]] as [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] Seiki Mitamura 
* [[Yasuko Sawaguchi]] as Naoko Okumura
* [[Yosuke Natsuki]] as Professor Makoto Hayashida
* Shin Takuma as Hiroshi "Kenny" Okumura
* [[Eitaro Ozawa]] as [[Ministry of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]] Kanzaki
* [[Hiroshi Koizumi]] as Professor Minami
* [[Mizuho Suzuki]] as [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] Seiichi Emori
* [[Taketoshi Naito]] as Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami
* [[Yoshifumi Tajima]] as [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Minister of the Environment]] Hidaka
* Warren J. Kemmerling as General Goodhoe
* James Hess as Colonel Raschen
* Travis Swords as Major McDonough
* Crawford Binion as Lt Oswald
* [[Justin Gocke]] as Kyle Martin
* [[Tony Plana]] as Goro Maki (voice)
* Paul Wilson as Professor Hayashida (voice)
* Andy Goldberg as Hiroshi (aka Kenny) Okumura (voice)
* [[Lara Cody]] as Naoko Okumura (voice)
* [[Gregory Snegoff]] as Newscaster/Pilot/Government Official (voice)
* [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] as [[Godzilla]]
((div col end))

==Production==
In early 1985, the trade papers reported that [[Toho]] was asking for several million dollars for the North American distribution rights for ''The Return of Godzilla'', and that discussions had taken place with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]/[[United Artists]] and other studios. At one point, a Toho spokesman complained that the best offer ponied up (by an unnamed Hollywood studio) was in the $2 million range. The bidding war didn't last long, and Toho wound up getting far less money. By May, the new ''Godzilla'' film had been passed over by the majors and fallen instead into the hands of indie distributor [[New World Pictures]].((citation needed|date=April 2020)) New World's budget breakdown for ''Godzilla 1985'' is as follows: $500,000 to lease the film from Toho, $200,000 for filming the new scenes and other revisions, and $2,500,000 for prints and advertising, adding up to a grand total of approximately $3,200,000.<ref>[http://www.tohokingdom.com/box_office/return_of_godzilla.htm The Return of Godzilla - Box Office Report] Toho Kingdom ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121122728/http://www.tohokingdom.com/box_office/return_of_godzilla.htm |date=21 November 2006 ))</ref>

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After acquiring ''The Return of Godzilla'' for distribution in North America, New World put producer [[Tony Randel]] in charge of adapting the film for U.S. audiences. Randel and New World believed that ''The Return of Godzilla'' had so much inescapably "goofy" content that Americans would never take it seriously, and the only way to make it a success was by emphasizing its campiness. Their initial plan was to dub the Japanese footage into English in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner, and add in new scenes with American actors which would add the desired comic relief.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237)) Two screenwriters were recruited: Lisa Tomei wrote the script for the dub, and Straw Weisman wrote the script for the new scenes.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237)) Randel eventually decided to retitle the film ''Godzilla 1985'', inspired by one of his childhood favorites, ''[[Frankenstein 1970]]''.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237))

Around ten minutes of new footage were added for the New World adaptation, most of it at [[The Pentagon]]. New World originally planned to tap [[Lorne Greene]] as the star of these new scenes, but Randel suggested that casting [[Raymond Burr]] would be a good homage to ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'', as Burr had performed the same duty of starring in new American footage for that film.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237)) According to Randel, Burr was enthusiastic about the film when offered the role, but after being signed on he made several unusual demands. The new footage was shot over three days, but Burr was only on the set for the first day, and was adamant that he would work no more than eight hours, forcing the director to focus on shooting Burr only and save reaction shots for later.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237-238)) Burr also refused to memorize his lines, insisting that [[teleprompter]]s be strategically positioned around the set instead, despite the logistical difficulties this presented for the crew.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=238)) Burr also made clear that he took the concept of Godzilla as an anti-nuclear allegory seriously and would not treat it as a joke. Warren Kemmerling also refused to do comic material, though not out of respect for Godzilla, so the script was revamped to reassign all the comedic lines to Travis Swords.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237))

Filming of the new footage was done at the [[Raleigh Studios]] in [[Los Angeles]] and a house in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]].((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237)) The "war room" was a large montage of the war room from ''[[The Philadelphia Experiment (film)|The Philadelphia Experiment]]'', another film from the same studio.((sfn|Ryfle|1998|p=237))

The poster image was the same as for the Japanese version, but a green tinting was added to Godzilla's charcoal gray skin and the Soviet attack satellite in the upper right corner was removed.

