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The Transformers: The Movie

  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 24m
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7.2/10
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The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
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The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Dec... Read allThe Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
40K
YOUR RATING
    • Nelson Shin
    • Ron Friedman
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles(voice)
    • Robert Stack(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
    • Nelson Shin
    • Ron Friedman
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles(voice)
    • Robert Stack(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 372User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    Videos6

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    Transformers The Movie: 20th Anniversary Special Edition
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    Transformers: The Movie: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Photos57

    Peter Cullen in The Transformers (1984)
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    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Unicron
    • (voice)
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Ultra Magnus
    • (voice)
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Galvatron
    • (voice)
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Kranix
    • (voice)
    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Astrotrain
    • (voice)
    Michael Bell
    Michael Bell
    • Prowl
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gregg Berger
    Gregg Berger
    • Grimlock
    • (voice)
    Susan Blu
    • Arcee
    • (voice)
    Arthur Burghardt
    Arthur Burghardt
    • Devastator
    • (voice)
    Corey Burton
    Corey Burton
    • Spike
    • (voice)
    • …
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Cyclonus
    • (voice)
    • …
    Victor Caroli
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Regis Cordic
    Regis Cordic
    • Quintesson Judge
    • (voice)
    • (as Rege Cordic)
    Peter Cullen
    Peter Cullen
    • Optimus Prime
    • (voice)
    • …
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Jazz
    • (voice)
    Bud Davis
    • Dirge
    • (voice)
    Walker Edmiston
    Walker Edmiston
    • Inferno
    • (voice)
    • (scenes deleted)
    Paul Eiding
    Paul Eiding
    • Perceptor
    • (voice)
      • Nelson Shin
      • Ron Friedman
      • Henry Orenstein
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    • Trivia
      This was Orson Welles' final film before his death on October 10, 1985 at the age of 70. He recorded his lines five days prior, on October 5.
    • Goofs
      (at around 20 mins) When Optimus Prime arrives at Autobot City and begins wiping out Decepticons, he is seen shooting Soundwave. However, Soundwave is clearly seen later on unhurt, carrying Megatron's damaged body.
    • Quotes

      Springer: I've got better things to do tonight than die.

    • Alternate versions
      Metrodome Distribution released a 'reconstructed edition' of the movie in September 2005. The film was completely restored from the original film image for this DVD release. Metrodome went back to the original 35 mm (1.33:1 ratio) full frame negative and placed it within a widescreen format of 16:9 by creating an anamorphic transfer that respects the film's full screen format. The result is a side-curtained 1.33:1 image within a 1.78:1 ratio that fully preserves the entire field of potential viewable negative and presents the complete image with the maximum amount of visual detail possible.
    • Connections
      Featured in Stan Bush in Concert with Vince Dicola: Botcon '97 (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Instruments of Destruction
      Written by Ernest Petrangelo, Robin Ward and Steven Serpa

      Performed by NRG

      Produced by NRG

    User reviews372

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    All bow to Transformers
    First of all, anyone who has left a negative comment on this movie has something wrong with them, seriously. I have no idea when I first saw this movie but I was about 6-ish. I'm now 22 and this is still a bloody awesome film. I have always been a big Transformers fan and I know I might seem a bit bias, but I own the movie on DVD and have shown it to a number of transformer illiterates, male and female, young and old and still the only people I know who have ever got a bit sick of it are my parents, as they have seen it about as many times as myself. Everything about this movie is excellent, from the new characters, to the fact that the autobots seem to suck at shooting anything ( as opposed to the usual 'bad guys can't shoot for doit'.) even down to what would be, if not for the movie it's in, one of the crappiest songs ever 'the touch', by the Loins I think. THE Battle, Primes death, the creation of Galvatron, the Junkbots, Sharkticons, Unicron, IT IS ALL GOLD!!!! Anyone who liked 80's cartoons should love this movie, and so should all your Kids, if not, I think it's time to go and get checked out by your G.P.
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    FAQ11

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1986 (United States)
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Italy
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      • English
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    • Production companies
      • Sunbow Productions
      • Marvel Productions
      • Hasbro
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
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      • Dolby Stereo
      • (original aspect ratio)

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