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Destroy All Monsters (Japanese: 怪獣総進撃, Hepburn: Kaijū Sō-shingeki, lit. ' Monster All-Out Attack ' ) is a 1968 Japanese epic kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda , with special effects directed by Sadamasa Arikawa and supervised by Eiji Tsuburaya .
Destroy All Monsters was an influential Detroit rock band existing from 1973 to 1985, with sporadic performances since. Their music touched on elements of punk rock , psychedelic rock , heavy metal and noise rock with a heavy dose of performance art .
Destroy All Monsters was a band started in 1974 by University of Michigan art students Niagara on vocals; Mike Kelley on drums and vocals; Jim Shaw on vocals and squeeze toys; and Cary Loren on guitar and vocals.
In the film Destroy All Monsters, a different, smaller Baragon appears as one of several of Earth's monsters kept in captivity on Monster Island. They are later brainwashed by the alien Kilaaks and sent to destroy Earth's major cities as part of their invasion, but a group of human astronauts destroy the Kilaaks' control device.
Destroy All Monsters was released at a time where latchkey kids had become a rising social issue during the 1960s. [8] Due to rising costs housing costs necessitating women taking jobs outside the home and a lack of widely available after school care, many children were often left to their own devices including dealing with bullies. [8]
Anguirus was reintroduced in Destroy All Monsters as an ally and best friend of Godzilla living with him on Monsterland, a role that Anguirus maintained throughout Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
Varan's next appearance ten years later in Destroy All Monsters was originally written in a more substantial role, with the original script having him joining the other monsters in their final battle with Ghidorah. [42] [43] This scene was removed in subsequent rewrites, with Varan only making brief appearances in the film in long shots.
The Kilaaks' mind control is ultimately broken and Mothra joins the other monsters in the final battle against King Ghidorah. [40] This was the character's final starring role in the Showa era, although Mothra would later be seen in stock footage from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and Destroy All Monsters for Godzilla vs. Gigan in 1972.