2013: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" U.S. Version Hits 50

2013 marks not only the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, it also marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of King Kong vs. Godzilla by Universal International.  It was released on June 17, 1963.

Unfortunately, the heavily-edited finished product was not as good as the original 1954 Godzilla Americanization by Terry Morse.  The movie was originally scripted to be satirical, which was lost in the U.S. version.  Much footage (along with most of Akira Ifukube's score) in the U.S. version was also cut out.

On the good side, at least the movie did make money.

At the Mad Monster Party convention in March, I'll make sure it is covered during Haruo Nakajima's sessions.