• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

  • Jul 13 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
  • Podcast

Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

  • Summary

  • Godzilla goes to spaaaace! In a movie that's way more alien invasion space opera than kaiju, the hilariously-dressed Xiliens from Planet X introduce us to Monster Zero (aka Ghidorah) and get Earth wrapped in a convoluted plot involving trapping sleepy Godzilla and Rodan in bubbles. We talk the first American-Japanese co-production for Toho -- which includes a major role for Rebel Without a Cause's Nick Adams and a complex English/Japanese language shoot -- along with space lady clones, a backslide in character dynamics, and of course, Godzilla's famous little dance and its surprisingly important ramifications.

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    Theme song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Sources include:

    Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski

    A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat

    Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon

    Wikizilla

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