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- 1997
- Roland Emmerich
- 132 mins
- PG
Summary
Monster horror starring Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno. When a Japanese vessel is sunk in the South Pacific and enormous footprints are discovered in Panama, a team of scientists is brought in to investigate. But radiation expert Niko Tatopoulos has his own theory - nuclear bomb tests have mutated a lizard to gigantic proportions and Manhattan is now under threat.
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A star rating of 2 out of 5.
Alan Jones
Japan's favourite giant lizard crawls out of radioactive waters in the South Pacific and heads for New York in this dreary American overhaul from 10,000 BC director Roland Emmerich. Resembling an over-produced version of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Emmerich's blockbuster behemoth replaces man-in-suit special effects with dodgy computer visuals and sub-Jurassic Park thrills. What it doesn't replicate is the endearing charm the celebrated fire-breather had when he stomped through cardboard skyscrapers. The old Toho Studios' fantasy adventures may have lower budgets, but even the cheapest shows more imagination and flair than this dismal monster mishmash.
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Cast
rolenameDr Niko TatopoulosMatthew BroderickPhilippe RoachéJean RenoAudrey TimmondsMaria PitilloVictor "Animal" PalottiHank AzariaColonel HicksKevin DunnMayor EbertMichael LernerCharles CaimanHarry ShearerLucy PalottiArabella Field
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rolenameDirectorRoland Emmerich
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Released on
1998-07-17
Languages
English | Russian | Japanese | French | Spanish
Guidance
Some violence, sexual references.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
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