The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.
Margot Kidder
- Solitaire
- (voice)
Roddy McDowall
- Nuggit
- (voice)
Telly Savalas
- Magmar
- (voice)
Michael Bell
- Slimestone
- (voice)
- …
Foster Brooks
- Stoneheart
- (voice)
- …
Arthur Burghardt
- Turbo
- (voice)
- …
Philip L. Clarke
- Herr Fiend
- (voice)
- (as Philip Lewis Clarke)
- …
Peter Cullen
- Pincher
- (voice)
- …
Ike Eisenmann
- Nick Burns
- (voice)
Bernard Erhard
- Cy-Kill
- (voice)
Dick Gautier
- Brimstone
- (voice)
- (as Richard Gautier)
- …
Darryl Hickman
- Marbles
- (voice)
- …
Marilyn Lightstone
- Crasher
- (voice)
Michael Nouri
- Boulder
- (voice)
Morgan Paull
- Matt Hunter
- (voice)
Lou Richards
- Leader-1
- (voice)
Leslie Speights
- A.J. Foster
- (voice)
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- TriviaLike other cartoons that had movies made, the "Gobots" movie was a box office flop.
- GoofsThe Renegade scientist; Herr Fiend, is present among the Guardian Council during the Renegade attack on Gobotron. Yet, when he does appear later aboard Rogue Star, he has been replaced with the Guardian Baron Vonjoy. Yet still speaks in Herr Fiend's voice. This was likely due to a mix up in the character model sheets.
- ConnectionsFollows Challenge of the GoBots (1984)
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This film is a 75 minute animated commercial for the Gobots toy line. The animation was produced by Hanna-Barbera, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Since I was nearly 30 years old when this toy line was introduced, I didn't expect to really understand the charactors, and the plotline.
As I watched this epic, I kept wondering what made Roddy McDowell do a voice for this thing. Musta been paid major bucks.
The bad guys are destroying everything in their paths, and the good guys (the GOBOTS®) are out to get them. Lots of pointless shooting, and noise. Perfect for the kids of the mid '80's.
The color and animation is typical Hanna-Barbera. The backgrounds were decent, but the stilted animation style hurt the flow of the story. Perhaps Tonka (the toy maker) just couldn't see paying more for better work. If they had, this film would be better.
Hanna-Barbera is not at fault here. They are capable of some fine work, and have done fine work in the past. This, unfortunately, is not the one.
This film was rated G. If there had been live actors instead of animation, this thing would be rated PG. What's the difference?
Since I was nearly 30 years old when this toy line was introduced, I didn't expect to really understand the charactors, and the plotline.
As I watched this epic, I kept wondering what made Roddy McDowell do a voice for this thing. Musta been paid major bucks.
The bad guys are destroying everything in their paths, and the good guys (the GOBOTS®) are out to get them. Lots of pointless shooting, and noise. Perfect for the kids of the mid '80's.
The color and animation is typical Hanna-Barbera. The backgrounds were decent, but the stilted animation style hurt the flow of the story. Perhaps Tonka (the toy maker) just couldn't see paying more for better work. If they had, this film would be better.
Hanna-Barbera is not at fault here. They are capable of some fine work, and have done fine work in the past. This, unfortunately, is not the one.
This film was rated G. If there had been live actors instead of animation, this thing would be rated PG. What's the difference?
- fiascofilmsco
- Jul 3, 2001
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- El desafío de los Gobots
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,338,264
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $531,905
- Mar 23, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $1,338,264
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By what name was GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) officially released in Canada in English?
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