Masters of the Universe
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Released
- 1987
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1987
Storyline
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Top credits
Dolph Lundgren — He-Man
Frank Langella — Skeletor
Meg Foster — Evil-Lyn
Billy Barty — Gwildor
Did you know
• Frank Langella went on record in an interview stating that playing Skeletor was one of his favorite roles. His young son was a huge fan and was running around the house shouting "By the power of Grayskull," so he took the role for him. He wrote some of his own lines, like: "Tell me about the loneliness of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?"
• Skeletor's troops are robots because Mattel, which owned and produced the "Masters of the Universe" toyline, mandated early in production that He-Man couldn't kill anyone on screen.
• Mattel, the toy company that produced the original He-Man toys, ran a contest in which the grand prize was a role in the He-Man movie. The production was under a great deal of pressure to finish in time and under budget, so director Gary Goddard had to squeeze the contest winner into the shoot. The winner, Richard Szponder, is Pigboy, who hands Skeletor his staff when he returns from Earth. He was even listed in the end credits.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $17,336,370
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $4,883,168 (1987-08-09)
User reviews
Two words: Frank Langella.
Silly but Entertaining
Don't expect too much and you'll be pleasantly surprised
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
