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Masters of the Universe (1987) -- He-Man squares off against Skeletor in this live action film based on the cartoon

Overview

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Director:
Gary Goddard
Writer:
David Odell (written by)
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Release Date:
7 August 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Battle Fought In The Stars. Now... Comes To Earth. more
Plot:
A life-action feature film based on the popular cartoon kids show about a prince turned warrior named He-Man. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Masters Of The Universe Movie Gets New Writer
 (From Screen Rant. 13 May 2009, 10:52 AM, PDT)

Dolph Lundgren Film Fest Report From The New Bev!
 (From Icons of Fright. 30 April 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)

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WITHOUT QUESTION THE GREATEST SWORD AND SORCERY EPIC EVER!!! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Iceland more

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Trivia:
Dolph Lundgren was the first to be cast in the film and Frank Langella was the last to be cast. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The keyboard that Kevin got from the music store seems to play back to front, with the high notes to the left. more
Quotes:
He-Man: [preparing to face Skeletor's commando's] How do you feel?
Duncan: I'm feeling a little hungry.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Wetten, dass..?: Wetten, dass..? aus Ludwigshafen (#1.43)" (1987) more
Soundtrack:
Waitin' Up more

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11 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
WITHOUT QUESTION THE GREATEST SWORD AND SORCERY EPIC EVER!!!, 31 August 1999
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Author: ross harrison (soccer@istar.ca) from ottawa, canada

Not only does this film stand tall on it's own achievements but it is also clearly the inspiration for that well loved classic "Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time". It follows the mythos of the original He-Man mini comics (the ones that came with the toys) more than the plot of the animated series, as such He-Man is not secretly Prince Adam. (My fellow post teenage virgins as well as losers in general will probably understand what I'm talking about.) Anyway Langela proves the perfect Skeletor. Unlike the cartoon character he proves to be convincingly pure evil. I must say that he honestly did succeed in being one of the most terrifying villains in movie history. Hat's off to director Gary Goddard and the cast for taking the story entirely seriously and not just dismissing it as a campy hour and a half long toy add. It's that kind of conviction that distinguishes between art and commercial shlock. This movie also taught me some valuable life lessons. For instance, if a guy with a skull head gets massive god-like power the only real change he will make to his life is giving himself golden armour. (Both Skeletor and the Red Skull have done this.) I also learned that when some one gets god-like power, to defeat them all you need to do is push them into a muddy ditch. Having the characters travel to late 1980's earth made this movie all the better specially since they got to meet Courteney Cox (what a babe. Grrrowwlll). Why doesn't anybody ever ask her about this movie when she's on talk shows? Oh wait it's cause there's no reason they should care. Anyway if you don't have anything better to do give it a rent... and wait till the end of the credits for the secret surprise. You can probably find it at your local Blockbuster Video! Make it a Blockbuster Night!

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