The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 414 1990s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
4,347 audience votes
Key crew
- Roland EmmerichDirector
- Michael LloydOriginal Music Composer
- Dean DevlinScreenplay
- Roland EmmerichScreenplay
- David ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthew BroderickDr. Niko Tatopoulos
- Jean RenoPhilippe Roaché
- Maria PitilloAudrey Timmonds
- Hank AzariaVictor 'Animal' Palotti
- Kevin DunnColonel Hicks
- Michael LernerMayor Ebert
- Harry ShearerCharles Caiman
- Arabella FieldLucy Palotti
- Vicki LewisDr. Elsie Chapman
- Doug SavantSergeant O'Neal
- Malcolm DanareDr. Mendel Craven
- Lorry GoldmanGene, Mayor's Aide
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Shares: Military Sci-Fi · Monsters · Action
Themes
new york cityatomic bombmissileintelligencepregnancydestroyboat accidentgiant monsteratomic bomb testus armyflowerpotcreature