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Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

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

19875.71h 46m

Overview

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.

Directed by Gary Goddard
Written by David Odell
Produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $17.3M

Top Cast

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

He-Man

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Skeletor

Meg Foster

Meg Foster

Evil-Lyn

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Gwildor

Jon Cypher

Jon Cypher

Man At Arms

Chelsea Field

Chelsea Field

Teela

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Julie Winston

Robert Duncan McNeill

Robert Duncan McNeill

Kevin Corrigan

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Detective Lubic

Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles

Sorceress

Themes & Keywords

skeletonsaving the worldkeysuperherowretchtime travelbased on toysuper poweraftercreditsstingersword and planetsword and sorcery

About Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe is a action, fantasy, science fiction, adventure, thriller film released in 1987 exploring themes of skeleton, saving the world, key, superhero, wretch, time travel. Directed by Gary Goddard, it stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster. 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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