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The Transformers: The Movie

  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
40K
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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
  • Director
    • Nelson Shin
  • Writers
    • Ron Friedman
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles(voice)
    • Robert Stack(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
  • Director
    • Nelson Shin
  • Writers
    • Ron Friedman
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles(voice)
    • Robert Stack(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 371User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos6

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

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    Top cast

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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)
    • Director
      • Nelson Shin
    • Writers
      • Ron Friedman
      • Henry Orenstein
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was Orson Welles' final film before his death on October 10, 1985 at the age of 70.
    • 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 reviews371

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Great to the last frame.
    Transformers the movie is a retro 80's cult classic that not only took the original series forward in the animation department but also took the story forward in to the future with the next generation of Transformers. The plot is a recreation of the King Arthur legend of a young man trying to find his way with out knowing that he is destine to rule his tribe one day. All the fan favorites are here with new ones to be cherishing, and the soundtrack to this movie is probably one of the best sounding albums to come out of the 80's. This movie still holds up as one of the best TV to Movie translations of all time, and it still kicks major league butt as well. The only drawback that it has that they did not make a sequel to this classic in animation.

    a must own for all animation fans.
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    • guinevereelliottdrama
    • Mar 8, 2004

    FAQ11

    • Was Spike's expletive in the original script?
    • Which characters first debuted in this movie?
    • Which characters were killed off in this movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1986 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Transformers: The Movie
    • Production companies
      • Sunbow Productions
      • Marvel Productions
      • Hasbro
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,849,647
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,779,559
      • Aug 10, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,860,601
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(original aspect ratio)

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