La Guerre des monstres

Original title: Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira

1966
12
1h 28m

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6.2/10

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An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the same time as the evil gargantua, the two begin to battle across Japan.

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A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel.

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IMDb RATING

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3.8K

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Trivia
Russ Tamblyn's performance in The War of the Gargantuas (1966) felt distant because his dialogue was re-dubbed under unusual circumstances. It has been previously claimed that the original audio track was lost, but that might not be the full case. At a 2004 screening, Tamblyn explained that, after filming, producer Henry G. Saperstein had all mentions of "Frankenstein" removed from the UPA version, requiring him to re-dub his lines. He resisted, insisting on rewriting them, leading to clashes with recording director Riley Jackson. Despite claims of Tamblyn improvising much of the dialogue and relying on memory/reading lip movements to re-dub it, according to Jackson, Tamblyn was actually tricked into a cold reading, which was secretly recorded and used in the final cut.

Goofs
In the scene where a helicopter is used to lure the green gargantuan into the laser attack, the wire used to suspend the model helicopter can clearly be seen.

Quotes
Akemi Togawa: They don't seem to be afraid of Gaira.
Dr. Paul Stewart: Ah, they're young; young people don't have too much fear... It's strange, you know. Whenever there's a strong evil force around, youth seems to blossom. Like when the Nazi's captured Paris. All of the night clubs and theaters were filled with young people.
Akemi Togawa: Aren't we guilty of doing the same thing?
Dr. Paul Stewart: I don't feel guilt; I don't think they do either...

Alternate versions
Co-producer Henry Saperstein commissioned an English-dubbed US version using Glen Glenn Sound, a Los Angeles-based company. This version removes references to the preceding film, Frankenstein Conquers the World, with the creatures being referred to as "Gargantuas" instead of "Frankensteins." However, this version also includes additional footage not featured in the original Japanese version, including the scene where Dr. Stewart references a severed hand, supposedly Frankenstein's from the previous film.

Connections
Edited into Objectif Terre, mission Apocalypse (1972)

Soundtracks
Feel In My Heart (The Words Get Stuck In My Throat)
Written by H.B. Barnum
Performed by Kipp Hamilton

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One of the rare instances where the sequel is better than the first film.

In case you've been asleep for a while, this is the sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World, in which the Frankenstein monster has grown into two giant creatures. You see, it was established in the first film that the monster, if in parts, would continue to regrow itself, and so that's what happened. A part grew into a creature in the ocean, and another as a land creature, one good and one not. The creatures have a fondness for each other, basically being brothers of a sort, but the evil one eventually disappoints the good one, and then hell breaks loose with one of the best giant monster battles ever from Toho, second only to Kong and Godzilla. These monsters are the type that would make any creature fan proud and a vast improvement over the original Toho Frankenstein. They must have been listening to the fans about the first one's appearance because they did it right this time.