Science fantasy, based on the massively popular Mattel toy range, with Swedish action hero Dolph Lundgren as prince warrior He-Man. He-Man's...
Science fantasy, based on the massively popular Mattel toy range, with Swedish action hero Dolph Lundgren as prince warrior He-Man. He-Man's on-going battle with the evil Skeletor (Frank Langella) moves from Eternia to Earth when a 'Cosmic Key' at the centre of their war is used to open a gateway to California.
Director Gary Goddard took inspiration from the work of comic book writer-illustrator Jack Kirby. Goddard has stated: "The storyline was greatly inspired by [Kirby's] classic Fantastic Four/Doctor Doom epics, The New Gods and a bit of Thor thrown in here and there. I intended the film to be a 'motion picture comic book', though it was a tough proposition to sell to the studio at the time. 'Comics are just for kids,' they thought. They would not allow me to hire Jack Kirby who I desperately wanted to be the conceptual artist for the picture."
Less
21 %28 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
41 %48,979 reviewsAudience score rating
"A colossal bore."
—
Variety
Variety"There are lots of flashes and bangs, but the effects are neither special nor camp enough to be more than vaguely amusing."
—
Time Out
Time Out"Their weapons make a Fourth of July sparkler show, but they almost never hit anybody."
—
The New York Times
The New York Times"The first film to be based on a line of toys, this might not be the last, but it'd take something awful to replace it as the worst."
—
Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineMasters of the Universe (1987) | Details
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
