DALLAS — Godzilla, the
fictional, Tokyo-destroying sea monster, is actually a dinosaur dreamed
up by the film's producer, Tomoyuki Tanaka, who let his mind wander
during a flight back to Japan across the Pacific Ocean.
The 1954 film was a hit. Now, 30 movies later, people still flock to see the radioactive giant in theaters — likely because Godzilla
reminds them of their childhood love of dinosaurs, said William
Tsutsui, a professor of history and president of Hendrix College in
Arkansas, and author of "Godzilla On My Mind: 50 Years of the King of Monsters" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2004).
Tsutsui spoke about Godzilla's historical roots to a crowded room here
at the 75rd annual Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference Tuesday
(Oct. 13). [Rumor or Reality: The Creatures of Cryptozoology]--READ MORE-http://news.yahoo.com/lure-terrible-lizards-why-love-godzilla-115209537.html
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