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7 unusual facts about The Return of Godzilla


The Return of Godzilla

New World's biggest change was in adding around ten minutes of new footage, most of it at The Pentagon, with Raymond Burr reprising his role as Steve Martin from Godzilla, King of the Monsters!.

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

The first release was by New World in the mid '80s, another by Starmaker video (who had acquired some of New World's library) in the 1992, and again by Anchor Bay in 1997 All home video releases include the Bambi Meets Godzilla animated short with the exception of the Starmaker release.

In 1988 Dark Horse Comics released a six-issue limited series, Godzilla, which was an American adaptation of the Japanese manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla.

Godzilla then proceeds to the coast, where the waiting army, equipped with tanks, rocket launchers and soldiers armed with Howa Type 64 assault rifles, proceeds to fire on Godzilla, but they are quickly subdued.

The JASDF attacks Godzilla with Mitsubishi F-1 fighter jets, but their missiles are useless against him.

The Star Sisters

In 1984, they performed a song (during the film's end credits) on the Japanese film The Return of Godzilla.


Koichi Kawakita

The following year, he was an assistant director to Teruyoshi Nakano for The Return of Godzilla.


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