Monday, January 22, 2007

The Skinny On... Godzilla 12.31.99 (The End of Days)

NAME: Godzilla a.k.a Gojira

TITLE: King of the Monsters

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: The Jurassic Epoch, Tokyo, Japan, Pangea

DATE AND PLACE OF RESURRECTION: 1956, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

SECRET ORIGIN: Lying dormant in a state of suspended animation for millions of years, Godzilla is brought to life by underwater nuclear testing.

HISTORY: shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Monster Island

ENEMIES LIST: Rodan, Mothra, Mechagodzilla, Space Godzilla, King Kong, Gigan, Ghidra, Baragon, Anzilla, Goro, Wendra, Spiga, Varan, Angilis, Gabara, Ebirah, Biollante, Destoroyah, The Smog Monster, Megalon, Mosuha and Bambi.

GODZILLA’S BOOK OF FRIENDS: Jet Jaguar, Goro (different Goro), King Seeser, Ichiro, Minya, Son of Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra (same Rodan and Mothra)

CLOSET CLASSIC: One Crazy Summer

FILM ROLES TURNED DOWN: Milos Forman’s Godzilla vs. Larry Flynt

NEXT ON THE PLATE: VH1’s The List, Godzilla vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

FAVORITE BAND: Blue Oyster Cult

DEFINING QUOTE: “Arrrrgh Squawk Grrrrr Fire.”

SIX DEGREES OF WILLIE AAMES: Godzilla starred in the 1998 version of the biopic Godzilla with Harry Shearer… who was bassist Derek Smalls in This Is Spinal Tap with Christopher Guest… who directed the satire, The Big Picture starring Kevin Bacon… who said, “Remain calm! All is well!” before getting flattened in Animal House which was written by Harold Ramis… who played Egon in Ghostbusters with Dan Aykroyd… who was in Driving Miss Daisy with Jessica Tandy and …chauffeur Willie Aames!

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