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Was this film ever released with the Bionic Monster title?


Was this movie ever actually released in English in theaters with a title card that said Godzilla Vs. The Bionic Monster? Or was Bionic Monster just a working title that was never used due to potential lawsuits from Universal?

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I'm pretty sure it was never used, however the Cosmic Monster title was. I don't know why it was so hard to just call it Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla for every release.

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The movie played as "Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster" from March 1977 to July of 1977 (or sometime thereafter), which is when Universal launched their lawsuit. The title card looked like the international title card, except instead of "Mechagodzilla," it said "The Bionic Monster." People who saw it report "the Bionic Monster" version even had the word "Godzilla" flying toward and away from the screen as in the international version, though that would be replaced by the new title card when it became "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster."

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