Gojira (1954)

Providing the ponderous, skyscraper-scaled thrashing—not to mention the warm holiday cheer of a blast of nuclear fire—that The War On Christmas has so long and sorely lacked, the El Rey network has announced the return of its now-annual Kaiju Christmas marathon. Kicking off on December 24, the Godzilla-heavy smash-a-thon will run for 96 hours over the holiday, taking viewers all the way from the original 1954 Gojira to 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars (and back again, because there are, unsurprisingly, some repeats in this four-day long tribute to the enduring spirit and poor real-estate choices of the people of Tokyo).


Not unlike El Rey’s recent Thanskgiving Day marathon of kung fu flicks, this latest celebration of the Kaijuish faith seems like a pretty great way to hide from your monster-averse relatives over the holiday season. After all, nothing distracts from the passive-aggressive spectacle of Aunt Judy sniffing at your Uncle Roger’s taste in clothes, women, and holiday gift wrapping like the sight of a rubber-suited allegory for nuclear war punching a city-destroying moth in its giant, fuzzy face.

Here’s the lineup for the marathon, courtesy of El Rey:

Thursday, December 24:

6:00 AM ET/PT: “Gojira”

8:15 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”

9:45 AM ET/PT: “Rodan”

11:45 AM ET/PT: “Ghidorrah: The Three-Headed Monster”

1:15 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Raids Again”

3:00 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero”

5:00 PM ET/PT: “Mothra Vs. Godzilla”

7:00 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla’s Revenge”

8:30 PM ET/PT: “Terror Of Mechagodzilla”

10:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II”

1:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mothra”

3:30 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla”

Friday, December 25:

6:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah”

8:15 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah”

10:30 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla”

12:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy”

2:45 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla, Mothra, And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”


5:00 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. ”

7:00 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Final Wars”

9:45 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”

11:30 PM ET/PT: “Ghidorrah: The Three-Headed Monster”

1:30 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Raids Again”

3:15 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Final Wars”

Saturday, December 26:

6:00 AM ET/PT: “Mothra Vs. Godzilla”

8:00 AM ET/PT: “Terror Of Mechagodzilla”

10:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II”

12:30 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. ”

2:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mothra”

4:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla”

7:00 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah”

9:15 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah”

11:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla”

1:30 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy”

3:45 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla, Mothra, And King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”


Sunday, December 27:

6:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. ”

8:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: Final Wars”

10:45 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters”

12:30 PM ET/PT: “Ghidorrah: The Three-Headed Monster”

2:30 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy”

4:45 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II”

7:15 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Mothra”

9:15 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla”

11:45 PM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah”

2:00 AM ET/PT: “Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah”

4:15 AM ET/PT: “Rodan”