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The Transformers: The Movie

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
41K
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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.

  • Director
    • Nelson Shin
  • Writers
    • Ron Friedman
    • Henry Orenstein
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles
    • Robert Stack
    • Leonard Nimoy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nelson Shin
    • Writers
      • Ron Friedman
      • Henry Orenstein
    • Stars
      • Orson Welles
      • Robert Stack
      • Leonard Nimoy
    • 376User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos17

    30th Anniversary Trailer
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    Transformers The Movie: 20th Anniversary Special Edition
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    Why That 'Bumblebee' Trailer Was So Good
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    Transformers: The Movie: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Transformers: The Movie: 30th Anniversary Edition
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    Transformers: The Movie: Optimus (Restoration)
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    Transformers: The Movie: Unicron Attacks (Restoration)
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    Transformers: The Movie: Autobots Vs. Sharkticons (Restoration)
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    Transformers: The Movie: Optimus Prime Vs. Megatron
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    Transformers: The Movie: The Autobot Battle
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    Transformers: The Movie: Dinobots
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    Transformers: The Movie: Hot Rod Vs. The Decepticons
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    Photos58

    Peter Cullen in The Transformers (1984)
    Peter Cullen in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    Peter Cullen in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    Frank Welker in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    Frank Welker in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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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
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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. 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 reviews376

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    Great Movie - perfect for the time
    I thought it was perfect for its time. I recently acquired a VHS and enjoyed the movie all over again. The over rocked song, extra dramatic statements, the whole bit sent chills up my spine when I first saw it in 1986 and again in 2004. The animation wasn't the best, even for then, but that was not important. At the time I was a teenager and I enjoyed every bit of it. Transformers was my favorite cartoon, right after Voltron (the lion one). I liked the new characters, it didn't matter. It was a perfect 80's over sentimental, over rock tracked, bravado of a male ego movie aimed at little boys, even down to the vehicles, Semis, race cars, dump trucks, construction vehicles. Nowadays it wouldn't wash, with the violence and destruction (Unicron) but those were the 80's. Now everything is sanitized.

    They should, however do a 2004 or 05 version revisiting OptPrime and MegaT - Imagine Pixar or whoever doing this movie it would look serious. Dinobots forever, (I dislike with a passion that stupid animal transformer series where Optimus Primal has to twist his whole body to transform. He looks rather stupid.
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    • regniffet
    • Jun 30, 2004

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    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
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    Technical specs

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

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