Godzilla 1985

1985 87 min Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

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.

budget $200,000 earnings $4,116,395 return 20.6x

director Koji Hashimoto, R.J. Kizer

writers Lisa Tomei, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Straw Weisman, Raymond Burr, Hideichi Nagahara