Godzilla (1998 movie)

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Directed by	Roland Emmerich
Screenplay by	Dean Devlin Roland Emmerich
Based on	Godzilla by Toho Co., Ltd.
Produced by	Dean Devlin
Starring	Matthew Broderick Jean Reno Maria Pitillo Hank Azaria Kevin Dunn Michael Lerner Harry Shearer
Cinematography	Ueli Steiger
Edited by	Peter Amundson David J. Siegel
Music by	David Arnold
Production companies	Centropolis Entertainment[1][2] Fried Films[1][2] Independent Pictures[1][2]
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures[1][2]
Release dates	May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18) (Madison Square Garden) May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20) (United States)
Running time	138 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$130–150 million[1][4]
Box office	$379 million[4]

Godzilla is a 1998 American monster movie directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich.^[5] The movie is a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla franchise and is the 23rd movie in the franchise and the first Godzilla movie.^[6] to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio.^[7] The movie stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer.^[8] The film is dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka, the co-creator and producer of various Godzilla movies, who died in April 1997.^[9] A mutated iguana creature monster over 60 meters long called Godzilla attacks Manhattan, New York from its terrorized.

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3. ↑ Ebert, Roger (May 26, 1998). "Godzilla (1998)". Roger Ebert.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
4. 1 2 "Godzilla (1998)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
5. ↑ "Writer Of 1998's Godzilla Reflects On Movie's Biggest Problems". ScreenRant. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
6. ↑ Acuna, Kirsten. "This Video Explains Why The 1998 'Godzilla' Movie Was A Complete Disaster". The Daily Telegram - Adrian, MI. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
7. ↑ "Godzilla 2014 or Godzilla 1998? Only one way to find out… GODZILLA FIGHT!". Metro. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
8. ↑ Rhode, Jason (2016-05-21). "This Week In Horror Movie History – Godzilla (1998)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
9. ↑ "Godzilla 1998: What Went Wrong With the Roland Emmerich Movie?". Den of Geek. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

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