Godzilla emits a blast of atomic breath as he storms through Tokyo. He turns around and sees Charles Barkley approach him, dribbling a basketball. The monster puts on a pair of pink goggles and darts his tail out, knocking the ball from Barkley's hands. Barkley catches it and charges forward, elbowing Godzilla aside as he dunks it into the fallen "O" from a Tokyo sign. They walk out of the city as friends. In the Japanese version of the ad, Barkley asks Godzilla, "Have you ever thought about wearing shoes?" In the U.S. version, he instead tells him, "The Lakers are looking for a big man."
Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
Directed by Michael Owens
Produced by Clint Goldman
Cinematography by Kim Marks
Edited by Bob Sarles
Creatives Warren Eakins, Steve Sandoz
Head of creature department Jeff Mann
Sound designer Jeff Roth
Sound mix engineer Jay Shilliday
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
In December 1993, Dark Horse Comics published a one-shot comic inspired by the commercial, in which a magic coin allowed Charles Barkley to grow to Godzilla's size and defend San Francisco.
"Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley" was the first of many acting roles for Barkley. He later voiced a giant monster, the legendary wrestling champion Rayburn Sr., in the 2021 Paramount Pictures film Rumble.
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