Without doubt the weirdest Godzilla movie was GODZILLA'S REVENGE. This peculiar outing follows a small boy living in poverty, so hard off that both his parents must work. He also gets bullied by his peers, and ends up being kidnapped by bank robbers! To escape his lonely world, he retreats into a fantasy in which he gets to wander around Monster Island and befriend Godzilla's son, Minya. The son of Godzilla here has the ability to change his size and speak to our youthful star. The pair watch Godzilla fight off a bunch of stock footage monsters before confronting the horrible Gabera, Minya's own bully. Back in the real world, our hero uses the lessons he learned on Monster Island to fight back against the robbers and escape. Weirdly, this all ends with the boy misbehaving and vandalizing -which apparently represents a healthy change in his nature! The film was picked up for US distribution by UPA, where advertising it must've presented a challenge. Ads and previews focused entirely on the monsters, giving no hint of the film's true nature. The urban nightmare must've taken a number of kiddies by surprise! Possibly, all this is why the film had very little television play, and video releases were late in coming. A nice scope transfer hit tape and later disk not long ago. Bizarre flick, to say the least!
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