Masters of the Universe

1987 106 min ★ 5.8 Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction

When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates the locksmith inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of the Keys is transported to Earth, where it is found by teenagers Julie and Kevin. Now, both He-Man and Skeletor's forces arrive on Earth searching for the potent weapon.

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Cast

Dolph Lundgren

He-Man

Frank Langella

Skeletor

Billy Barty

Gwildor

Jon Cypher

Man-at-Arms

Courteney Cox

Julie Winston

James Tolkan

Lubic

Chelsea Field

Teela

Robert Duncan McNeill

Kevin

Christina Pickles

Sorceress

Meg Foster

Evil-Lyn

Details

Director

Gary Goddard

Tagline

"A battle fought in the stars...now comes to Earth."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$17,336,370

Production

Pressman Film, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Reviews

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Peter89Spencer

July 25, 2021

★ 9/10

Somehow, Dolph Lundgren portrayed He-Man brilliantly! This was an epic classic. And it had a young Courtney Cox!

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GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

Masters of the Universe, at least the cartoon and toys, were one of the reasons I am so happy I had a childhood in the 80s... along with GI Joe and Star Wars, they were some of the most defining things of 80s childhood play. And then this came out and we all felt a little cheated that we had a knock-off Orco, but totally excited that we had a movie we could see on the big screen. And we were yo...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

July 6, 2023

★ 2/10

**The glorious "greasy sci-fi" of the 80s: who doesn't miss the days when a rough rubber mask was a good idea in a movie?** I'm not really a comic connoisseur. It was only when I read about this film that I realized that the characters had been taken from that literary universe and from a line of action toys created by the American company Mattel. This is something that helped me to understand ...