Godzilla 1985

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Godzilla 1985
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. J. Kizer Koji Hashimoto
Written by	Shuichi Nagahara Lisa Tomei Uncredited: Tony Randel Straw Weisman
Story by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka Tony Randel
Starring	Raymond Burr
Cinematography	Kazutami Hara Steven Dubin
Edited by	Yoshitami Kuroiwa Michael Spence
Music by	Reijiro Koroku Christopher Young
Production companies	New World Pictures Toho Pictures
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Japan United States
Languages	English Japanese Russian
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$4.12 million (US)[1]

Godzilla 1985 is a 1985 kaiju film directed by R. J. Kizer and 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 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.

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. 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.