Gamera (1965)

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(Foreign Titles)

Nomination Year: 1993

SYNOPSIS: In the Arctic, a plane carrying an atomic bomb crashes, releasing a monster from its aeons-old slumber. That monster is the giant turtle Gamera, whom the Eskimos say is "the Devil's envoy," yet, as the film progresses, somehow becomes "friend to all the children." Gamera saves the life of Kenny, a young boy, who thereafter is unswervingly devoted to the giant monster. Gamera, meanwhile, goes on to commit untold billions in property damage to Tokyo and the surrounding area. Conventional weapons are useless against the monster, and even a plan to entice it into a trap is foiled by Kenny, who warns Gamera. Unable to destroy him (or even harm him, for that matter), the authorities ultimately lure Gamera into the cone of a rocket ship and shoot him off into space.

Bryan Cassidy

Smithee Award Nominations

Worst Acting

"They're Gonna Dub Us Over in Japanese, Right?"

In the beginning, the American Army guys read from what appears to be actual scripts, and they do it in a very stilted fashion. Fat General (with Brooklyn accent): "Calling all planes, uh, fighter planes. In the Arctic Circle." Later, when they're wondering why the enemy can't be spotted on radar, one of the underlings says, "They're coated with, um, electromagnetic...wave paint, sir."

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Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Sandy Howard
Noriaki Yuasa	Directed at least eight Gamera films.
Sandy Frank	if you ever wondered who turned Gatchaman into Battle of the Planets, look no further....

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Brian Donlevy	<Not Yet in Database>
Albert Dekker	<Not Yet in Database>
Koji Fujiyama	U.S. Arctic Base Commander


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