FilmPGMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror Body Horror

Godzilla vs. Biollante1989

Name: Godzilla vs. Biollante
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Body Horror
Released: 1989-12-16
Rating: 6.7

“The winner of this battle would be the most enormous enemy against human beings.”

Directed by Kazuki Ōmori

6.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 6.5Rotten Tomatoes 75%TMDB 7.4

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Year

1989

Runtime

105 min

Box Office

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$7,000,000

🏆 2 wins total

The premise

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

Horror Vault's take

In the aftermath of a devastating Godzilla attack, nations scramble to harness the creature's cells for military advantage, sparking a dangerous race between governments and shadowy interests. A grief-stricken geneticist's boundary-pushing experiments with those cells yield something wholly unexpected — and terrifying. When Godzilla inevitably resurfaces, Japan finds itself caught between two colossal threats, forcing a reckoning with the monsters science itself has made possible. This entry in the Heisei Godzilla series leans into biotechnology anxieties to deliver kaiju spectacle with an unusually dark scientific edge.

Content: Graphic Monster Violence, Body Horror Imagery, Scenes Of Destruction