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Masters of the Universe (1987) 5.3
A prince turned warrior named He-Man battles against the dark lord Skeletor on the planet Eternia. He-Man and his comrades arrive on Earth and discover two teenage lovers to find the magical Cosmic Key. Director:Gary GoddardWriter:David Odell |
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Title: Masters of the Universe (1987)
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| Frank Langella | ... | ||
| Meg Foster | ... | ||
| Billy Barty | ... | ||
| Courteney Cox | ... | ||
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| Jon Cypher | ... | ||
| Chelsea Field | ... | ||
| James Tolkan | ... | ||
| Christina Pickles | ... | ||
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Tony Carroll | ... | |
| Pons Maar | ... | ||
| Anthony De Longis | ... |
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The planet Eternia is in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Greyskull, which he has won after seizing Greyskull and the surrounding city using the Cosmic Key developed by the Thenorian locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is Skeletor's prisoner and he begins draining her powers as he waits for Eternia's moon to align with the Great Eye of the Universe that will bestow god-like powers upon him. Once on Earth, He-Man and company team up with two teenagers as they attempt to find the key and return home. However, the dark lord Skeletor and his vile minions are soon hot on their trail as they bring He-Man back alive. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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A battle fought in the stars... now comes to Earth. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$17,336,370 (USA)Company Credits
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Narrator: At the center of the universe, at the border between the light and the dark stands Castle Greyskull. For countless ages, the Sorceress of Greyskull has kept this universe in harmony. But the armies of darkness do not rest, and the capture of Greyskull is ever most in their minds. For with those that control Greyskull, will come the Power... The power to be supreme... the power to be almighty... the power to be... Masters of the Universe!
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Written by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood
Performed by Traffic
Courtesy of Island Records
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Gary Goddard whom was concerned for the film and Dolph Lundgren's performance in the film, as well as his accent and did test footage, where Dolph Lundgren was dubbed over by different voiceover artists, which one voiceover was perfect. After Goddard shown the test footage to the producers decided not to go with the dubbing of Dolph Lundgren and decided to keep the actor's own voice and accent. See more »Goofs
When He-Man is being whipped by Blade, during one scene, he cringes in pain as if he is hit, way before before the whip actually touches him. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: At the center of the universe, at the border between the light and the dark stands Castle Greyskull. For countless ages, the Sorceress of Greyskull has kept this universe in harmony. But the armies of darkness do not rest, and the capture of Greyskull is ever most in their minds. For with those that control Greyskull, will come the Power... The power to be supreme... the power to be almighty... the power to be... Masters of the Universe!
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Crazy Credits
After the closing credits have ended, Skeletor's head, sans cowl, pops up from the waters of the pit he was thrown in, and says "I'll be back!". See more »Soundtracks
Dear Mr. FantasyWritten by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood
Performed by Traffic
Courtesy of Island Records
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I love this movie, yes it has bad acting and cheesy effects but so did the original star wars movies, right?? the only thing star wars had was that intangible you cant describe when talking about movies. it had "it" Masters of the universe had "it" as well but i think it had a different kind of it. Frank Langella has probably the most underrated performances as the evil and sinister Skeletor, one of my votes as baddest bad guy in movie history if they had something like that... this is the Jack Nicholson performance of the Joker before Batman. I don't know why people are giving it such a low rating, there are a ton of movies that are a lot worse out there. You have to realize that this was made in 1987 and SFX weren't as good as they are today, but this had heart and it shows if you watch it. If you go into it watching for deeper meanings and all this other stuff that art fans go for, i can see why you'd bash it afterward. But if you go into it expecting a fantasy story and great sci fi action, you will not be disappointed... you might actually be surprised with it!