# Godzilla's size?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 29, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291 "2005-11-29T23:15:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291/21 "2005-11-30T23:05:13Z")

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> [@Hail Ants](#):
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> No one has pointed out how in the gawdawful Devlin & Emmerich version his size kept changing _ **during the course of the film!** _ One minute he was the size of a building, the next he (she?) could fit thru a subway tunnel.

They pointed out on Turner Classic Movies that King Kong grew in size after he left Skull Island and came to New York. Maybe it’s something about the New York air that causes monsters to grow.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291/22 "2005-11-30T23:19:56Z")

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> [@mobo85](#):
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> They pointed out on Turner Classic Movies that King Kong grew in size after he left Skull Island and came to New York. Maybe it’s something about the New York air that causes monsters to grow.

They used different scale models from the Skull Island and NY scenes. They knew it was inconsistent but the smaller Kong looked tiny on the ESB.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291/23 "2005-11-30T23:22:37Z")

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> [@jrfranchi](#):
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> I was not basing my post of facts however.  
> Just memories of watching all the “classic” Giant Monster movies as a kid.

Watch that! When we’re having a serious discussion of giant radioactive monsters, it’s important to keep all your facts straight! 😉

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291/24 "2005-11-30T23:36:33Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Watch that! When we’re having a serious discussion of giant radioactive monsters, it’s important to keep all your facts straight! 😉

Oops, silly me, I thought I was in the **Cafe** 😉

Jim

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzillas-size/333291/25 "2005-11-30T23:44:02Z")

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And speaking of facts:

In **Godzilla 1985** , the flat statement was made that Godzilla was 80 meters tall.

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