Trivia / All Monsters Attack

• Christmas Rushed: And how. The film was released in December of 1969, after production had begun in August of the same year (the film was rushed into production after the box office failure of Latitude Zero made Toho panic and bring back their golden goose; they had planned to let the series rest after Destroy All Monsters). This explains the heavy use of Stock Footage and why so many ideas had to be cut.
• Creator Backlash: Hideyo Amamoto was not fond of his role in the film.
• Magnum Opus Dissonance: Despite the film's negative reception and reputation as one of the worst in the series, Ishiro Honda considered All Monsters Attack one of his favorite directorial efforts since he liked the grounded story of Ichiro and the real life issues he faced.
• No Export for You: Was never offered by Toho for export or was shown anywhere outside Japan and the Americas (where it somehow made it to Argentine theaters). Germany did get a dub in 2013, however. Averted in 2019, where this title was included in The Criterion Collection's bundle of Showa-era Godzilla titles.
• Playing Against Type: Hideyo Amamoto (who at this point in time usually played as villains and the slimiest of criminals) in here plays the kind, fatherly and comical toy maker, Shinpei Inami.
• Similarly Named Works: The movie shares its titles with the first episode of Return of Ultraman.
• What Could Have Been: The film's director, Ishiro Honda initially wanted all of the monster footage to be brand-new for the film, and he also wanted to include a sequence with Godzilla fighting Rodan and Oodako (the Giant Octopus) and Rodan stalking Ichiro attempting to eat him. However due to scheduling and budget issues, the crew was forced to use stock footage for all monster scenes that weren't Godzilla, Minya, and Gabara. As for the Rodan and Oodako fights, their roles were "recycled" for the Kamacuras and Ebirah fights respectively

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