Godzilla is a 1998 American monster movie directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. The movie is a reimagining of Toho's Godzilla franchise and is the 23rd movie in the franchise and the first Godzilla movie to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio. The movie stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer. The film is dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka, the co-creator and producer of various Godzilla movies, who died in April 1997. a mutated iguana creature over 60-meter long called "Godzilla" attacks Manhattan, New York from its terrorized.