The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
Anthony De Longis
- Blade
- (as Anthony DeLongis)
- Director
- Writers
- David Odell
- Stephen Tolkin(uncredited)
- Gary Goddard(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFrank 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?"
- GoofsWhen Karg leads Skeletor's troops charge into Gwildor's home, he tells his men to "find the key". It is impossible for him to have known about a second cosmic key as his superiors did not even know until shortly later on.
- Crazy creditsThere is a scene after the closing credits have ended: Skeletor pops up from the waters of the pit he was thrown in, and says "I'll be back!"
- Alternate versionsSPOILER: Some syndicated prints of the film omit the post-credits scene with Skeletor surviving his fall.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #4.12 (1991)
- SoundtracksPurple Haze
Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix
Published by Bella Godiva Music
Courtesy of Are You Experienced, Ltd. and A.R.M., Ltd.
Featured review
A Classic For All Those Children of the Eighties
What we have here is a campy movie about our world colliding with one that has superheroes, and adventure. Meg Foster as Evil-Lyn, and Frank Langella as Skeletor, were perfect casting. It has all the ingredients of a Fantasy/Science Fiction film for the day. Special effects, dudes in loin cloths, and Billy Barty. What more could you want?
Okay, so forget that it is supposed to be about He-Man. This movie doesn't come close to the old cartoons. And "Star Wars of the 80's" it is not. (I have the original VHS case and one of the movie reviews on the film case says that.)
This movie is one of those that are so bad they are good.
Okay, so forget that it is supposed to be about He-Man. This movie doesn't come close to the old cartoons. And "Star Wars of the 80's" it is not. (I have the original VHS case and one of the movie reviews on the film case says that.)
This movie is one of those that are so bad they are good.
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- elzbone
- Nov 24, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- He-Man and The Masters of the Universe
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,336,370
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,883,168
- Aug 9, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $17,337,139
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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