The Monster Island Film Vault

Bonus Episode #20: 'The Giant Behemoth' | The Monster Island World Tour


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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this solo bonus episode, which also features the return of the intrepid Jimmy From NASA to the producer booth, Nate discusses one of the lesser British kaiju movies, The Giant Behemoth (1959). This biblically-titled flick, which was directed by Eugene Lourie (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Gorgo), while pretty average, was the last film to feature special effects by the legendary Willis O'Brien of King Kong (1933) fame. However, some studio interference changed the story from one about extraterrestrial goo to a more "traditional" monster movie. Behemoth also had a screenplay by a blacklisted writer. Yeah, none of these were on Nate's bingo card, either! Then Nate answers some long-overdue listener feedback.

For full show notes, including a bibliography of sources, visit this episode's blog post on the MIFV website: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2025/06/13/bonus-episode-20-the-giant-behemoth-the-monster-island-world-tour/

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip, and Henshin Power V3!

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Wynja the Ninja, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Leon Campbell, Michael Watson, and Sam Allred! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Introduction: 0:00-1:28
  • Main Discussion: 1:28-26:09
  • Outro (housekeeping, etc.): 26:09-37:43
  • Credits: 37:43-end
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