History Trivia / GodzillaVsKingGhidorah

* CreatorBacklash: Ishiro Honda is among those who felt the film was in bad taste, especially for depicting deaths of American soldiers.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Toho}} was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but [[ExecutiveMeddling money disputes]] with Turner made Toho decide to use Mechani-Kong instead, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character.

** Rather than under the sea in 2204, Tomoyuki Tanaka wanted King Ghidorah to be discovered on Venus (which he was associated with in the film ''[[Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster]]''). Writer/director Kazuki Omori was somehow able to override Tanaka's objections because he didn't want to make a movie about "silly space monsters." The Japanese novelization for the film ran with Tanaka's idea, in that the Futurians discovered the body of King Ghidorah partly buried on the surface of Venus and used his cellular materials to create the Dorats.

** Rather than under the sea in 2204, Tomoyuki Tanaka wanted King Ghidorah to be discovered on Venus (which he was associated with in the film 'Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'). Writer/director Kazuki Omori was somehow able to override Tanaka's objections because he didn't want to make a movie about "silly space monsters." The Japanese novelization for the film ran with Tanaka's idea, in that the Futurians discovered the body of King Ghidorah partly buried on the surface of Venus and used his cellular materials to create the Dorats.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Toho}} was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but [[ExecutiveMeddling money disputes]] with Turner made Toho deciding to use Mechani-Kong, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $22 million; Box-Office: $20 million. Ironically, the film was meant to alleviate the box-office disappointment of ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante'', which at least made back its budget. This was partly due to the lack of an American release, as detailed below.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $22 million; Box-Office: $20 million. Ironically, the film was meant to alleviate the box-office disappointment of ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante'', which actually made back its budget. This was partly due to the lack of an American release, see below.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $22 million; Box-Office: $20 million. Ironically, the film was meant to alleviate the box-office disappointment of ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante'', which actually made back its budget.

** Kenji Sahara has a small role as a government official.

** Godzilla's original form was going to be a ''TyrannosaurusRex'', until special effects designer Shinji Nishikawa opted for a fictional dinosaur species instead.

* NoExportForYou: There was a very long pause of Godzilla movies not being released over to the U.S. and it started with this one.
** Explanation: There was a huge controversy over the footage of Godzillasaurus killing American G.I.s during the WWII sequence, along with the fact that the main villains were Westerners. This, coupled with the strained economic tensions between the U.S. and Japan at the time, resulted in the aforementioned long pause in U.S. distribution. WordOfGod explained the film was never meant to be anti-American.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Toho}} was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but [[ExecutiveMeddling money disputes]] with Turner made Toho deciding to use Mechani-Kong, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character. Which is stupid, because Mechani-Kong is a ''Toho'' creation.

* HeyItsThatVoice: When Godzillasaurus starts being wounded by the battleships, he begins to sound like Franchise/{{Gamera}}. Before that, his roar is Rodan's, slowed down (a modified Rodan roar was also used by Heisei King Ghidorah and Battra, before Rodan himself appeared two movies later).
** John Culkin, who voiced Maki in ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'', dubs Terasawa. A few of the classic HK dubbers from the '70s films make their last appearance here.

** Explanation: There was a huge controversy over the footage of Godzillasaurus killing American G.I.s during the WWII sequence, along with the fact that the main villains were Westerners. This, coupled with the strained economic tensions between the U.S. and Japan at the time, resulted in the aforementioned long pause in U.S. distribution.

** Rather than under the sea in 2204, Tomoyuki Tanaka wanted King Ghidorah to be discovered on Venus (which he was associated with in the film 'Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'). Writer/director Kazuki Omori was somehow able to override Tanaka's objections because he didn't want to make a movie about "silly space monsters." The Japanese novelization for the film ran with Tanaka's idea, in that the Futurians discovered the body of King Ghidorah partly buried on the surface of Venus and used his cellular materials to create the Dorats.

* HeyItsThatVoice: When Godzillasaurus starts being wounded by the battleships, he begins to sound like Franchise/{{Gamera}}.

** The guy who voiced Maki in ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' dubs Terasawa. A few of the classic HK dubbers from the '70s films make their last appearance here.

** A direct sequel was planned after this entry did well at the box office. This time with a King Ghidorah whose origin was more in tone with his Showa counterpart, a space monster.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Toho was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but [[ExecutiveMeddling money disputes]] with Turner made Toho deciding to use Mechani-Kong, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character. Which is stupid, because Mechani-Kong is a ''Toho'' creation.

** A direct sequel to this film was planned after this entry did well at the box office. This time with a King Ghidorah whose origin was more in tone with his Showa counterpart, a space monster.

** A direct sequel to this film was planned. This time with a King Ghidorah whose origin was more in tone with his Showa counterpart, a space monster.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Toho was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but [[ExecutiveMeddling money disputes]] with Turner made Toho deciding to use Mechani-Kong, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character. Which is stupid, because Mechani-Kong is a ''Toho'' creation.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Toho was originally going to plan a remake of ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', but money disputes with Turner made Toho deciding to use Mechani-Kong, but Turner ''still'' demanded money to use the character. Which is stupid, because Mechani-Kong is a ''Toho'' creation.