This one definitely had too many hormones. The most famous of all the 1950s atomic monsters, of course, was Godzilla, a 400-foot prehistoric monster that has spawned innumerable sequels and remakes, including a very good American version in 1998. Godzilla , or Gojira in Japanese, was made by Toho, a major Japanese film company, for 62,893,455 yen, or about 900,000 American dollars, and was the most expensive film made in Japan up until that time. It s creator, Eiji Tsuburaya tried to make a serious statement about the dangers of nuclear bombs and the effects of radiation. So they removed some of the scenes and replaced them with cheaply made shots of actor Raymond Burr playing a newspaperman caught in Tokyo when the big lizard attacks.
Movie monsters reflect trends.
In the 50s and 60s, they were the result of nuclear testing. Later, genetics got into the act, then computers. The Cold War in the 50s spawned a whole menagerie of fantastic horror movie monsters, the supposed result of wide-spread nuclear testing. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.