Masters of the Universe
A battle fought in the stars...now comes to Earth.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$22 000 000
Box office
$17 336 370
Director
Actors
Scenario
David Odell
Producer
Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Edward R. Pressman
Camera operator
Hanania Baer
Composer
Bill Conti
Artist
William Stout, Glenn Chaika, Deborah Gaydos
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- After the end credits and listing of the film's creators, in a farewell shot, Skeletor's head pops out of a bottomless pit, where He-Man threw him, and says, "I'll be back!" This was a hint at a possible sequel, but it was never filmed. Although a sequel script was written, it was reworked and became the basis for the film "Cyborg" (1989) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
- Sylvester Stallone was offered the role of He-Man.
- Almost all of the downtown buildings shown in the film no longer exist, as they were destroyed after a series of earthquakes in the 1990s.
- The role of the alien being Gwildor, a jack-of-all-trades and creator of the "Cosmic Key," was written to replace the character Orko from the "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" cartoon series (1983-1985).
- Evalyn should have played Sarah Douglas, who was known for her villainous roles in "Superman" (1978), "Superman II" (1980) and "Conan the Destroyer" (1984), but they eventually settled on Meg Foster.
- When He-Man is hanging upside down, hiding from Skeletor's warriors, his long white hair doesn't fall with him. It's clear that the frame was simply flipped during filming.
- Most of the film's scenes, including the battle in the music store and the scenes with the villains marching solemnly down the main street, were shot in the city of Whittier, California.
- The teeth for the role of Beastman (lord of beasts) were so large that the actor couldn't close his mouth.
- Dolph Lundgren performed all of his own stunts in the film.
- One of the musical compositions in the film "Purple Haze" was written and performed by the legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix.
- Due to financial difficulties, filming finished three days ahead of schedule. The film was completed two months later.
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