The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who is after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Director:

Nelson Shin

Writer:

Ron Friedman

Stars:

Norman Alden, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Norman Alden	...	Kranix / Arblus (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Astrotrain / Ramjet (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Prowl / Scrapper / Swoop / Junkion (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Grimlock (voice)
Susan Blu	...	Arcee (voice)
Arthur Burghardt	...	Devastator (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Spike Witwicky / Brawn / Shockwave (voice)
Roger C. Carmel	...	Cyclonus / Quintesson Leader (voice)
Victor Caroli	...	Narrator (voice)
Regis Cordic	...	Quintesson Judge (voice)
Scatman Crothers	...	Jazz (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Bud Davis	...	Dirge (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Perceptor (voice)
Walker Edmiston	...	Inferno (voice) (scenes deleted)

Storyline

It is the year 2005. And the battle between the heroic Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the evil Decepticons led by Megatron. Two warring factions of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The Autobots must save their homeworld from an evil entity known as Unicron, who's ready to consume anything that stands in its way. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Along the way, lives are lost, battles are fought, and a new Autobot leader is born as another dies.

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Plot Keywords:

planet | robot | battle | transforming robot | year 2005 | 

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Taglines:

Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

8 August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Transformers: The Movie

Box Office

Gross:

$5,849,647 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunbow Productions, Marvel Productions, Hasbro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Matrix of Leadership never came up in the earlier drafts of the script, yet it is the main driving force behind the finished movie's plot.

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Goofs

During the voting process to keep the wounded on board Astrotrain or dump them into space, the voices of the Decepticons chanting "Aye!" and "Nay!" don't match any of the Decepticon characters present.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kranix: Arblus, look! It's Unicron!

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Connections

References Jeopardy! (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Death of Optimus Prime"
Performed by Vince DiCola
Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Fruge

User Reviews

great film

Transformers the movie is a brilliant animation with an epic storyline, great cast and great characters. War is shown as it is with death, despair and hope. Some memorable quotes and decent soundtrack. Transformers is indeed a great film, but under rated unfairly by many due to it's toy connections. Those that watch the cartoon series will appreciate it more as characters are well developed in the series, although the film is of much better quality. The fact it is still on sale today, shows clearly, that class will eventually come through in the end, as it's box office record was surprisingly poor. Well worth a watch.