Masters of the Universe (1987)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Gary Goddard

Scénariste:

David Odell (written by)

Release Date:

7 août 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Aventure | Sci-Fi | Comedie

Accroche:

A Battle Fought In The Stars. Now... Comes To Earth.

Plot:

A life-action feature film based on the popular cartoon kids show about a prince turned warrior named He-Man.

Plot Keywords:

He Man | Masters Of The Universe | Based On TV Series | Based On Toy | Surprise After End Credits

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A lot of fun! Some great performances as well...

Ensemble

Dolph Lundgren	...	He-Man
Frank Langella	...	Skeletor
Meg Foster	...	Evil-Lyn
Billy Barty	...	Gwildor
Courteney Cox	...	Julie Winston
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Kevin Corrigan
Jon Cypher	...	Duncan (Man-at-Arms)
Chelsea Field	...	Teela
James Tolkan	...	Detective Lubic
Christina Pickles	...	Sorceress of Castle Grayskull
Tony Carroll	...	Beastman
Pons Maar	...	Saurod
Anthony De Longis	...	Blade
Robert Towers	...	Karg
Barry Livingston	...	Charlie

Autre(s) titre(s):

Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (USA) (promotional title)
Les maîtres de l'univers (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

106 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:10 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Iceland

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Anecdotes:

Production designer William Stout wanted the interior of Castle Greyskull to combine elements of both good and evil: the main throne room where the Sorceress thrown is being adorned with heroic statues while directly below it were bottomless pits and evil gargoyles.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Actor's nose visible through the nostrils of Skeletor's mask in close-ups

Guillemet:

Julie Winston: He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms...
Teela: Don't say goodbye. Say Good Journey.
Duncan: It is an old Eternian saying. Live the journey, for every destination is but a doorway to another.
Julie Winston: Good Journey.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Wetten, dass..?: Wetten, dass..? aus Ludwigshafen (#1.43)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Purple Haze

A lot of fun! Some great performances as well...

I first saw this movie way back in the 80's, and recently got hold of the DVD. I'm pleased to say I still enjoyed it as much as I did back then! While the decision to place part of the story in 1980's suburban America, planet Earth, was no doubt a way to keep the budget low, the end result is still a lot of fun, and the main characters manage to stay pretty close to their original characters. Naturally, though, I'd loved to have seen some more of Eternia instead. Unfortunately, the promised sequel never came to be.

Frank Langella is simply brilliant; his bigger-then-life portrayal of Skeletor may be different from what they did in the TV series, but it works great. He commands every scene he is in, and his performance is powerful yet subtle at certain moments. Wonderful! By the way, be sure to watch until the end credits are over...

Dolph Lundgren, while perhaps not quite the eloquent thespian Langella is, does make a formidable old-fashioned hero.