Masters Of The Universe
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Warner Bros.  (1987) 106 mins PG

5.1 (8,250 votes)
“Masters of the Universe” sees the planet Eternia, torn apart by war and ruled by the evil Skeletor (Frank Langella). The tyrant has everything but the secrets of castle Greyskull. So he has his men collect the key maker, Gwildor (Billy Barty) however He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) and his freedom fighters, Teela (Chelsea Field) and Man-at-Arms (Jon Cypher) are there to stop the abduction. In a battle the four are accidentally transported to Earth where they loose the key, a device Gwildor has constructed and what Skeletor wants. The key has landed into the hands of two humans, Julie Winston (Courteney Cox) and Kevin Corrigan (Robert Duncan McNeill). Now Skeletor sends his own forces to Earth led by the vile Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster). Now a battle that began half way across the universe will be finished on Earth....

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Cast and Crew
Dolph Lundgren  ......  He-Man
Frank Langella  ......  Skeletor
Meg Foster  ......  Evil-Lyn
Billy Barty  ......  Gwildor
Courteney Cox  ......  Julie Winston
Robert Duncan McNeill  ......  Kevin Corrigan
Director  .....  Gary Goddard; Yoram Globus
Producer  .....  Menahem Golan; Yoram Globus
Writer  .....  Stephen Tolkin; David Odell; Donald F. Glut
Cinematography  .....  Hanania Baer
Musician  .....  Bill Conti
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Just before Skeletor falls into the pit, his cowl falls off but it reappears on his head in the next shot (more)

Trivia:
Director Gary Goddard tried to convince the producers that Matthew Modine would be perfect for the part of He-Man after seeing his performance in Vision Quest (1985), but the producers assumed after the success of Rocky IV (1985), Dolph Lundgren would be the next big action star and went with him instead. In what would have been a similar potential casting disagreement, Goddard had Daryl Hannah in mind for She-Ra in a potential sequel/spin-off (if the first film had been a hit), but the producers first choice was Lundgren's Rocky IV co-star, Brigitte Nielsen. (more)

Filming Locations:
Iceland (more)

Quotes:
Skeletor: The Alpha... and the Omega... death and rebirth... and as you die, so will I be reborn! (more)

Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations (more)