A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake. To stop the monster (and its babies), an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.
Godzilla is a 1998 American monster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich that is a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla franchise. It is the 23rd film in the Godzilla franchise and the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. It stars Matthew Broderick as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos, Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché, Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds, Hank Azaria as Victor 'Animal' Palotti, Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks, Arabella Field as Lucy Palotti, Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert, and Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman.