G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

The heroic G.I. Joe action force must oppose the ruthless Cobra organization that has secretly allied with a subterranean reptilian people who were their founders.

Director:

Don Jurwich

Writers:

Ron Friedman, Roger Slifer (associate story consultant)

Stars:

Charlie Adler, Shuko Akune, Jack Angel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Adler	...	Low Light (voice)
Shuko Akune	...	Jinx (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Wet-Suit (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Duke / Blowtorch / Lift-Ticket / Xamot (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Motorviper (voice) (as Greg Berger)
Earl Boen	...	Taurus (voice)
Arthur Burghardt	...	Destro / Iceberg (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Tomax (voice)
William Callaway	...	Beach Head (voice)
François Chau	...	Quick Kick (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Zandar / Nemesis Enforcer / Scientist (voice)
Brian Cummings	...	Dr. Mindbender (voice)
Jennifer Darling	...	Pythona (voice)
Laurie Faso	...	Tunnel Rat (voice)
Hank Garrett	...	Dial-Tone (voice) (as Hank Garret)

Storyline

Time and time again, Cobra has been on the threshhold of global domination, only to be thwarted by the Joes. Now the ruthless terrorist organization has a new ally, the Cobra-La race, led by Golobulus. Golobulus wants to steal the Joes' "Broadcast Energy Transmitter" in order to ripen space spores and mutate the people of Earth. When Duke is injured and the rest of the force immobilized, it's up to the new "rawhides" and Slaughter's Marauders to pick up the slack and save the world.

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Plot Keywords:

weapons fire | masked man | long haired female | masked woman | headquarters | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Burgess Meredith (Golobulus) is best known for playing Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky film series. Hasbro had intended to release a Rocky Balboa figure (as the G.I. Joe trainer) in 1987 (the year this movie was released) but the deal fell through. (The figure was given a different head and released as Big Boa, the Cobra trainer, the same year instead.) Meredith also starred in The Last Chase (1981) with Lee Majors, who voiced General Hollingsworth (aka Hawk) in the series "G.I. Joe: Renegades".

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Goofs

In the opening scene, the tablet carried by the Statue of Liberty is clearly shown with the year of independence (1776) wrongly written as "MDCCIXXVI" instead of "MDCCLXXVI".

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Quotes

[first lines]
Cobra Commander: Cobra, retreat! Retreat!

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Alternate Versions

In the Maverick Region 2 DVD release of G.I. Joe: The Movie (not Action Force), the movie begins with the original audio (the good guys are called GI Joe, and their battle cry is "Yo Joe!"). However, half way through the movie (around when Sgt Slaughter's team infiltrate Cobra Island), the video quality changes to something resembling a VHS copy and any mention of GI Joe becomes Action Force, and the battle cry "Full Force!" is used.

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Connections

Follows G.I. Joe (1985)

User Reviews

I miss these kind of cartoons

I can't say enough times that I love the eighties for their great cartoons and great movies. The creativity during that time was awesome. As far as I am concerned 2 cartoons really stuck out in the eighties, namely GI Joe and The Transformers with Transformers being my personal favorite. For years I have been waiting for a return of those 2 cartoons to television. Their return would bring some class to the crap that now exists on television, like X-Men, Spiderman, Power Rangers, VR Troopers... The list goes on and on. What makes GI Joe and Transformers so great is the great storylines along with the absence of a Disney mode. Anyway, I read that a dvd of GI Joe The Movie existed so I forked over my cash to buy it right away and boy was it great to relive some memories. It was pretty good, although I didn't like Globulus and his crew. GI Joe was always about the battle against Cobra, not some mutated freaks.The whole GI Joe cartoon series screams DVD release (as long as they aren't sold for rip-off prices, like for example happens with the Battle Of The Planets cartoon or animes). As far as I am concerned GI Joe and the Transformers are the standard for cartoons. If you have never heard of GI Joe The Movie then check it out, but if you are a fan "What are you waiting for ?". Go rent it or buy it and enjoy the antics of Duke, Flint, Hawk, Beach Head, Sgt Slaughter and the rest of the gang. Quote of the movie: 'We're all going home or nobody goes home"

Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1988 (Canada)

Also Known As:

A kommandó

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunbow Productions, Marvel Productions, Hasbro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85:1 (Intended Aspect Ratio)