History Trivia / GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack

*** Next, Kaneko fleshed out a story in which Godzilla does battle with an astronaut turned space alien dubbed "M". A couple of drafts for the idea were worked on, the last one created made full use of the Millennium concept with an alternate reality where Japan had become the "Republic of Japan" with a large military at its disposal rather than a Self Defense Force. In the end however, Kaneko dropped the story because it ended up being too depressing for the kind of movie he wanted to make.

* FanNickname: Guardian Ghidorah, Spirit Ghidorah, or GMK Ghidorah, for this version of King Ghidorah.

** [=TriStar=] was VERY close to giving the film a new dub job and a limited nationwide theatrical run like ''Film/Godzilla2000'', so far as coming up with a new English title, ''Godzilla Must Be Killed!'' (or abbreviated as GMBK, for "Godzilla, Mothra, Baragon, King Ghidorah"), but for whatever reason, the plans fell through.

* ThemeMusicWithholding: The classic Akira Ifukube "Godzilla March" isn't heard until the very last shot of the film.

* ThemeMusicWithholding: The classic Akira Ifukube "Godzilla March" isn't used heard until the very last shot of the film.

* [=TriStar=] was VERY close to giving the film a new dub job and a limited nationwide theatrical run like ''Film/Godzilla2000'', so far as coming up with a new English title, ''Godzilla Must Be Killed!'' (or abbreviated as GMBK, for "Godzilla, Mothra, Baragon, King Ghidorah"), but for whatever reason, the plans fell through.

*** Next, Kaneko fleshed out a story in which Godzilla does battle with an astronaut turned space alien dubbed "M". A couple of drafts for the idea were worked on, the last one created made full use of the Millennium concept with an alternate reality where Japan had become the "Republic of Japan" with a large military at its disposal rather than a Self Defense Force. In the end however, Kaneko dropped the story because it ended up being too depressing for the kind of movie he wanted to make.

* HeyItsThatGuy: There are dozens of small cameo appearances from various actors and even SFX directors, found in the movie. The most recognizable would be Eisei Amamoto, aka Doctor Hu from {{Film/King Kong Escapes}}, as the old prophet.
** We also have Ai Maeda (Ayana from G3) as one of the twin girls seen when Mothra is flying overhead, and Inspector Osako as the man who falls into the cave where King Ghidorah is sleeping.
** And of course, SFX director [[Film/GodzillaVsBiollante Koichi Kawakita]] and film director [[Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus Masaaki Tezuka]] as JSDF officers in the background of certain shots.
** And in addition to them, all three of the actors and actresses who portray the monsters, barring Mothra, can be seen in the background of other shots as well. For instance, Baragon's suit actress is the lady in the harbor office in the scene just before Godzilla shows up.

* FanNickname: Spirit Ghidorah, or GMK Ghidorah, for this version of King Ghidorah.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus going against Godzilla, but the latter two were swapped out for more popular monsters (Mothra and King Ghidorah, though they were nerfed) because Toho did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough. Baragon however, was kept around due to his huge fanbase in Japan (In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan).

** Before settling on the initial idea, Kaneko optioned to have Godzilla fight Kamacuras. He was very interested in using advanced special effects techniques, including lots of CGI, to breath life into the mantis design. It was scrapped due to ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'' being in production, and Kaneko wanting to do something more original.

** Before settling on the initial idea, Kaneko optioned to have Godzilla fight Kamacuras. He was very interested in using advanced special effects techniques, including lots of CGI, to revamp Kamacuras. It was scrapped due to ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'' being in production, and Kaneko wanting to do something more original.

** Before settling on the initial idea, Kaneko optioned to have Godzilla fight Kamacuras. He was very interested in using advanced special effects techniques, including lots of CGI, to revamp Kamacuras. It was scrapped due to ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'' being in production, and Kaneko wanting to do something a bit more original.

** Before settling on the initial idea, Kaneko optioned to have Godzilla fight Kamacuras. He was interested in using advanced special effects techniques, including lots of CGI for Kamacuras, in creating the film. It was scrapped due to ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'' being in production.
*** Next, Kaneko fleshed out a story in which Godzilla does battle with an astronaut turned space alien dubbed "M". A couple of drafts for the idea were worked on, the last one created made full use of the Millennium concept with an alternate reality where Japan had become the "Republic of Japan" with a large military at its disposal rather than a Self Defense Force. In the end however,Kaneko dropped the story. Deeming it to depressing for the kind of movie he wanted to film.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus going against Godzilla, but the latter two were swapped out for more popular monsters (Mothra and King Ghidorah, though they were nerfed) because Toho did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough and so they were replaced. Baragon however, was kept around due to his huge fanbase in Japan (In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan).

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus going against Godzilla, but the latter two were swapped out for more popular monsters (Mothra and King Ghidorah, though they were nerfed for the film) because Toho did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough and so they were replaced. Baragon however, was kept around due to his huge fanbase in Japan (In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan).

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus but the latter two were swapped out for more popular monsters (Mothra and King Ghidorah, though they were nerfed for the film) because Toho did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough and so they were replaced. Baragon however, was kept around due to his huge fanbase in Japan (In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan).

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus but the latter two were swapped out for more popular, if nerfed, monsters (Mothra and King Ghidorah) because Toho did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough and so they were replaced. Baragon however, was kept around due to his huge fanbase in Japan (In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan).

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally it was going to be Baragon, Varan and Anguirus but the latter two were swapped out for more popular, if nerfed, versions.

** The film also was planned to include Anguirus and Varan instead of (respectively) Mothra and King Ghidorah as the guardian monsters alongside Baragon. Toho however did not believe Anguirus and Varan were marketable enough and so they were replaced by Mothra and King Ghidorah but still kept Baragon for unknown reasons.
*** While Baragon has only a modest following in America, he actually has a huge fanbase in Japan. In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan.
** Before settling on this idea, Kaneko optioned to have Godzilla fight Kamacuras. He was interested in using advanced special effects techniques, including lots of CGI, in creating the film. It was scrapped due to ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'' being in production.

*** While Baragon has only a modest following in America, he actually has a huge fanbase in Japan. In contrast, while Anguirus is a fan favorite amongst Western audiences, his popularity is only so-so in Japan.

** And in addition to them, all three of the actors and actresses who portray the monsters, barring Mothra, can be seen in the background of other shots as well. For instance, Baragon's suit actress is the lady in the harbor office in the scene just before Godzilla shows up.