Godzilla 1985 is a 1985 "kaiju" film directed by R. J. Kizer and Koji Hashimoto. The film is a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the original Japanese film "The Return of Godzilla", which was produced and distributed by Toho Studios in 1984. In addition to the film being re-cut, re-titled, and dubbed in English, "Godzilla 1985" featured additional footage produced by New World Pictures, with Raymond Burr reprising his role as American journalist Steve Martin from the 1956 film "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!", which itself was a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film "Godzilla".