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Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on March 04, 2005, 07:12 AM:

Hi all. I have only one Godzilla film on Super 8. A 200fter of "Destroy All Monsters" . Color and Sound. Can you gents tell me what else is there on Godzilla with color and sound? (Not including the original which is B&W)
And if you have any..wanna part with it? [Smile]

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 04, 2005, 08:44 AM:

Alan,

In addition to "Destroy All Monsters", Ken Films released two 200'/50' excerpts (B&W, silent, scope!) from "Ghidrah, The Three Headed Monster." They also had a silent version of "Godzilla vs. The Thing". For a short time, Red Fox distributed a full length color/sound/flat print of "Ghidrah", which I have. It's a bit grainy but the color is still ok.

The German company UFA had a few Godzilla films in the 2x400' color/sound format. "Schreckenskampf der Giganten" & "Frankensteins Kampf gegen die Teufelsmonster" are parts 1 & 2 of "Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster". "Frankensteins Hollenbrut" is "Godzilla vs. Gigan." Andreas has mentioned that there are German digest versions of "King Kong vs. Godzilla" and "Son of Godzilla", but you'll have to wait in line.......I asked him first!
Classic also has the full length US version (with the added Raymond Burr footage) of the original film.

Doug

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on March 04, 2005, 01:21 PM:

Wow! I never knew that Red Fox had "Ghidrah". Sounds great. And the german ones..even better. Now I know what to look for!
Thanks...

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on March 05, 2005, 06:41 AM:

Alan, just for your information, there's an abridged version (not sure whether it's the US or Japanese cut) of the original Godzilla in 9.5mm.

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on March 05, 2005, 06:45 AM:

Hi Alan, Hi Doug,

They were some titles released on 8mm by marketing and ufa.

All color german dubbed sound.
Attention: If you search prints of them, please notice that
ufa gave the second and third parts of their titles other names
as the theatrical title.

These are:

Mekagojira no gyakushu (1975) marketing-film 1 x 400
8mm release 1975
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Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla
Monsters from an Unknown Planet
Monsters from the Unknown Planet
Revenge of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla (USA) (video box title)
The Escape of Mechagodzilla
The Escape of Megagodzilla
The Terror of Godzilla (USA)
Brut des Teufels, Konga, Godzilla, King Kong, Die (West Germany) [de]
Distruggete Kong! La Terra e in pericolo (Italy) [it]
Godzilla contra Mechagodzilla (Spain) [es]
Godzilla und der Kampf der Titanen (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Konga-Godzilla-King Kong - Die Brut des Teufels (West Germany) [de]

Gojira tai Megaro (1973) marketing-film 1 x 400
8mm release 1975
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (USA)
Ai confini della realtà (Italy) [it]
Godzilla 80 (France) [fr]
Gorgo y Superman se citan en Tokio (Spain) [es]

King-Kong - Dämonen aus dem Weltall (Germany first 8mm title)

Dämonen aus dem Weltall (as marketing published de Laurentiis
King Kong as a four parter, they erased King Kong from the boxes)

Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko (1967) marketing-film 1 x 400
8mm release 1974 (also available in b/w)
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Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son
Son of Godzilla (USA)
Frankensteinin saari (Finland) [fi]
Frankensteins Monster jagen Godzillas Sohn (West Germany) [de]
Insel der Giganten (German 8mm title)
Godzillas son (Sweden) [sv]
Hijo de Godzilla, El (Spain) [es]

Taekoesu Yonggary (1967) marketing-film 1 x 400
not a real Godzilla, it´s a Korean rip off
8mm release 1975
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Dai koesu Yongkari (Japan)
Great Monster Yongary
Great Monster Yongkari
Monster Yongkari
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (USA) (TV title)
Yongkari, Monster of the Deep (International: English title)

Godzillas Todespranke (West Germany) [de] 8mm title
Yongary (France) (cable TV title) [fr]
Yongary, monstre des abysses (France) [fr]

Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972) UFA-ATB 2 x 400
8mm release 1975 (also available in b/w)
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Earth Assault Order: Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla on Monster Island
Godzilla vs. Gigan
The Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan
War of the Monsters
Frankensteins Höllenbrut (West Germany) [de]
box part 1 box part 2
Godzilla contro i giganti (Italy) [it]

Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971) ufa-atb 2 x 400
8mm release 1975 (also available in b/w)
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Godzilla vs. Hedora
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (USA)
Frankensteins Kampf gegen die Teufelsmonster (Germany) 8mm Title
Godzilla - Furia di mostri (Italy) [it]
Hedora, la burbuja tóxica (Spain) [es]

Gojira tai Mekagojira (1974) ufa-atb 2 x 400
8mm release 1975
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Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (USA)
Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster (USA) (reissue title)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (USA)
Godzilla A Mechagodzilla ellen (Hungary) [hu]
Godzilla contra Cibergodzilla, máquina de destrucción (Spain) [es]
Godzilla contre Mecanik Monster (France) [fr]
Godzilla contro i robot (Italy) [it]
Invasion från Applaneten (Sweden) (video box title) [sv]
Jättihirviöiden kaksintaistelu (Finland) [fi]
King Kong gegen Godzilla (West Germany) [de] 8mm title

Kingukongu tai Gojira (1962) 3 x 400 ufa-atb
8mm release 1976
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong contra Godzilla (Spain) [es]
King Kong kommt zurück (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Rückkehr des King Kong, Die (West Germany) [de]
Trionfo di King Kong, Il (Italy) [it]

