Godzilla's Revenge (1969)

33% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
28% of users liked it
(2,723 ratings)

The most unashamedly childish entry in the Godzilla franchise is basically a vehicle for recycled footage from previous Toho productions. The framing story involves a precocious little boy (Tomonori Yakazi) whose real-life traumas include harassment by bullies and kidnapping by a gang of bank… More The most unashamedly childish entry in the Godzilla franchise is basically a vehicle for recycled footage from previous Toho productions. The framing story involves a precocious little boy (Tomonori Yakazi) whose real-life traumas include harassment by bullies and kidnapping by a gang of bank robbers. He escapes these dilemmas mainly by taking frequent naps, during which he dreams of journeys to Monster Island to partake in Godzilla's exploits. He also befriends Godzilla's son, Minya, offering him some advice on how to defeat the monsters which have been pushing him around. Apparently the boy draws some kind of inspiration from these dreams and finds the bravery to outwit the kidnappers and make peace with the bullies. There is little worthwhile for Godzilla fans here, and all others will be completely confounded by the incoherent story. Highlights include the monster Gabara (who has the head of a cat!) and Minya's hilariously dubbed voice. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 10 min.
Directed By: Ishirô Honda, Kevin Reynolds
Written By: Takeshi Kimura & Shinichi Sekizawa
Genres: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Art House & International, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Dec 8, 1971 Limited
On DVD: May 5, 1998
Studio: Maron Films

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Christopher H

More like Godzilla's revenge on stock footage. If this movie had used more stock footage it could have been a Best of Godzilla montage.
Luke B

A disgrace to the franchise. Sure it's meant for kids, but I just can't fathom how awful it is. First of all, it's not a Godzilla movie. Not really, as all the Godzilla sections take place in the dreams of a young boy. The real story is about a bullied boy and his… More
A disgrace to the franchise. Sure it's meant for kids, but I just can't fathom how awful it is. First of all, it's not a Godzilla movie. Not really, as all the Godzilla sections take place in the dreams of a young boy. The real story is about a bullied boy and his coincidental run in with some bank robbers. He learns some valuable life lessons from Godzilla's son on Monster Island every time he sleeps. In the boy's dreams, Minilla is able to talk and change size. A number of fights are stock footage reused from previous films. An obvious budget cut after the expensive Destroy All Monsters. The film goes on and it's kind of fun in a way, but in the end, after the boy has learned a valuable lesson, the final scene has him doing what the bullies dared him to do in the beginning. This ends in a prank that was dangerous and disrespectful. As he runs away the boy sees his (mostly absent) father, whom agrees to stall the man now chasing him. What kind of a message is this? Fuck you, you little shit! Thinking your the cats balls because you went up against some criminals. I hope the real Godzilla stamps on your head.
Barry L

I loved these films until the little Godzuki appeared...Hted it and couldnt stand the daft squeeking noise it made.....still he always beats the baddies and upsets the Japanese...lol.
Patrick D

This movie should really have two ratings. One for entertainment value and one for artistic merit. In the later category it would be one star. This film really is completely stupid, they try to make Godzilla kid friendly by introducing Godzilla son, who has a dopey voice and looks… More
This movie should really have two ratings. One for entertainment value and one for artistic merit. In the later category it would be one star. This film really is completely stupid, they try to make Godzilla kid friendly by introducing Godzilla son, who has a dopey voice and looks like Gary Coleman, really eerie. Also the only times Godzilla and his son appear is when the kid goes to Monster Island...in his dreams. What? Kidifying Godzilla seems like an idea on par with George Lucas' introduction of JarJar Binks. Accept for in this case Mini-zilla ends up making this film a hilarious Godzilla curio, and JarJar makes the film are horrifying piece of *insert something offensive*. So on to entertainment: I definitely thought this was hilarious and beyond ridiculous, yet it would have been probably alot more enjoyable on some drugs. If you are a Godzilla purist, avoid this, you'll cry, but if you have an hour: ten to burn, get this sucker, but by all means, DO NOT pay over 5 dollars for this.