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'''Cinema Shares''' was | '''Cinema Shares''' was an American film distributor who imported three consecutive entries in the [[Showa era|Showa]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] series. They edited all three films for swearing, violence, and/or nudity in order to receive G ratings from the MPAA. | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1976) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1976) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan|Godzilla on Monster Island]]'' (1977) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan|Godzilla on Monster Island]]'' (1977) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster]] (1977) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster]]'' (1977) | ||
*''[[w:c:ultra:Space Warriors 2000|Space Warriors 2000]]'' (1985) | *''[[w:c:ultra:Space Warriors 2000|Space Warriors 2000]]'' (1985) | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Cinema Shares initially released ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' as ''Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster''. In July 1977, [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] threatened a lawsuit against the distributor, claiming that the title was too similar to their TV productions ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and its spin-off ''The Bionic Woman''. Cinema Shares then re-titled the film ''Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster'', simply written as ''Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster'' on posters.<ref name="Kalat">{{cite book|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series, Second Edition|author=Kalat, David|date=2010|publisher=McFarland|page=139|isbn=978-1-4766-7294-6}}</ref> | |||
*At one time, Cinema Shares released all three of its Godzilla films to theaters as a triple feature.<ref name="YT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiruzvy_opE ]</ref> | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.tohokingdom.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8983 Toho Kingdom thread on Cinema Shares] | |||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 13 July 2020
Cinema Shares was an American film distributor who imported three consecutive entries in the Showa Godzilla series. They edited all three films for swearing, violence, and/or nudity in order to receive G ratings from the MPAA.
Selected filmography
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1976)
- Godzilla on Monster Island (1977)
- Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster (1977)
- Space Warriors 2000 (1985)
Trivia
Cinema Shares initially released Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as Godzilla vs. The Bionic Monster. In July 1977, Universal Studios threatened a lawsuit against the distributor, claiming that the title was too similar to their TV productions The Six Million Dollar Man and its spin-off The Bionic Woman. Cinema Shares then re-titled the film Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster, simply written as Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster on posters.[1]
- At one time, Cinema Shares released all three of its Godzilla films to theaters as a triple feature.[2]
External Links
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