Hello, Kaiju Lovers! This episode was five years in the making for executive producer Damon Noyes—so he talked for five hours! He’s been clamoring for all his favorite podcasts to cover the infamous Danish kaiju movie, Reptilicus (1961/1962), which became something of an icon in spite of itself. But good things come to those who wait, because now Vinegar Syndrome has released a new 4K blu-ray that includes both the American and Danish versions—complete with the notorious “Tilicus” song! Yes, Reptilicus was a pseudo-musical in Denmark! Nate and Damon had so much to get into, including a Toku Topic on biological regeneration, that this now holds the record for longest MIFV episode. This stop on the Monster Island World Tour was so long, your hosts almost missed the rest of a convention for Reptilicus fans in Tivoli Gardens called Repti-Con!
“Jimmy’s Notes” on this episode coming soon!
Watch the short film Damon was in, “Off the Road” (https://youtu.be/PsI_GYOjVu8?si=Nzkr1muzrWZGeiCn).
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We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Leon Campbell, Michael Watson, and Sam Allred! Thanks for your support!
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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-19:00
- Entertaining Info Dump: 19:00-29:29
- Toku Talk (main discussion): 29:29-4:02:23
- Podcast Ad – Henshin Power V3: 4:02:23-4:04:32
- Toku Topic – Biological Regeneration: 4:04:32-4:32:12
- Outro (housekeeping, etc.): 4:32:12-4:54:10
- Credits: 4:54:10-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Barbano, Nicholas. “Reptilicus: A Tale of Two Tails.”
- “Blastema.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastema.
- Elchaninov, Andrey, Gennady Sukhikh, and Timur Fatkhudinov. “Evolution of Regeneration in Animals: A Tangled Story.” Front. Ecol. Evol., 4 March 2021. Sec. Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Volume 9 – 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.621686.
- King, Ryan S. and Phillip A. Newmark. “The cell biology of regeneration.” J Cell Biol. 2012 Mar 5;196(5):553–562. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201105099.
- LeMay, John. Movie Milestones #4. April 22, 2021.
- Owen, Dean. Reptilicus. Monarch Books. 1961. Based on the original screenplay by Ib Melchior & Sidney Pink.
- Quaglia, Sofia. “How These 4 Animals Can Regenerate and Why Humans Can’t.” Discover: The Magazine. 6 Feb. 2023; updated 15 Feb. 2023. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-these-4-animals-can-regenerate-and-why-humans-cant.
- “Regeneration (biology).” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(biology).
- Reptilicus/Reptisaurus the Terrible #1-8 (comic book). Charlton Comics. 1961.
- “Reptilicus.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056405/.
- Reptilicus 4K/Blu-ray Special Features by Vinegar Syndrome:
- “Invincible…Indestructible” (with illustrator, film historian, and author Stephen R. Bisstte).
- “Pink Goes West” (interview with filmmaker/historian Jay Jennings).
- “Fifty Million Years Out of Time” (with film historian/producer Robert Parigi and screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner).
- Commentary by Nicholas Barbano and Kim Newman.
- Reptilicus: The Screenplay. Edited by Kip Doto.
- “Reptilicus.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilicus.
- “Sidney W. Pink.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_W._Pink.
- Team, BNO. “Regeneration – Definition, Types, Mechanism, Examples.” 12 April 2024. Biology Notes Online. https://biologynotesonline.com/regeneration-definition-types-mechanism-examples/.
- Video Watchdog: The Perfectionist’s Guide to Fantastic Video, No. 96. June 2003.
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Episode 97: ‘Godzilla vs. Gigan’ | Ft. Daniel DiManna | Godzilla Redux
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the longest MIFV episode ever (of all time), Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna of the Godzilla Novelization Project (no surprise why it’s long) to discuss the most underestimated of G-films: Godzilla vs. Gigan (aka Godzilla on Monster Island). They discuss every possible aspect of this film, from its under-funded production to its quirky yet iconic dub and everything in between—and we do mean everything. But the most surprising part of this epic episode is Nate and Danny’s discussion of the historical context in which it was made—a time of market penetration by foreign corporations and the explosion of the popularity of theme parks—the fascinating unmade drafts of its script written by both Shinichi Sekizawa and Takeshi Kimura, and the brilliant meta commentary it makes on Godzilla as a pop culture icon. “There’s something funny going on” in today’s episode of MIFV!
Here’s the Sekizawa and Kimura panel Danny and I hosted at G-Fest 2019: https://youtu.be/D3fROnC-Sso?si=SJjlQ5kie_XYuDRA.
Jimmy’s Notes on this episode COMING SOON!
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Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip, and Henshin Power V3!
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Leon Campbell, and Michael Watson! Thanks for your support!
You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)
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