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.
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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
- 90
Los Angeles Times
An expertly designed theme park ride of a movie that packs nonstop thrills. - 60
Variety
Despite all the flash and filigree, this monster movie is curiously -- and conspicuously -- lacking in heart. - 50
Slate
Size really is about all that this tedious, underpopulated beanbag of an epic has going for it. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The year's most eagerly anticipated green-eyed monster finally rears its ugly head, not with his trademark radioactive roar, but a deafening yawn. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
A big, ugly, ungainly device to give teenagers the impression they are seeing a movie. - 38
ReelViews
The script isn't just "dumbed down," it's lobotomized. - 30
Dallas Observer
They do it up big, but their frame of reference -- mostly old sci-fi movies and TV shows -- is pint-sized. - 25
San Francisco Examiner
When a movie is nothing but relentless action, there's little chance for dramatic tension to develop.