CLASSIC MEDIA LAUNCHES “RETURN TO THE KING OF THE MONSTERS ™ HOMETOWN” SWEEPSTAKES TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF “GOJIRA” ON DVD
One Grand Prize Winner Will Receive an 8-Day, 7-Night Trip
For 2 to Tokyo, Japan
New York, NY – August 16, 2006 – Godzilla wants to show you his hometown! To celebrate the US release of GOJIRA, the original 1954, uncut Japanese Godzilla movie, Classic Media kicks off the Return to the King of the Monsters™ Hometown Sweepstakes.
Starting today, Godzilla fans can log onto www.godzillaondvd.com <http://www.godzillaondvd.com> to enter to win one of more than 250 monstrous prizes.
One grand prize-winner will receive an 8-day/7-night vacation to Tokyo, Japan for two, including travel and first-class accommodations. Classic Media will also give away one SONY PSP ™ per day for the duration of the sweepstakes, running from August 16 – September 16, 2006. Additional prizes include 50 “Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters” DVD sets and 200 limited-edition Gojira DVD movie posters.
For “Return to the King of the Monsters ™ Hometown” sweepstakes details, rules and regulations – please log onto www.godzillaondvd.com <http://www.godzillaondvd.com/> . This promotion is produced by T.E.A.M. Group, Florham Park, N.J.
About Gojira:
Gojira is the original, unedited Japanese version of Godzilla: King of the Monsters. On September 5th, Classic Media will release Gojira on DVD, for the first time ever in the U.S., as part of a 2-disc set that will also include the Americanized Godzilla starring Raymond Burr. Gojira will include 40 minutes of footage that was edited out to allow for the addition of Burr as an American reporter and will be available for $21.98 SRP.
About Classic Media:
Classic Media owns and manages some of the world’s most recognizable family properties across all media including feature film, television, home video and consumer products. The company’s extensive library features a diverse collection of popular animated and live-action characters such as: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Underdog and Rocky & Bullwinkle.