Godzilla (1998 film) scenes that required practical effects, Tatopoulos' studio created a 6th-scale animatronic model of Godzilla's upper-body as well as a 24th-scale Godzilla suit donned by stuntman Kurt Carley, however, the filmmakers favored CG over practical effects and as a result, the final film features 400 digital shots, 185 of which feature Godzilla, and only two dozen practical effects used in the final film. Production began in May 1997, in New York City, and moved to Los Angeles in June. Scenes in New York were filmed in 13 days; tropical scenes were filmed in the Hawaiian Islands. The United States Marine Corps
Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D about is this big monster destroying buildings, we're screwed.'" Dekker was not influenced by the original Toho films, having never seen a "Godzilla" film all the way through. Dekker instead took inspiration from Steven Spielberg films and "James Bond" films. Dekker wanted to write an action adventure with an Irwin Allen quality that would have been interesting even without Godzilla in it. Dekker gave the character "Peter Daxton" an eyepatch as a reference to Dr. Serizawa from the original "Godzilla" film. Dekker also wrote a character named "Dana Martin" ("Dana Kryer" in the first draft), who was to be based