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'''GoodTimes Entertainment''' was an [[United States|American]] home video company founded in 1984 by Kenneth, Joseph and Stanley Cayre. The company went defunct in 2005. It released several ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' | |type2 =Purple | ||
|image =goodtimes.png | |||
|name =GoodTimes Entertainment, Ltd. | |||
|type =Home video distributor | |||
|status =Defunct (bankrupt) | |||
|founder =Kenneth Cayre, Joseph Cayre,<br>Stanley Cayre | |||
|founded =[[1984]] | |||
|defunct =[[2005]] | |||
|hq =Midtown Manhattan, [[New York City]],<br>New York, [[United States]] | |||
|succeeded =[[wikipedia:Cinedigm|Cinedigm]] | |||
}} | |||
'''GoodTimes Entertainment''' was an [[United States|American]] home video company founded in 1984 by Kenneth, Joseph and Stanley Cayre. The company went defunct in 2005 and was acquired by Gaiam, now Gaia, Inc. Its home video assets were folded into Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment in 2012, which in turn was sold and merged into New Video in 2013, itself later absorbed by Cinedigm. It released several ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' films and one non-''Godzilla'' [[Toho]] [[kaiju]] film on VHS in the late 1980s and 1990s. | |||
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==Selected home video releases== | ==Selected home video releases== | ||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956) - released on VHS in 1995 and 1996 | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' (1956) - released on VHS in 1995 and 1996; released on DVD in 2001 | ||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1962) - released on VHS in 1988 | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' (1962) - released on VHS in 1988 | ||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1963) - released on VHS in 1987 | *''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1963) - released on VHS in 1987; released on VHS and DVD in 1998 in a ''35th Anniversary Edition'' | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep|Godzilla vs. | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep|Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' (1968) - released on VHS in 1992, 1997, and 1998 | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1976) - released on VHS in 1985 and 1996 | *''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1976) - released on VHS in 1985 and 1996 | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster]]'' (1977) - released on VHS in 1993 | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster]]'' (1977) - released on VHS in 1993 | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
GoodTimes Godzilla vs. Megalon VHS.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' VHS (1985) | |||
King_Kong_vs_Godzilla_VHS.jpg|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' VHS (1987) | |||
GoodTimes Mothra VHS.png|''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' VHS (1988) | |||
Godzilla_vs._the_Sea_Monster_a.jpg|''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep|Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' VHS (1992) | |||
4119971797_70d16ab997_b.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla|Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster]]'' VHS (1993) | |||
Godzilla_king_of_the_monsters!_goodtimes_1995_vhs.jpg|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)#U.S. release|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' VHS (1995) | |||
King_kong_vs_g_gt.jpg|''King Kong vs. Godzilla'' DVD (1998) | |||
Godzilla_dvd_02_a_l.jpg|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' DVD (2001) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*GoodTimes' 1998 DVD for ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' features images of [[King Kong (De Laurentiis)|Kong]] and [[84Goji|Godzilla]] from the [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 ''King Kong'' remake]] and ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', respectively. | |||
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GoodTimes Entertainment was an American home video company founded in 1984 by Kenneth, Joseph and Stanley Cayre. The company went defunct in 2005 and was acquired by Gaiam, now Gaia, Inc. Its home video assets were folded into Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment in 2012, which in turn was sold and merged into New Video in 2013, itself later absorbed by Cinedigm. It released several Godzilla films and one non-Godzilla Toho kaiju film on VHS in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Selected home video releases
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) - released on VHS in 1995 and 1996; released on DVD in 2001
- Mothra (1962) - released on VHS in 1988
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) - released on VHS in 1987; released on VHS and DVD in 1998 in a 35th Anniversary Edition
- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1968) - released on VHS in 1992, 1997, and 1998
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1976) - released on VHS in 1985 and 1996
- Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster (1977) - released on VHS in 1993
Gallery
Godzilla vs. Megalon VHS (1985)
King Kong vs. Godzilla VHS (1987)
Mothra VHS (1988)
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster VHS (1992)
Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster VHS (1993)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! VHS (1995)
Trivia
- GoodTimes' 1998 DVD for King Kong vs. Godzilla features images of Kong and Godzilla from the 1976 King Kong remake and The Return of Godzilla, respectively.
Comments
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