Rare 35mm Showing of the Original US Version of GODZILLA VS GIGAN Source: Timothy Price, Plaza Theatre
GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND (aka GODZILLA VS. GIGAN) 1972, Toho, 89 min. Directed by Jun Fukuda. Starring Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda and Yuriko Hishimi. Special Effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. English dubbed version. From a secret base hidden inside a life-sized Godzilla-shaped office building in a children`s amusement park, alien cockroaches (!!) launch an assault on earth using King Ghidorah and the cyborg monster Gigan. While a comic book artist and his friends attempt to foil the invaders` plans, Godzilla and Angilas battle the space monsters. Despite a remarkably low budget and lots of obviously recycled stock footage, this entry is a high- energy slug-fest that introduces one of Toho`s most colorfully imaginative monsters: the sickle-armed evildoer Gigan. It is also your only chance to hear Godzilla speak! This was suit actor Haruo Nakajima`s final performance as Godzilla. Godzilla returns to the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as part of the next Silver Scream Spookshow on July 31st. The Spookshows are a monthly event at the Plaza that combines a 30 minute live stage show (with magic tricks, dancing girls, jokes, spectacle and frights) and a 35mm screening of a classic monster or horror movie. Previous Spookshows have screened such favorites as KING KONG, MOTHRA, BRIDE OF THE MONSTER, IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA, GODZILLA VS THE SEA MONSTER, INFRA-MAN, RODAN, and GMK. July`s screening will give Godzilla fans are rare opportunity to see the 1972 film GODZILLA VS. GIGAN as GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND, the title with which it was originally released in the United States. The 1:00pm Kids Matinee of GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND has free admission for everyone 12 and under, with Adult tickets for $7.00. Tickets to the 10:00pm evening show are $10.00 each. Plaza Theatre is located at 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306. Check the theater`s official site or call 404-873-1939 for more information.
