Post by tomishereagain on Jun 10, 2021 14:13:46 GMT -6
Stand alone movies feraturing Giant Monsters, Giant Animals, Giant Creatures & Kaiju
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Bulgasari (불가사리 Bulgasali) is a 1962 South Korean giant monster film produced by Kwang-seong Films. Released to South Korean theaters on December 1, 1962, Bulgasari is believed to be the first Korean giant monster film
Death Kappa (デスカッパ Desu Kappa) is a 2010 tokusatsu kaiju film co-produced by Nikkatsu and Fever Dreams. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Tokyo Shock in the United States on July 27, 2010, and released in Japanese theaters by Nikkatsu on November 27, 2010.
Dogora (宇宙大怪獣ドゴラ Uchū Daikaijū Dogora, lit. Giant Space Monster Dogora) is a 1964 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho Company Ltd.
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (大巨獣ガッパ Daikyojū Gappa, lit. Colossal Beast Gappa) is a 1967 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by the Nikkatsu Corporation. The film was released to Japanese theaters on April 22, 1967.
Gorath (妖星ゴラス Yōsei Gorasu, lit. Calamity Star Gorath) is a 1962 Japanese tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho.
Gorgo is a 1961 British-American giant monster film produced by King Brothers Productions. It debuted in American theaters on March 29, 1961 and in British theaters on October 27 of the same year.
Kraa! The Sea Monster is a direct-to-video 1998 giant monster film produced by Full Moon Pictures under their Monster Island Entertainment label. It was released on VHS on July 9, 1998.
Zarkorr! The Invader is a 1996 American direct-to-video giant monster film produced by Full Moon Pictures under their Monster Island Entertainment label. It was released on VHS on April 30, 1996.
Kujira Gami (鯨神, lit. The Whale God) is a 1962 tokusatsu film produced by Daiei, and based on a 1961 novel of the same name written by Koichiro Uno. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 15, 1962.
Latitude Zero (緯度0大作戦 Ido Zero Daisakusen, lit. The Great Latitude 0 Operation) is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction film produced by Toho and based on the radio serial Latitude Zero created by Ted Sherdeman. The film was released to Japanese theaters on July 26, 1969, and to American theaters starting in December 1970. Kaiju: The Griffon
Monster Island is an American giant monster film produced by The Asylum. A mockbuster of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, it premiered on American television on June 1, 2019, with DVD and VOD releases following on June 13.
Negadon: The Monster from Mars (惑星大怪獣ネガドン Wakusei Daikaijû Negadon, lit. Great Planet Monster Negadon) is a 2005 computer-animated Japanese short kaiju film, written and directed by Jun Awazu and distributed by CoMix Wave Inc. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 16, 2005. Styled after the kaiju films of the 1950's and 60's, Negadon depicts a scientist piloting a giant robot to save Tokyo from a space monster ten years after an accident involving the same machine led to the death of his daughter.
Pulgasari (불가사리 Bulgasali) is a 1985 tokusatsu kaiju film co-produced by Korean Film Studio and Shin Films. It was distributed to North Korean theaters by Korean Film Studio in 1985 and to Japanese theaters by Raging Thunder on July 4, 1998.
Reptilicus is a 1961 Danish-American giant monster film co-produced by Cinemagic and Saga Studio. Two versions of the film were made with largely the same cast, with Sidney Pink directing the U.S. version and Poul Bang directing the Danish version. United States distributor American International Pictures released a significantly altered version of Pink's U.S. version supervised by screenwriter Ib Melchior in 1962.
Gogola is an Indian giant monster film produced and distributed by Indra Dhanush Films. The country's sole entry in the genre, it was released to theaters in 1966. It is now considered a lost film, with only stills, a censor script, and the soundtrack still available.
Space Monster Wangmagwi (宇宙怪人 왕마귀 Ujugoein Wangmagwi) is a 1967 giant monster film produced and distributed by Century Company. It was distributed to South Korean theaters on June 27, 1967.
The X from Outer Space (宇宙大怪獣ギララ, Uchū Daikaijū Girara, lit. 'Giant Space Monster Guilala') is a 1967 Japanese science fiction kaiju film that was directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu and stars Eiji Okada and Toshiya Wazaki.
A*P*E (킹콩의大逆襲 Kingkongui Daeyeokseub, lit. King Kong's Great Counterattack) is a 1976 special effects giant monster film co-produced by Kukje Movies and Lee Ming Film Company. The film was released to South Korean theaters on July 23, 1976 and to American theaters in October of the same year. It was created in order to cash in on Dino De Laurentiis' then-upcoming King Kong remake, and borrows several elements from the film's story.
D-War (디워 Di Wo) is a 2007 South Korean-American giant monster film co-produced by Younggu Art Movies and Showbox Entertainment. It was released to South Korean theaters on September 14, 2007, and to American theaters on December 7, 2007.
Colossal is a 2016 Spanish-Canadian giant monster movie written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo and starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, and Tim Blake Nelson. It premiered on September 9th, 2016, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and began a limited theatrical release on April 7th, 2017.
Ape vs. Monster is an American giant monster film produced by The Asylum. A mockbuster of Godzilla vs. Kong, with some resemblance to Rampage as well, it was released to theaters and on VOD on April 30, 2021.
The Kaiju Score is an upcoming American giant monster film, based on the eponymous comic book series by AfterShock Comics. It will be produced by Sony Pictures and Escape Artists.
Varan (大怪獣バラン Daikaijū Baran, lit. Giant Monster Varan) is a 1958 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Toho, and the company's last black-and-white kaiju film. It was released to Japanese theaters on October 14, 1958.