[[Dr Pepper]] launched a US$10 million advertising campaign for the film. The soda brand is prominently featured in the new footage, such as a vending machine at The Pentagon.<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-02-ca-5791-story.html |title=Dr Pepper Bubbles Up to Godzilla |first=Jack |last=Mathews |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 2, 1985 |access-date=June 3, 2019))</ref>

===Changes===
Much of the original version was deleted or altered. Here is a partial list of the changes:((Citation needed|date=April 2020))
;Shortened
* Godzilla roars and the crew falls, whereas the audience sees Steve Martin after Godzilla roars.
* Goro's fight with the giant mutated [[sea louse]]; the louse's voice was changed.
* The scene where Naoko learns her brother is alive; Goro snaps pictures of them reunited, which angers Naoko because she realizes he only helped her in order to get the scoop.
* The meeting between the Japanese prime minister and the Russian and American ambassadors. Also deleted was a scene following the meeting in which the prime minister explains to his aides how he was able to reach a consensus with both sides. Furthermore, in the Americanized version, this scene appears before Godzilla's attack on the nuclear power plant, whereas in the Japanese version, the scene appears after Godzilla's attack.

;Added
* Part of [[Christopher Young]]'s score from ''Def Con 4'' in several scenes (including Godzilla's attack on the Soviet submarine, the scene where the SDF armored division arrives in Tokyo Bay, and Okumura's near-death experience during the helicopter extraction in Tokyo).
* Stock footage from ''Godzilla, King Of The Monsters'' was added as the Americans are talking about Godzilla's first appearance but mention that the attack happened in 1956 rather than 1954. (''Godzilla, King Of The Monsters''(('))s release year was 1956.)
* After the Super-X hits Godzilla with cadmium missiles, it lets out its Showa era roar before collapsing.  This was not heard in "Return".

;Altered
* In the scene in which the vagabond helps himself to the food in a deserted restaurant, the distant sound of Godzilla's footsteps was added to the US version.
* Almost all of Godzilla's rampage through Tokyo. Scenes of a crowd fleeing Godzilla that appeared later in the Japanese version were moved to an earlier point in the movie (and corresponding footage of them gathering around Godzilla after it is knocked out by the Super X was removed), the Super X fight was re-arranged (in the Japanese version, Godzilla fires its atomic ray at the Super X after being hit with cadmium missiles, not before), and various other scenes of destruction were either placed in a different order or deleted completely. 
* Godzilla's first attack on the nuclear power plant. The security guard who first sees Godzilla, is heard screaming as Godzilla walks overhead, implying he is stepped on by Godzilla, whereas no such scream is heard in ''Return.''
* Okumura's first name is changed to Kenny.
* Godzilla's attack on the nuclear power plant is earlier in the story, before the discussion of the Super X and the defense of Tokyo, the opposite order of ''Return''.
*In the original film, the Americans are shown to be just as helpless as the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] when facing up against Godzilla, whereas in this version, they are given a far more heroic role, with great emphasis being placed on their launch of a [[nuclear missile]] to destroy a 'deliberately launched' Soviet missile, which was launched by accident in the original film.<ref>((cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/godzilla-goodness-godzilla-1985-1985/|title=Godzilla Goodness: Godzilla 1985 (1985)|last=Seibold|first=Witney |work=Nerdist.com|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2016))</ref>

;Deleted
* All shots which employed a life-size replica of Godzilla's foot (mostly seen near the end); only one shot of the big foot crushing parked cars during the nuclear power plant scene was kept.
* A shot of an American nuclear missile satellite in space.
* Hayashada and Naoko making a wave generator.
* Professor Hayashida showing Okumura photographs of Godzilla's 1954 attack and later discussing the mutant sea louse with an aide at the police hospital.
* Goro calling his editor from an island.

In addition, the theatrical release (and most home video versions, plus the TV version) was accompanied by [[Marv Newland]]'s short cartoon, ''[[Bambi Meets Godzilla]]''.

The North American version, with the added Raymond Burr footage, runs 87 minutes, 16 minutes shorter than the Japanese version.

The closing narration, spoken by Raymond Burr, is as follows:

((Blockquote|Nature has a way sometimes of reminding man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up the terrible offspring of our pride and carelessness to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Godzilla—that strangely innocent and tragic monster—has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain.<ref>TimesDaily.com: Harris, Franklin. [http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100325/ARTICLES/3255042/1004?Title=Poetry-helps-Godzilla-in-recovery Franklin Harris, "Poetry Helps Godzilla in Recovery," March 25, 2010]((dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )), accessed July 14, 2011</ref>
))

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
Opening on August 23, 1985, in 235 North American theaters, the film grossed $509,502 ($2,168 per screen) in its opening weekend,<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godzilla1985.htm Godzilla 1985] Box Office Mojo</ref> on its way to a $4,116,710 total gross.<ref name="boxoffice">((cite web |title=Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn (1985-08-23) |url=https://pro.boxoffice.com/movie/4060/godzilla-1985-the-legend-is-reborn |website=[[BoxOffice]] |access-date=16 January 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117175652/http://pro.boxoffice.com/movie/4060/godzilla-1985-the-legend-is-reborn |archive-date=17 January 2019))</ref>

Over time, ''Godzilla 1985'', though not a hit, became somehat profitable for New World after including the revenues from home video and television syndication. The film debuted on television on May 16, 1986.((citation needed|date=January 2024))

It was the last ''Godzilla'' film produced by Toho to receive any major release in North American theaters until ''[[Godzilla 2000]]'' fifteen years later.

=== Critical reception ===
''Godzilla 1985'' was negatively received by critics. On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a 27% approval rating based on 11 reviews.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_1985|title=Godzilla 1985|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes))</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 31 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>((Cite web |title=Godzilla 1985 Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/godzilla-1985 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]))</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]], who gave the film one star in the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', argued that a film can only succeed as a "[[so bad it's good]]" experience if the filmmakers have made a sincere effort to create a good film, and pointed out evidence that the makers of ''Godzilla 1985'' were instead deliberately trying to create a "so bad it's good" film, such as how the dialogue is consistently rather than occasionally awful, the conspicuous lack of synchronization in the lip-synching, and the inconsistency of Godzilla's size. He also derided Raymond Burr's scenes due to his character's lack of dramatic involvement with the plot.<ref>((cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19850920/REVIEWS/509200302/1023 |title=Review |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=September 20, 1985))</ref> Similarly, the film's "dire" plot and dialogue were criticised by [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|''The Encyclopedia of Scientific Fiction'']], despite the review praising the special effects.<ref>((Cite web |title=SFE: Gojira 1985 |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gojira_1985 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=sf-encyclopedia.com))</ref> Tom Long of the ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]'' similarly derided the inconsequentiality of Burr's role. While he considered the film more successful as a "so bad it's good" experience than Ebert did, he felt the appeal got old after the first half hour: "After that you start thinking about all the other things you could be doing instead of watching the same joke repeat itself for another hour."<ref>((cite news |last=Long |first=Tom |title=Godzilla Stumbles |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19850830.1.62&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]] |issue=205 |date=August 30, 1985 |page=5))</ref>

[[Vincent Canby]] of the ''[[New York Times]]'' also panned the film. He focused mainly on how it failed to update either its themes or special effects from those seen in the 1950s Godzilla films, elaborating that Godzilla "still looks like a wind-up toy, one that moves like an arthritic toddler with a fondness for walking through teeny-tiny skyscrapers" and "What small story there is contains a chaste romance and lots of references to the lessons to be learned from 'this strangely innocent but tragic creature.'"<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/30/movies/the-screen-godzilla-1985.html?searchResultPosition=1 |title=The Screen: Godzilla 1985 |first=Vincent |last=Canby |author-link=Vincent Canby|newspaper=New York Times |date=August 30, 1985 |access-date=April 21, 2020 ))</ref>

===Awards===
The film was nominated for a [[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|Stinkers Bad Movie Award]] for Worst Picture<ref>((Cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1985/1985st.htm |title=1985 8th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards |access-date=April 2, 2013 |work=[[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]] |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017164515/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1985/1985st.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2006))</ref> and was also nominated for two [[Razzie Awards]], including Worst Supporting Actor for [[Raymond Burr]] and Worst New Star for the new computerized Godzilla.<ref>((cite book|last=Wilson|first=John|title=The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst |year=2005|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=0-446-69334-0))</ref>

==Home media==
''Godzilla 1985'' has been released in the United States several times on [[VHS]]. The first was by [[New World Pictures|New World]] in the mid-1980s. By March 1986, it had sold 90,000 units at $79.95 each in the United States, generating $7,195,500 in [[gross revenue]] and earning ((US$|4.5 million|long=no)) at [[wholesale]]. It was one of New World's most successful [[home video]] releases at the time.<ref>((cite magazine |title=New World Will Market A 'Vintage' Line |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=29 March 1986 |volume=98 |issue=13 |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT50 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]] |issn=0006-2510))</ref>

The second was by Starmaker (under license by R&G Video) in 1992, and the third by [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] in 1997. All VHS home video releases include the ''[[Bambi Meets Godzilla]]'' animated short. While ''The Return of Godzilla'' has been released on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] by [[Kraken Releasing]], with an additional dubbed version for the international market, ''Godzilla 1985'' has not been released on either format.

==References==
* ((cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=Steve |year=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl ))
;Notes
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==External links==
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* [[iarchive:making-of-godzilla|Making of Godzilla (1984)]], a Japanese-language promotional "making of" documentary with English subtitles

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