There are lots of little rumors about the Godzilla series, such as the dual endings for King Kong vs Godzilla, or the existence of a "Godzilla vs Gamera" movie and so on. Especially in the US, when Godzilla is viewed with cheap disdain, I'm sure the lazy reporters, reviewers and writers for TV guide and so on don't care or bother to try and research any such rumors, and will just repeat them and continue them.
I don't know how many little reviews or blurbs I've read over the years that describe the 1964 Mothra vs Godzilla as Godzilla defending Japan from a giant moth. While anyone who actually has seen the movie would know that is not an accurate description of the film at all, this underlines the kind of central laziness that media people in the US have long treated Godzilla with.
"Godzilla vs Mothra? Must be Godzilla fighting a big moth, right? Godzilla's the defender of Japan, right? Must be what the movie is about, no need to really see it then. And hey, if someone else said that Jack Palance is in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, then I'll just assume it's true. It's not like I'm actually going to sit there and watch the damn movie myself! I'm a busy guy! Ain't got time to be watching corny old monster movies!"
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LarrupinLou
15 years ago
I agree, dark sword. Horror/sci-fi movies just don't get the respect they deserve, IMO.
No blah, blah, blah!
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scifiguy666
13 years ago
This mistake was originally made back in the mid 1980's. They also listed Carol Lynley in the cast! Of course neither Lynley nor Palance appeared in the film.
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phillipsdan83
10 years ago
Palance and Lynley did do "The Shape of Things to Come" a loose remake of the 30s H.G. Wells adaptation...and for whatever reason they got credited with a Godzilla movie done on a budget that couldn't have afforded either of them.
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