Masters of the Universe (1987)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Gary Goddard

Writer:

David Odell (written by)

Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Comedy

Tagline:

A Battle Fought In The Stars. Now... Comes To Earth.

Plot:

A life-action feature film based on the popular cartoon kids show about a prince turned warrior named He-Man.

Plot Keywords:

He Man | Masters Of The Universe | Based On TV Series | Based On Toy | Surprise After End Credits

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	He-Man
Frank Langella	...	Skeletor
Meg Foster	...	Evil-Lyn
Billy Barty	...	Gwildor
Courteney Cox	...	Julie Winston
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Kevin Corrigan
Jon Cypher	...	Duncan (Man-at-Arms)
Chelsea Field	...	Teela
James Tolkan	...	Detective Lubic
Christina Pickles	...	Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
Tony Carroll	...	Beastman
Pons Maar	...	Saurod
Anthony De Longis	...	Blade
Robert Towers	...	Karg
Barry Livingston	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:10 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

Dolph Lundgren was the first to be cast in the film and Frank Langella was the last to be cast.

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.

Quotes:

He-Man: [preparing to face Skeletor's commando's] How do you feel?
Duncan: I'm feeling a little hungry.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Wetten, dass..?: Wetten, dass..? aus Ludwigshafen (#1.43)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Waitin' Up

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

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!