Notzilla (2019)
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Notzilla is a 2019 spoof of 1950s and 1960s monster movies, produced by Creepy Ex-Boyfriend Productions. It premiered at the Esquire Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 29, 2019.
Description
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1962. Yomama Bay. While the Japanese armed forces destroy yet another giant kaiju, a young paleontologist, Prof. Hiro Honda, rescues her offspring, whisking the mysterious red egg off to safety in friendly Cincinnati, Ohio (Ohio means "hello" in Japanese).
However, as the jet arrives, he accidentally flushes the egg down the toilet. It disappears into the Ohio River just as a group of physicists, led by the brilliant (or maybe not) Dr. Richard Blowheart, are testing "uber-fission" power at SNUGI, the Secret Nuclear Underground Government Installation 500 stories beneath the city of Cincinnati.
Shaken loose by testing, the egg is quickly discovered by Blowheart and his assistant, Dr. Shirley Yujest. The two soon meet Prof. Honda, who tells them that the egg contains a living Notzillasaurus Partiontilldon. The creature will remain small, he explains, as long as it is not exposed to alcohol. But if it is, it will grow hundreds of times larger (naturally) and attack the nearest city!
As sparks ignite between Hiro and Shirley, Dr. Blowheart guzzles beer and watches the egg hatch. Curious to see what will happen, he offers it beer. Baby Notzilla likes it — a lot. But they run out, so Notzilla goes on a beer run, all the while growing larger and larger. And burping fire. Which is kind of an issue.
Notzilla pops open a tower at the Padiddle Brewery, and then heads straight for the city!
The armed forces, led by 2½ star General Dirk Bogus, are unable to stop the monster. So Dr. Bllowheart decides to kill it using an untested nuclear mega-blaster that will most likely destroy everything else in a 100 mile radius, as well.
Hiro sets out to stop the insane (or possibly just incredibly stupid) Dr. Blowheart, and save his beloved Notzilla. But he can't do so without the help of Blowheart's brilliant and extremely attractive assistant, Shirley. Will Shirley turn against her boss — eliminating any chance of being recognized as a legitimate nuclear physicist — and help Hiro, with whom she’s quickly falling in love, save the world?
Meanwhile, Notzilla has spotted a cool train to play with![2]
Plot
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To be added.
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Mitch Teemley
- Written by Mitch Teemley
- Produced by Aymie Majerski, Mitch Teemley
- Executive Producer Ekim Relgrem
- Music by Stephen Goers
- Cinematography by Jeff Barklage
- Edited by Jim Bailey
- Production Design by Gabby Leithsceal
- Special Effects Bob Arvin, Jeff Barklage
- "Dino Surfin'" performed by Steve Goers
- Written by Mitch Teemley
- "(Come on Baby) Do the Notzilla" performed by Adia Dobbins
- Written by Mitch Teemley
- "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?" performed by Steve Goers and Mitch Teemley (director's cut)
- Written by Mitch Teemley
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Frederic Eng-Li as Professor Hiro Honda
- Tifani Ahren Davis as Dr. Shirley Yujest
- Tim Bensch as Dr. Richard Blowheart
- Becca Kravitz as Dr. Jacques Butay
- Ken Early as Dr. Bjorn Bloch
- Charlie Harper as Dr. Mort Shortman
- Michael Wilhelm as Dr. Hugh Mungish
- Samantha Russell as Pearl Stringer
- Spencer Lackey as Bobby Bleech
- Michael Bath as General Dirk Bogus
- Rupert Spraul as Kenny Wannabee
- Christine Jones as General Specific
- Caleb Dwayne Tucker, Tyler Craig, Michelle Poole as Pedestrians
- Mitch Teemley
- Robert Gerding as Newspaper editor
- John W. Harden, Kathleen Ellerman, George W. Ellerman as Diner patrons
- Cherie Orf as Restaurant patron
- Karen Olchovy as Train passenger
- Steven Schraub, John E. Brownlee as Scientists
- Christina Steiner as Girl
- Sammy Geroulis, Ronnie Gladden, Charlie Roetting, Corey Wolfe, Greg Mallios, Xavier Blanco as Soldiers
- Aaron Krick, Philip Kinsky as Mimes
- Landon Mergler as Dr. Kidman
- Amanda Teemley as Pentagon receptionist
- Trudy Teemley as Woman
- Jason Mei as Boy
- Roger Cupp as Lieutenant
- Darnell Pierre Benjamin as Colonel Reginald J. Stickler
- Jacob Baker as Notzilla
Appearences
Monsters
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Weapons, vehicles, and races
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Development
The screenplay for Notzilla, written by Mitch Teemley, became the first parody to reach the final round of the Worldfest Contest. In its original iteration, it was presented in-universe as a lost 1966 film called Notzilla, the Duke of Monsters, the last role for American actor Raymond L. Suave. Following the competition, Teemley submitted the script to Toho. They were uninterested in spoofing Godzilla, but wished the American creator well with the project.[3] Seeking other investors, he held a script reading at G-Fest in 2010. Moriah Media released a teaser trailer on YouTube in 2011 but never moved ahead on the project beyond that. By 2018, Teemley had completely retooled the script to focus on a Japanese professor's efforts to save a kaiju accidentally set loose in the United States.
Production
Principal photography on Notzilla began in early August 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and wrapped before September 4.[4][5]
Gallery
- Main article: Notzilla/Gallery.
Video releases
Allied Vaughn released Notzilla to DVD and Blu-ray on August 18, 2020.
Videos
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External links
- Official site
- YouTube channel
- Twitter account
- Facebook page
- Instagram account
- 2011 teaser trailer (archived)
- "Dino Surfin'" lyrics and recording
- "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?" lyrics and recording
- "Do the Notzilla!" lyrics and recording
References
This is a list of references for Notzilla. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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