Destroy All Monsters
Movie, 1968, Showa era, Set in Monsterland, 1999
Destroy All Monsters is #9 of 35 in release order and #15 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Destroy All Monsters recap
By the end of the 20th century, the United Nations keeps every giant monster on Monsterland, an island where they live under control. Suddenly contact is lost, and the monsters attack cities around the world: Godzilla in New York, Rodan in Moscow, Mothra in Beijing, Manda in London, Gorosaurus in Paris. The spaceship Moonlight SY-3 under Captain Katsuo Yamabe finds that the scientists have been taken over by the Kilaaks, female aliens who control the monsters through devices and demand Earth's surrender. The attacks turn out to be a distraction while the Kilaaks build a base near Mount Fuji. Yamabe's crew traces the control signals to a Kilaak base on the Moon and destroys it, giving the monsters back to the humans, who send them all to Mount Fuji.
Destroy All Monsters ending explained
Godzilla and the Earth monsters kill King Ghidorah, Godzilla destroys the Kilaak base, and the monsters go home to Monsterland to live in peace. The Kilaaks bring in Ghidorah to defend their base, and ten monsters together beat it to death. Their last weapon, the burning Fire Dragon, is shot down by the SY-3 and revealed as a Kilaak ship. This is where the Showa story effectively ends.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor, Darkroom, and Fawesome in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Son of Godzilla, before All Monsters Attack.
- Chronological order: after Terror of Mechagodzilla, before The Return of Godzilla.
What to watch before Destroy All Monsters
In release order, 8 Godzilla essentials come before Destroy All Monsters (1968), from Godzilla (1954) to Son of Godzilla (1967).
Cast
- Akira Kubo as Katsuo Yamabe
- Jun Tazaki as Dr. Yoshido
- Yukiko Kobayashi as Kyoko Manabe
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Dr. Otani
- Chōtarō Tōgin as Ogata
- Yoshibumi Tajima as General
- Kenji Sahara as Commander Nishikawa
- Heihachirō Ōkawa as Engineer
- Kyôko Ai as Kilaak Queen
- Andrew Hughes as Dr. Stevenson
- Ikio Sawamura as Old Farmer
- Yoshio Katsube as Young Scientist
Directed by Ishirō Honda.