Tonight on MeTV- we begin the Memorial Day weekend by winding up the month with what we could consider the dream team that fans of the giant Japanese monsters would hope for- a roster of the biggest and baddest Kaiju creatures that ever came from the Toho Studios! This dream team, though, is a nightmare for the people of Earth- when they find out that an alien race has taken control of the creatures they thought they had safely under control-giving them no choice but to- “Destroy All Monsters”!
In this 1968 film, we learn that the United Nations Science Committee (do we still have one of those?) has found a way to corral all these massive menaces on one island, and keep them there through various safeguards- kind of like that invisible fence for dogs, but mostly visible. Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan are among the contentedly confined creatures, kept well fed and comfortable on what they have dubbed “Monsterland”. This idyllic scene for both the kaiju and mankind is shattered when suddenly, all contact with the hidden control center located beneath the island is lost!
Even worse- the confinement system is no longer working- and the monsters escape and attack important cities around the world! The military enlists one Captain Yamabe and his spaceship crew to find out what is going transpiring. They arrive at the base, and discover that the scientists in the control center have all had their minds put under the control of the Kilaacks- an alien race that appears to be young women with a penchant for glittery swim caps. These distaff space invaders explain that they are responsible for all the mayhem, controlling the actions of the giant monsters. Their demand- that all nations surrender to them and hand over the entire planet!
The attacks on various cities are actually a well-planned diversion-diversion by the Kilaacks whose final plan is to sic all the monsters on the usual target in these films-Tokyo!
The world leaders feel that they have only one choice -to eliminate all the monsters. However, when the valiant spaceship crew makes a desperate attempt to regain control of Godzilla and his posse, the Kilaacks bring in their ace in the hole- King Ghidorrah! Will the other monsters remain controlled foes of planet Earth-allowing the Kilaacks to destroy mankind?
We’ll give you lots of behind-the-scenes facts about this epic film, which was, at that time, supposed to be the last of the Japanese giant monster films. We’ll explain why certain monsters only show up fleetingly- and there will be a song, a special visit with our friend Lisa Welchel, hostess of “Collector’s Call”, and more!
“Destroy All Monsters” begins its destruction at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7pm central time. Of course, the live-Tweeting during the show continues on Twitter/X, where the use of the hashtag #svengoolie on all your posts continues to keep our show among the hottest trending topics! In the Chicago area, viewers will get one more chance to treat their ears- and jugular veins- to “Scream Blacula Scream” on CW26 at 11 am.
Be watching our appearances section on this website for some announcements regarding appearances- one of which has a connection to this movie! Also, check out the Sven store- among the newest items: larger coffee mugs!
Tonight, speaking of some big mugs, watch out for Godzilla and his Toho team on MeTV!
