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|director =Futien Hsu<ref name="Variety">{{cite book|title=Variety|volume=Vol. 299 no. 1|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1980-05-07_299_1/|url-access=registration|date=7 May 1980|publisher=Variety, Inc.|page=458}}</ref> | |||
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'''''Star Godzilla''''' | '''''Star Godzilla''''' is an unproduced and unlicensed [[1980]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
''Star Godzilla'' was to be a "Star Godzilla production" released by [[Hong Kong]]'s First Distributors (H.K.) Ltd. It was announced with a poster ad in the May 7, 1980 issue of ''Variety'', citing Futien Hsu as director, Joy Hsu as producer, Chris Lee as screenwriter, and a cast consisting of Joey Fang, Chang Ching, and Charles Woo.{{R|Variety}} Although nothing is known about the proposed plot, the ad art depicts [[Godzilla]], [[King Kong]], and [[Anguirus]] amidst a burning city, surrounded by UFOs and various military vehicles. It is believed that threat of legal action from [[Toho]] put an end to the project.<ref name="Ryfle1">{{cite book|title=[[Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"]]|author=Steve Ryfle |date=1998 |publisher=ECW Press |page=225}}</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[King Kong]] appears in the ad courtesy of art lifted from the advertising campaign for Dino De Laurentiis' ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]''. | *[[King Kong]] appears in the ad courtesy of art lifted from the advertising campaign for Dino De Laurentiis' ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]''. | ||
*''Star Godzilla'' was "reviewed" by Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews' Scott Hamilton and Chris Holland on April 1, [[1998]] as an April Fools' Day prank.<ref name="Stomp Tokyo"> | *''Star Godzilla'' was "reviewed" by Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews' Scott Hamilton and Chris Holland on April 1, [[1998]] as an [[Godzilla April Fools' Day pranks|April Fool's Day prank]].<ref name="Stomp Tokyo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/star-godzilla.html|title=Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Star Godzilla|first=Scott|last=Hamilton|first2=Chris|last2=Holland|date=1 April 1998|work=Stomp Tokyo}}</ref> Screenshots from ''One Crazy Summer'' and a doctored screenshot from ''[[wikipedia:Infra-Man|Infra-Man]]'' were used to represent the film. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Unmade}} | {{Unmade}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments|scroll=yes}} | ||
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[[Category:Unmade]] | [[Category:Unmade]] | ||
[[Category:Unmade Films]] | [[Category:Unmade Films]] | ||
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Star Godzilla is an unproduced and unlicensed 1980 Godzilla film.
History
Star Godzilla was to be a "Star Godzilla production" released by Hong Kong's First Distributors (H.K.) Ltd. It was announced with a poster ad in the May 7, 1980 issue of Variety, citing Futien Hsu as director, Joy Hsu as producer, Chris Lee as screenwriter, and a cast consisting of Joey Fang, Chang Ching, and Charles Woo.[1] Although nothing is known about the proposed plot, the ad art depicts Godzilla, King Kong, and Anguirus amidst a burning city, surrounded by UFOs and various military vehicles. It is believed that threat of legal action from Toho put an end to the project.[2]
Trivia
- King Kong appears in the ad courtesy of art lifted from the advertising campaign for Dino De Laurentiis' King Kong.
- Star Godzilla was "reviewed" by Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews' Scott Hamilton and Chris Holland on April 1, 1998 as an April Fool's Day prank.[3] Screenshots from One Crazy Summer and a doctored screenshot from Infra-Man were used to represent the film.
References
This is a list of references for Star Godzilla. 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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