Godzilla 1985 (1985)

Raymond Burr: Steve Martin

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• [US version] 

  Steve Martin : Nature has a way, sometimes, of reminding Man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up the terrible offsprings of our pride and carelessness... to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of Man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Godzilla - that strangely innocent and tragic monster - has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not, or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us... remain.

• Steve Martin : You may have to re-think your strategies, gentlemen. There's possibly no weapon, on Earth, that can defeat Godzilla except perhaps...

  General Goodhoe : Who are you?

  Steve Martin : The name is "Martin". You asked for me to be brought here.

  Colonel Raschen : Mr. Martin is the man you wanted to see, General. He's the newspaper man who witnessed Godzilla's attack 30 years ago.

  General Goodhoe : Well thank God you're here. Seeing as how you seem to be the only person who seems to know anything about whatever it is we're dealing with, what can we do?

  Steve Martin : I was the only American to have survived that catastrophy. If you men had seen what I saw, you'd realize that fire power of any kind or magnitude is not the answer.

  General Goodhoe : Well if the Japanese were able to stop him 30 years ago, why can't we now?

  Steve Martin : General, Godzilla's like a hurricane or a tidal wave. We must approach him as we would a force of nature. We must understand him. Deal with him. Perhaps, even, try to communicate with him. And, just for the record, 30 years ago they never found any corpse.