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following not with Godzilla, but from Toho, Tokio.
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Ido zero daisakusen (1969) 2 x 400 ufa-atb
8mm release 1975 (also available in b/w)
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Atragon II (International: English title)
Ido 0 daisakusen (Japan) (alternative spelling)
Kaitei Daisenso - Ido Zero Daisakusen
Latitude Zero (USA)
Latitude Zero Military Tactics
Latitude Zero: Big Military Operation
Donde el mundo acaba (Spain) [es]
Latitudine zero (Italy) [it]
U-4000 - Panik unter dem Ozean (West Germany) [de]

Kaitei gunkan (1963) marketing-film 1 x 400
8mm release 1973 (also available in b/w)
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Atoragon: Flying Supersub
Atragon (USA)
Flying Supersub Atoragon
Undersea Battleship (International: English title) (literal title)
Agente 04 del imperio sumergido (Spain) [es]
Ataragon (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Atragon (Italy) [it]
U 2000 - Tauchfahrt des Grauens (West Germany) [de]

Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira (1966) piccolo-film 2 x 400
8mm release 1976
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Adventure of Gargantuas
Duel of the Gargantuas
Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gailah
Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira (literal English title)
Sanda vs. Gailah
The War of the Gargantuas (USA)
Guerre des monstres, La (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) (France) [fr]
Batalla de los simios gigantes, La (Spain) [es]
Frankenstein - Zweikampf der Giganten (West Germany) [de]
Frankenstein hyökkää (Finland) [fi]
Katango (Italy) [it]
Kong, uragano sulla metropoli (Italy) [it]
Oorlog der monsters, De (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]

For Doug:
I still waiting for the parcel from Spain, with "Godzillas Son".
I´am afraid it is lost on the way.

Andreas

[ March 05, 2005, 10:47 AM: Message edited by: Andreas Eggeling ]

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on March 05, 2005, 11:01 AM:

Andreas,
You dont have any of these do you?

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on March 05, 2005, 11:41 AM:

Hi Alan,

I still waiting for an other parcel from a german collector, with some of the titles above.
He is on vacation. Hope to get it soon.

yrs. Andreas

[ March 05, 2005, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: Andreas Eggeling ]

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on March 05, 2005, 12:52 PM:

Great let me and Doug know! [Smile]

I would love to see more of the Big G on screen.

thanks

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 05, 2005, 02:45 PM:

Alan,

Ged at Derann is also a huge Godzilla fan. During my visit there we bored Tony and Mike to tears discussing the king of the monsters.

Doug

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on March 05, 2005, 03:57 PM:

quote:
During my visit there we bored Tony and Mike to tears discussing the king of the monsters.

I remember it well! [Wink]

Mike

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on March 05, 2005, 06:35 PM:

I've got a copy of the full length 'Ghidrah, The Three Headed Monster' that I'm seriously considering selling. Mine is a Derann print from the time that they re-released some Red Fox titles, so it's probably a LPP print. I've also got a 3 x 400' Dutch release of 'King Kong Vs Godzilla' which has English sound. Not a great print but watchable. The same company put out a 400' from the same film that I used to have, which has different content to the 3 x 400'. There are some good Godzilla trailers on Super 8, I must have 5 or 6. I'd particularly recommend a 1980s Derann release with 3 scope trailers, 2 of which are Godzilla trailers.

Adrian

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 05, 2005, 11:28 PM:

Nice box art:

Doug

Posted by Jim Bishop (Member # 81) on March 08, 2005, 11:02 AM:

Nice list!
Off the top of my head, other Toho 200's are Voyage into Space, Battle in Outer Space, Varan the Unbelievable.

Trailer-wise, the scope Monsters From an Unknown Planet is pretty spectacular. I think I have a second copy (if anyone's interested let me know) & look out for Bambi Meets Godzilla. The Ghidra 4 x 400' looks great too.

For some reason Godzilla is called King Kong and Frankenstein on the various German prints, even in his battle with King Kong (?).

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on March 08, 2005, 04:19 PM:

Im interested! There's always room for more Godzilla in my collection. [Smile]

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on March 09, 2005, 07:28 AM:

--->For some reason Godzilla is called King Kong and Frankenstein on the various German prints, even in his battle with King Kong (?).

Hello Jim,

that´s marketing ....., no it´s market-screaming of the german theatrical distributors in 70s.

That was a normal way to distribute trashmovies here. In the late 70s comes a lot of ZOMBIE-films in the german cinemas or on video in which no zombie is seen.

For example: The Manitou (US-Title) - first german cinema title "Der Manitou", reissued as "Superzombie - Die Geburt des Grauens" [Big Grin]

Same game with other characters:
"Scream and scream again", german title: "Die lebenden Leichen des Dr. Mabuse", but there is no Dr. Mabuse. [Big Grin]

(Dr. Mabuse was a famous character of movies by Fritz Lang).

Crazy Titles of films would be a topic for itself.

[ March 09, 2005, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: Andreas Eggeling ]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on March 09, 2005, 09:44 PM:

And for those not so well versed in the German language, here's translating the German titles back into English:

Superzombie - The spawn of horror
The living corpses of Dr. Mabuse

Crazy titles, indeed. [Smile]

Posted by Mark Norton (Member # 165) on March 14, 2005, 01:38 PM:

One of the funniest trailers I have seen on 8mm is the teaser trailer for the modern re-make of Godzilla with the two fishermen on the pier. Does anybody know who released it, saw it at the BFCC a few years back on the BIG screen.

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on March 14, 2005, 08:15 PM:

Are you talking about the 1996 Godzilla with Matthew Broderick?

Posted by Mark Norton (Member # 165) on March 16, 2005, 02:07 PM:

Yes, the short tease trailer, it's not on the one that Deran do Godzilla /Alien 3 trailer reel.

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