Notzilla

Notzilla
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Mitch Teemley
Written by	Mitch Teemley
Produced by	Aymie Majerski Ekim Relgrem Mitch Teemley
Starring	Frederic Eng-Li Tifani Ahren Davis Tim Bensch Samantha Russell Michael Bath
Cinematography	Jeff Barklage
Edited by	James Paul Bailey
Music by	Stephen Goers
Distributed by	Indie Rights[1]
Release date	June 2019 (2019-06) (G-Fest)[2]
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Notzilla is a 2019 American monster comedy film written and directed by Mitch Teemley. A parody of kaiju films, particularly those in the Godzilla franchise, the film stars Frederic Eng-Li, Tifani Ahren Davis, Tim Bensch, Samantha Russell, and Michael Bath.^[2][1]

Plot[]

In 1962, the JSDF kills a mother kaiju, Notzilla, despite the protestations of paleontologist Hiro Honda, who believes he can restore her normal, smaller size. he takes her egg to Ohio, but accidentally flushes it down the jet-powered airplane toilet. Ejected from the plane, it falls into the Ohio River. the scientists of the Secret Nuclear Underground Government Installation (SNUGI) convene. conducted by the head, Dr. Richard Blowheart. After another nuclear reactor test ends in an explosion, Richard and Shirley spot the Notzilla egg in the river and takes it. It's explained that when Notzilla consumes alcohol, Later that day the  Notzilla hatches, then immediately Drinking all of Richard's Beer.

Notzilla continues to grow and escapes. Ichihiro wants to save the monster, while Richard wants to exterminate him. SNUGI searches for him in their research vessel. When Notzilla surfaces, Bobby climbs onto him with a handgun. he throws the handgun onto the deck after finding our Notzilla didn't kill his grandfather where it goes off. The sound startles Notzilla.

Hiro admits he was responsible for Notzilla coming to America. Richard contacts The Pentagon for help in destroying Notzilla, but as most of the armed forces are preoccupied. He could only reach Air General Dirk Bogus, “head of military refrigeration for all of Southwestern Ohio.”. Rockets, shells, and missiles have no effect on Notzilla, who knocks over vehicles and soldiers alike. A squadron of fighter jets arrives, but he grabs the wires holding them in the air and cuts them. Dirk planning to follow the monster to Cincinnati not to stop him. He asks Richard if SNUGI happens to have any superweapons lying around, prompting him to unveil the Super-Secret Uber-Fission Mega Blaster.

Hiro confronts Richard, who boasts that his weapon will irradiate Cincinnati for the next 50 years, and immobilizes him with a series of eloquent haiku. Shirley shares with Hiro her theory of warm fusion, which potentially holds the key to returning Notzilla to his normal size.

Notzilla menaces a train while Hiro joins forces with local brewmeister Fritz Übertrinker to develop a cure. Despite the obvious danger, Richard rallies his colleagues to help him build his weapon. Dirk faces Notzilla again but fails. As the two teams of scientists continue their work. Dirk sets another ineffective trap for the monster with high-tension wires. Notzilla makes his way through the streets of Cincinnati, emitting occasional fiery burps. He picks up Shirley, but she manages to communicate with him, directing him to put out the fires he’s set. Unfortunately, he does so with a spray of urine. Setting her down, he leaves the city.

Shirley returns to SNUGI and reveals Donnie’s deception, to the delight of Jacques and the horror of everyone else, and encourages them to sabotage the Mega Blaster. Donnie unveils it at Big Finale Ridge and Jacques aims it at the city, but it shorts out just before it can fire. Notzilla presents Shirley with a bouquet of trees. Hiro arrives with the cure, stored inside an enormous can of beer. Drinking it, Notzilla returns to his natural size, to the delight of nearly all.  Jacques unveils a super-secret alternative power switch which Donnie prepares to press. The rest of the cast leaps in front of the monster, declaring that they too are Notzilla. Hiro rams the beer can with a truck, knocking it into the death-ray path and releasing the rest of the cure onto Jacques and Donnie, shrinking them to the size of dolls. General Specific, tipped off by Pearl, arrives on the scene and appoints Shirley as the head of SNUGI. Hiro becomes the leader of the Pentagon’s nascent Giant Monster Protection Program.

In the aftermath, Shirley and Hiro adopt Notzilla, who carries around Jacques and Donnie in a toy car. Hiro asks Shirley about having more kids as three more Notzilla eggs float to shore.

Cast[]

• Frederic Eng-Li^[1] as Prof. Hiro Honda
• Tifani Ahren Davis^[1] as Dr. Shirley Yujest
• Tim Bensch^[1] as Dr. Richard Blowheart
• Samantha Russell^[1] as Pearl Stringer
• Michael Bath^[1] as Gen. Dirk Bogus
• Becca Kravitz^[1] as Dr. Jacques Butay
• Spencer Lackey^[1] as Bobby Bleech

Release[]

Notzilla had its world premiere at G-Fest XXVI in Rosemont, Illinois, on July 2019.^[3]

Home Media[]

Notzilla was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 17 2020.^[3]

Reception[]

Bradley Gibson writing for Film Threat saying "It might have worked better as a short, as there’s just not enough juice here to sustain a feature-length production" giving Notzilla a 6/10 rating.^[4]

Accolades[]

References[]

External links[]

• Notzilla at IMDb