Daigoro vs. Goliath (怪獣大奮戦 ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス Kaijū Daifunsen Daigorō tai Goriasu, lit. Great Monster Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath) is a 1972 tokusatsu kaiju film. The film was produced as a collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions and Toho Pictures and was released to Japanese theaters by Toho on December 17, 1972, as part of the Toho Champion Festival.
Gunhed (ガンヘッド Ganheddo) is a 1989 tokusatsu mecha film co-produced by Toho, Sunrise, Bandai, Kadokawa, and IMAGICA. It was released to Japanese theaters on July 22, 1989.
The Giant Claw is a 1957 American giant monster film distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was released to American theaters in June 1957.
The Giant Behemoth is a 1959 science fiction monster film produced by Allied Artists Productions. It was released to American theaters on March 3, 1959 and to British theaters in October of the same year.
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 science fiction film produced by Mutual Pictures of California and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was based on the story "The Fog Horn" by Ray Bradbury. The film was released to American theaters on June 13, 1953.
20 Million Miles to Earth (also known as The Beast from Space) is a 1957 American horror science fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer's Morningside Productions for Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Bob Williams and Christopher Knopf from an original treatment by Charlott Knight. As with several other Schneer-Columbia collaborations, the film was developed to showcase the stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen.
Attack of the Crab Monsters is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced and directed by Roger Corman (via his Los Altos Productions), that stars Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, and Russell Johnson.
Attack of the Giant Leeches originally titled as The Giant Leeches is an independently made 1959 black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced by Gene Corman and directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. It stars Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers and Jan Shepard.
The Beast of Hollow Mountain is a 1956 Weird West horror film about an American rancher living in Mexico who discovers his missing cattle are being preyed upon by a dinosaur.
Beginning of the End is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, and Morris Ankrum.
Big Ass Spider! is a 2013 science fiction comedy-horror film directed by Mike Mendez. The film tells the story of a bug exterminator, who, with the help of a hospital security guard and the military, battles a giant spider that goes on a rampage in Los Angeles.
The Black Scorpion is a 1957 black-and-white Mexican-American giant arachnid horror film from Warner Bros., produced by Jack Dietz and Frank Melford, directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro.
The Deadly Mantis is a 1957 American science-fiction monster film produced by William Alland for Universal-International. The film was directed by Nathan Juran from a screenplay by Martin Berkeley based on a story by producer William Alland.
Deep Rising is a 1998 American action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on January 30, 1998.
Earth vs. the Spider (a.k.a. The Spider and Earth vs. the Giant Spider) is an independently made 1958 American black-and-white science fiction horror film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, who also wrote the story upon which the screenplay by George Worthing Yates and Laszlo Gorog was based.
Eight Legged Freaks (originally titled Arach Attack, under which it was released in some parts of Europe and other countries around the world) is a 2002 monster comedy action film directed by Ellory Elkayem and starring David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, and Scarlett Johansson.
Gargantua is an American 1998 giant monster television film, starring Adam Baldwin, Julie Carmen and Emile Hirsch. It was directed by Bradford May and written by Ronald Parker. The film was shot on location throughout Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Garuda (in Thailand known as Paksa wayu) is a 2004 Thai kaiju film directed by Monthon Arayangkoon.
The Giant Gila Monster is a 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis.
The Giant Spider Invasion is a 1975 science fiction horror film directed by Bill Rebane. The film is about giant spiders that terrorize the town of Merrill, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. The Giant Spider Invasion was given a U.S. release in theaters in 1975, and was distributed by Group 1 Films. The film received a considerable theatrical run and became one of the 50 top-grossing films of that year.
The Host (Korean: 괴물; RR: Gwoemul; lit. "Monster") is a 2006 South Korean monster film directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung.
Ilya Muromets (Russian: Илья Муромец), known in the US as The Sword and the Dragon and in the UK as both The Epic Hero and the Beast (released in 1959) and The Sword and The Dragon (released in 1963) (significantly altered versions), is a Soviet fantasy film directed by the noted fantasy director Aleksandr Ptushko, made at Mosfilm and released in 1956.
It Came from Beneath the Sea is a 1955 American science fiction monster film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Sam Katzman and Charles Schneer, directed by Robert Gordon, that stars Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, and Donald Curtis.
Love and Monsters is a 2020 American monster adventure film directed by Michael Matthews, with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen serving as producers. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker and Ariana Greenblatt.
The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist) is a 2007 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella "The Mist" by Stephen King. The film was written and directed by Frank Darabont. Darabont had been interested in adapting "The Mist" for the big screen since the 1980s.
Monster is a 2008 direct-to-video kaiju film. An international co-production of Japan and the United States, it is a mockbuster created to capitalize on the release of Cloverfield.
Night of the Lepus (also known as Rabbits) is a 1972 American science fiction horror film directed by William F. Claxton and produced by A. C. Lyles. Based upon Russell Braddon's 1964 science fiction novel The Year of the Angry Rabbit, the plot concerns an infestation of mutated rabbits.
Q – The Winged Serpent (also known as Q) is a 1982 American monster horror film written, co-produced and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree.
Rock Monster is a 2008 television film directed by Declan O'Brien. It is a Syfy Channel original was premiered on March 22, 2008.
Snow Dragon (Czech: Sněžný drak) is a 2013 Czech television film directed by Eugen Sokolovský. It premiered on 25 December 2013.
Tarantula! is a 1955 American science-fiction monster film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. It stars John Agar, Mara Corday, and Leo G. Carroll.
Tentacles (Italian title: Tentacoli) is a 1977 Italian-American horror film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and starring John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins and Henry Fonda.
Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction monster film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness.
Underwater is a 2020 American science fiction action horror film directed by William Eubank. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (stylised on-screen as simply The Water Horse) is a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse.