Video treasure 86 sp this is the basic video master used by most of these, however, it has a very ugly yellow tint. Destroy all monsters directed by ishiro honda was an all star monster film that featured many of the godzilla friends and enemies. Godzilla vs megalon color stills cinema shares, 1976 fantastic promotional shot of all four of the films monsters together. Made in 1973 and not seen in the us until 1976, godzilla vs megalon is regarded by some as, arguably the series lowest point. Megalon stars katsuriko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, robert dunham the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. What this has to be one of the most pseudotestosteronelaced. Godzilla vs megalon a 1973 japanese science fiction kaiju film godzilla vs megalon fineart print vintage horror movie art prints and posters vintage movie posters pictures high resolution official theatrical movie poster for godzilla vs megalon aka gojira tai megaro.
It was the first film in the series to have someone other than veteran suit performer haruo nakajima in the role of big g, with shinji takagi taking over the rubber suit. Megalon 1973, that would be the first us comic starring godzilla. Godzilla has been a good guy since 1961, so megalon is consigned to the villains role. Interestingly enough, this wasnt going to be a godzilla film. Joel and the bots host a stereotypical morning magazine show. Megalon was released in 1993, with music by riichiro manabe.
Mst3k made it somewhat bearable but thats the extent of its watchability. The undersea nation of seatopia sends the gigantic megalon to destroy the world above, and its up to godzilla and the sizeshifting robot jet jaguar to defeat him. One of the best music scores of any of the classic godzilla movies in my personal opinion. Megalon 1973 gojira tai megaro original title 1h 18min action, adventure, family april 1976 usa 1 video 76 images. This movie was one of two godzilla movies to be featuredparodied on the tv series mystery science theater 3000 episode 212, along with ebirah, horror of the deep aka godzilla vs. Godzilla vs megalon vhs, 1976 vintage alpha video 1994. Megalon is a 1973 japanese science fiction kaiju film featuring godzilla. Megalon, but was still not making as big as a box office profit as the other films in the godzilla series had in the early 1960s. Megalon, the crew watches godzilla and a robot battle monsters from underground while creating new halloween costumes and creating the tv show rex. However, it would be a fourpage comic, given out as a promotional item through cinema shares international during the united states 1976 release of godzilla vs.
In 1976, cinemashares released a dubbed version of godzilla vs. The film made slightly more money than godzilla vs. It had godzilla and megalon each standing on top of one of the world trade center buildings. But nothing was quite as special in its own way as godzilla vs. The megalon suit was one of the heaviest suits produced since the 1954 godzilla suit, which. They also request the aid from nebula m space hunter to send their.
After joel attempts to explain what pain feels like to the bots, the crew of sol and the mads both come up with easytomake halloween. Sep 25, 2012 here we have a handful of opening scenes from various godzilla vs. Megalon was given a highprofile primetime network premiere the next year, with an. Get the best deals on godzilla vs megalon when you shop the largest online selection at. Megalon on bluray was the fallout for the incident related to tokyo shocks release of destroy all monsters on the format. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Megalon the guardian of the underground kingdom of seatopia, megalon was unleashed upon the surface world after repeated nuclear tests had ravaged seatopia. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Megalon 1976 cast and crew godzilla and flying cyborg jet jaguar meet a giant cockroach and a big black chicken sent by seatopians.
Megalon is an unnecessary entry to yet another godzilla film. Restored teaser trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. It suffered mostly from what other toho productions of the 1970s suffered froma meager budget. Jet jaguar in many ways is the main character of this film, leading me to view this one more like an episode of ultra man or zone fighter. Restored theatrical trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Megalon is a 1973 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda, written by fukuda. The showaera films criterion 2019 bluray godzilla vs. 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. In rhinos dvd volume 10 of mst3k that featured godzilla vs megalon, has. Godzilla vs megalon 1976 us trailer 35mm film scan youtube. 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. Here we have a handful of opening scenes from various godzilla vs. As we have discussed in several spots, there was a metric ton of marketing done for godzilla vs megalon, but no lobby cards were produced.
It received a theatrical release in the united states in the summer of 1976 by cinema shares. A third of their country has already been destroyed, due to underground nuclear tests. This short, four page, singlevolume promotional comic was produced by cinema shares international distribution corporation and was issued in 1976, to coincide with the release of godzilla vs. Maybe it is fitting that this was his next paycheck after the happy hooker. Aliens take control of earths monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race. Wilson artist swiftspear editing archie goodwin script doug moench, archie goodwin pencils herb trimpe inks herb trimpe, jim mooney, dave cockrum colors janice cohen letters john costanza, joe rosen, typeset issue notes 1st appearance of godzilla in comics. Produced and distributed by toho studios, it is the th film in the godzilla franchise, and features the fictional monster characters godzilla, megalon, and. Directed and cowritten by jun fukuda with special effects by teruyoshi nakano, the film starred katsuhiko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, and american actor robert dunham. There are a few times where gigan falls down onto a bridge, taken from godzilla vs gigan, despite the fact that the monsters are fighting in the middle of a plain. Megalon is an awesome and underrated godzilla villain.
