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'''Simitar Entertainment''' was an [[United States|American]] entertainment company founded by Mickey Elfenbein and Philip Kives in | {{Infobox Company | ||
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|image =Simitar.jpg | |||
|name =Simitar Entertainment, Inc. | |||
|type =Media | |||
|status =Defunct (bankrupt) | |||
|founder =Mickey Elfenbein, Philip Kives | |||
|founded =[[1985]] | |||
|defunct =May 12, [[2000]] | |||
|hq =5555 Pioneer Creek Drive, Maple Plain,<br>Minnesota, [[United States]] | |||
|succeeded =[[wikipedia:Encore, Inc.|Encore, Inc.]] | |||
|website =http://www.simitar.com | |||
}} | |||
'''Simitar Entertainment, Inc.''' was an [[United States|American]] entertainment company founded by Mickey Elfenbein and Philip Kives in 1985. It released three ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' movies to VHS in North America in [[1990]]. In [[1998]], in order to capitalize on the impending release of [[TriStar Pictures]]' ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'', Simitar re-released two of its earlier three ''Godzilla'' films to VHS along with three others. It also made all of these films available on DVD for the first time in the region. After Simitar went bankrupt in [[2000]], all of the ''Godzilla'' films it had released except for ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah|Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster]]'' were acquired and released again to DVD by [[Classic Media]]. | |||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Selected releases== | ==Selected releases== | ||
===VHS=== | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
! Set | |||
! Film(s) | |||
! colspan="2"| Catalog {{tt|no.|Number}} | |||
! Year | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2"| ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah|Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster]]'' (1971) | |||
| colspan="2"| 2240 | |||
| rowspan="3"| [[1990]] | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2"| ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' (1969) | |||
| colspan="2"| 2241 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2"| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla vs. Monster Zero]]'' (1965) | |||
| colspan="2"| 2242 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5"| 5 Rampaging Movies | |||
| ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1956) | |||
| rowspan="5"| 4914 | |||
| 4909 | |||
| rowspan="16"| [[1998]] | |||
| rowspan="5"| Tapes also sold separately. | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla Versus Mothra]]'' (1964) | |||
| 4910 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' (1969) | |||
| 4911 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |||
| 4912 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla Versus Monster Zero]]'' (1965) | |||
| 4913 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3"| 3 Tape Set | |||
| ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1956) | |||
| rowspan="3"| 4940 | |||
| 4915 | |||
| rowspan="3"| Tapes also sold separately. | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |||
| 4918 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Godzilla Trailers & Sci-Fi Monsters'' (1998) | |||
| 4944 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5"| 5 Rampaging Movies | |||
| ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1956) | |||
| rowspan="5"| 4961 | |||
| 4915 | |||
| rowspan="5"| Tapes also sold separately. | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla Versus Mothra]]'' (1964) | |||
| 4916 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' (1969) | |||
| 4917 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |||
| 4918 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla Versus Monster Zero]]'' (1965) | |||
| 4919 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3"| Widescreen Collection | |||
| ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla Versus Mothra]]'' (1964) | |||
| rowspan="3"| 4941 | |||
| 4925 | |||
| rowspan="3"| Tapes also sold separately. | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla Versus Monster Zero]]'' (1965) | |||
| 4926 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' (1969) | |||
| 4927 | |||
|} | |||
===DVD=== | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
! Set | |||
! Film(s) | |||
! colspan="2"| Catalog {{tt|no.|Number}} | |||
! Year | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5"| 5 Rampaging Movies | |||
| ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1956) | |||
| rowspan="5"| 7603 | |||
| 7473 | |||
| rowspan="5"| 1998 | |||
| rowspan="5"| Discs also sold separately. | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla Versus Mothra]]'' (1964) | |||
| 7474 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' (1969) | |||
| 7475 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | |||
| 7476 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla Versus Monster Zero]]'' (1965) | |||
| 7477 | |||
|} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Simitar Godzilla vs. Hedorah VHS.jpg|''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah|Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster]]'' VHS | |||
2365-1.jpg|''[[Godzilla (1954 film)#U.S. release|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' VHS | |||
51M20P38Q2L.jpg|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' DVD | |||
G_vs_mothra_simitar.jpg|''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' DVD | |||
WideScreen_plus_Full_Screen_editions_Gdzilla_vs._Monster_Zero.jpg|''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla vs. Monster Zero]]'' DVD | |||
Gs_revenge_simitar.jpg|''[[All Monsters Attack|Godzilla's Revenge]]'' DVD | |||
Terror_of_mg_simitar.jpg|''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' DVD | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Peter Bollinger's cover art for Simitar's releases of ''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' is erroneously employed to represent ''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' on some streaming services and [[Sony|Sony Pictures]]' official website. | |||
*The description on the back of Simitar's ''Mothra vs. Godzilla'' releases erroneously refers to [[Infant Island]] as "[[Monster Island]]." | |||
*The description for Simitar's ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster|Godzilla vs. Monster Zero]]'' releases misspells [[Glenn]] and [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah]]'s names as "Glen" and "Ghidra," respectively, and also erroneously states that the film was released in [[1966]] rather than [[1965]]. | |||
**All of the descriptions on Simitar's 1998 releases also credit [[Ishiro Honda]] by the common misspelling "Inoshiro Honda." | |||
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Simitar Entertainment, Inc. was an American entertainment company founded by Mickey Elfenbein and Philip Kives in 1985. It released three Godzilla movies to VHS in North America in 1990. In 1998, in order to capitalize on the impending release of TriStar Pictures' GODZILLA, Simitar re-released two of its earlier three Godzilla films to VHS along with three others. It also made all of these films available on DVD for the first time in the region. After Simitar went bankrupt in 2000, all of the Godzilla films it had released except for Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster were acquired and released again to DVD by Classic Media.
Selected releases
VHS
Set | Film(s) | Catalog no. | Year | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971) | 2240 | 1990 | |||
Godzilla's Revenge (1969) | 2241 | ||||
Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) | 2242 | ||||
5 Rampaging Movies | Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) | 4914 | 4909 | 1998 | Tapes also sold separately. |
Godzilla Versus Mothra (1964) | 4910 | ||||
Godzilla's Revenge (1969) | 4911 | ||||
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) | 4912 | ||||
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero (1965) | 4913 | ||||
3 Tape Set | Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) | 4940 | 4915 | Tapes also sold separately. | |
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) | 4918 | ||||
Godzilla Trailers & Sci-Fi Monsters (1998) | 4944 | ||||
5 Rampaging Movies | Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) | 4961 | 4915 | Tapes also sold separately. | |
Godzilla Versus Mothra (1964) | 4916 | ||||
Godzilla's Revenge (1969) | 4917 | ||||
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) | 4918 | ||||
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero (1965) | 4919 | ||||
Widescreen Collection | Godzilla Versus Mothra (1964) | 4941 | 4925 | Tapes also sold separately. | |
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero (1965) | 4926 | ||||
Godzilla's Revenge (1969) | 4927 |
DVD
Set | Film(s) | Catalog no. | Year | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Rampaging Movies | Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) | 7603 | 7473 | 1998 | Discs also sold separately. |
Godzilla Versus Mothra (1964) | 7474 | ||||
Godzilla's Revenge (1969) | 7475 | ||||
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) | 7476 | ||||
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero (1965) | 7477 |
Gallery
Trivia
- Peter Bollinger's cover art for Simitar's releases of Mothra vs. Godzilla is erroneously employed to represent Godzilla vs. Mothra on some streaming services and Sony Pictures' official website.
- The description on the back of Simitar's Mothra vs. Godzilla releases erroneously refers to Infant Island as "Monster Island."
- The description for Simitar's Godzilla vs. Monster Zero releases misspells Glenn and King Ghidorah's names as "Glen" and "Ghidra," respectively, and also erroneously states that the film was released in 1966 rather than 1965.
- All of the descriptions on Simitar's 1998 releases also credit Ishiro Honda by the common misspelling "Inoshiro Honda."
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