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Bookmark this pageMasters of the Universe (1987)
Director: Gary Goddard
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From Time Out Film Guide
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time - to re-animate in live action the cartoon characters from the popular tots' TV series He-Man. Most of the action takes place on Earth, where the anorexic Skeletor (Langella) pursues with evil intention the squeaky clean He-Man (Lundgren). Each craves possession of the Cosmic Key, which - like a platinum Amex card - gets you wherever you want to go. A couple of dumb-ass kids become involved with the goodies and, in addition to some feeble lovey-dovey, provide the wherewithal for the stranded aliens to return to Eternia. There are lots of flashes and bangs, but the effects are neither special nor camp enough to be more than vaguely amusing.Author: MS
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- he-man maniac said...
- Posted on Apr 20 2008 20:34 As i was a child it was one of my favorite movies. when i became older the movie is still interesting for he-man fans. thus it gets 4 stars by me. the he-man maniac. i am looking forward to the next movie.
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Cast & crew
Director: Gary Goddard
Producer: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles full cast
Duration: 106 mins
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