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4.6/10
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Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.Gamera the Flying Turtle falls under the spell of evil aliens, but two children free him and he returns to fight the aliens' monster, Viras.
Carl Craig
- Jim Crane
- (as Carl Craig Junior)
Mary Morris
- Mrs. Crane
- (as Mary Murrows)
Keiichi Noda
- Alien
- (as Kei'ichi Noda)
- Directors
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Shigeo Tanaka(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAmerican-International titled its US version "Destroy All Planets" after the success it had with the release of Ishirô Honda's Destroy All Monsters (1968) under the title "Destroy All Monsters".
- Crazy creditsFor the U.S. version releaed by American International under the title "Destroy All Planets," director Noriaki Yuasa's name is listed on screen as "Kenji Yuasa."
- Alternate versionsThere are 3 versions of the flashback sequence (the scene where the Virasians examine Gamera's memories which uses footage from the first 3 Gamera movies):
- The original Japanese theatrical version which is just a short montage set to an instrumental version of the Gamera March).
- The international version which extends the sequence to include Gamera's battle with Barugon from Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) and Gyaos from Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967).
- The US American International Pictures television version which further extends the battle between Gamera and Gyaos].
- ConnectionsEdited from Gamera: The Giant Monster (1964)
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More silliness from the tremendous tusked turtle
In this, his fourth outing, Gamara finally hits stride as a children's hero, complete with his cheesily heroic (albeit memorable) theme music. The film follows a pair of irritating boy scouts (Maseo and Jim) who are kidnapped by aliens to act as human shields against Gamera, now established as Earth's guardian turtle. The UN does some careful 'cost: benefit' analysis and decides to surrender the entire planet in exchange for the boys' safety, but fortunately the Maseo's prankish ingenuity gets the better of the somewhat credulous aliens and the resourceful pair manage to turn the tables on our would-be overloads. A budget offering, the middle third of the film consists of lengthy clips taken from the first three films as the aliens examine Gamera's memories for a weakness. The movie is saved from absolute bottom-of-the-barrel status by Maseo's cute girl-guide sister, some inventive spaceship effects, the imaginative hexopod kaiju, and a somewhat Freudian impalement scene. For kaiju aficionados or the most undiscerning viewers only. I watched an English-dubbed, poor quality DVD version, which may have contributed to my low opinion of the opus.
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- Apr 13, 2018
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- Also known as
- Gamela vs. Bairus
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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