With katsuhiko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, robert dunham. Yes, this is the infamous trailer where jet jaguar is referred to as robotman. Nov 05, 2016 restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Oct 22, 2016 restored teaser trailer to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Megalon is the god to the seatopians, and he was their way to take revenge on the humans who were damaging their world with nuclear tests. Megalon gojira tai megaro was the th entry in the godzilla series. Megalon is the first godzilla film to receive an american prime time network television premiere, where it was broadcast nationwide at 9. The film we chose was godzilla vs megalon, the one godzilla movie that wasnt even meant to be a godzilla movie. The film arrives with a nice anamorphically enhanced 2. They send their guardian, megalon, to destroy the surface world. 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.
A human work 1995 tv episode the giant robot featured in this episode, jet alone, takes its name from both jet jaguar and red alone the latter being a name used for jet jaguar while godzilla vs. Later the same year on 11 august, 1973, tohotowa, tohos distribution arm for foreign films. Mechagodzilla was released in japan on march 21, 1974 where it was distributed by toho. It was actually meant to be a vehicle for tohos answer to ultraman, jet jaguar, but when test audiences wanted nothing to do with jet jaguar they decided to throw godzilla and gigan in the mix to spice things. When the crew discovers that the island only appears once every years, they attempt to flee, but are blocked by another monster.
Godzilla and flying cyborg jet jaguar meet a giant cockroach and a big black chicken sent by seatopians. Check my video of the restored theatrical trailer for all the additional info. Jet jaguar, a humanoid robot developed by a civilian named goro living in the countryside of japan, is seized by an undersea race called the seatopians that are looking for vengeance after nuclear tests have caused devastation on their society. Jun fukuda, takeshi kimura story gojira tai uchu kaiju 1 more credit. Megalon is a 1973 japanese kaiju film directed by jun fukuda, written by fukuda and shinichi sekizawa, and produced by tomoyuki tanaka, with spe. Megalon was featured on season 2 of the moviemocking television series mystery science theater 3000. Megalon, the crew watches godzilla and a robot battle monsters from underground while creating new. Apr 30, 2012 coronavirus outbreak ny governor andrew cuomo gives covid19 update as deaths surpass 10,000 full.
Apr 28, 2017 however, it would be a fourpage comic, given out as a promotional item through cinema shares international during the united states 1976 release of godzilla vs. Godzilla vs megalon color stills cinema shares, 1976. Scanned in 4k, and stabilized, color corrected, as well as some audio restoration, this is a scan of a 35mm eastman print of a trailer for godzilla. Megalon stars katsuriko sasaki, hiroyuki kawase, yutaka hayashi, robert dunham the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a. Megalon was not released in the united states until 1976, the very year of king kongs.
Gojira tai megaro is a 1973 japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by toho. In addition to the many jabs at the movie, the bots also provide a mock translation of the jet jaguar theme song. Directed by jun fukuda, yoshimitsu banno, ishiro honda. This movie may be cheesy, but man, that whole fight that starts with megalon vs jet jaguar, then gigan enters, then godzilla enters and the 2 vs 2 monster brawl begins. Definitive illustration of the publicist as whore who will do anything for a buck. It is the th film in the godzilla franchise and showa series. However, to accommodate commercials, the film was only shown in a onehour time slot, which resulted in the film to be cut down to 48 minutes. Actually, from time to time tom would take on special jobs between movies.
Megalon, megaro is a giant insect kaiju who first appeared in the 1973 toho godzilla film, godzilla vs. Restored tv spot to cinema shares 1976 release of godzilla vs. Mystery science theater 3000 s 2 e 12 godzilla vs megalon. The sirens of greek legend lure the calico to an uncharted island.
Apr 30, 2012 boris johnson has been moved out of the intensive care unit. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. This was to take advantage of a similar poster featuring king kong in its first remake. The trailer for the united states release of the th godzilla film, released by cinema shares international. Magalon was a great fun film for any young fan or hardcore enthusiast. Megalon was released at the spring toho champion film festival on march 17, 1973 alongside a film called prominent youth about a boys soccer team and an animated film called panda. Toho, and the thirteenth installment in the godzilla series as well as the showa series. The title plays over the same few repeated frames before the toho eizo credit fades in.
They called upon megalon to destroy the humans and sent the captured jet jaguar to guide the monster on his rampage through japan. Some of the shots of godzilla are stock footage from 60s productions and the new godzilla suit for this film is. Giant against giant, in the most spectacular battle yet in his th film, godzilla takes a supporting role to the far more prominently featured jet jaguar, an ultraman like robot. First off, this is the japanese international version of the film and not the american version. In this th installment of the 1st godzilla series deals with the underground country of seatopia striking back at mankind.
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