Something else you might not know: Frank Langella has said in interviews Skeletor was his favorite role. It shows. He carries his movie on his back throughout and turned Skeletor from a buffoon into a menacing villain.
I tell people, because of that speech, that it makes him the best Doctor Doom ever. Ever since I was a kid, once I saw this movie I could only hear his Skeletor voice in my head when reading a comic with Dr Doom in it.
Watching Frank Langella as Skeletor is worth the price of admission, I always felt he was the only one that was actually trying, he hams it up so nicely, sorta like Tim Curry as Lord of Darkness in Legend :D Here's a few more: Best. Role. Ever. Frank Langella says Skeletor was his favorite role to play. He did it for his son and jumped all over the chance to do it. How many other kids could grow up saying "my dad is Skeletor!"? Look into my eyes: Meg Foster (Evil-Lyn) did not wear contacts, her eyes are naturally that way. She has a condition that causes her pupils to remain small (forgive me, I cannot remember the name of it). Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?: Apparently casting foreign actors who can't speak English is a thing in Hollywood. Dolph Lundgren (like Ahnold Schwarzenegger) couldn't speak a lick of English when cast as He-Man, he had to learn while shooting and is why he barely has any lines in the film. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here: The movie was so over budget that they changed the script so that the majority of the movie took place on Earth, the original script was supposed to be totally Eternia. This saved on set costs and shooting locations could be scouted easier within a town setting than finding random places where they would have to run power and other necessities. He-Man, the Barbarian: It's explained that Masters of the Universe, while featuring He-man, is not the same as 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe', the cartoon. It is supposed to be loosely based around the more "barbarian" version of He-Man, which is why we never get to see Prince Adam. It also explains why most of the characters are more military-esque. Sequel, to be or not to be... not to be: The planned sequel was scrapped after the movie bombed, but it would have finally taken place wholly on Eternia and would have featured Trap Jaw as an antagonist, most likely Skeletor, planned for She-Ra, and rumored to have Orco.
I was obsessed with this film when I was a kid. I think I know every line! I used to run around the house with hoover attachments and robe wishing I was Skeletor!! "Where are they? Where are your friends now? Tell me about the loneliness of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?" 😀😀😀
James W. Such an underrated movie. People dog on it and act like it’s terrible, and it actually is really good, including the special effects for its time. And the script, like Skeletor’s monologues was top notch.
They make it sound like the boy got a raw deal somehow. I think it's way cooler to get into a fun costume for a part on Eternia than moping around on boring old Earth. Go, Pigboy!
Yeah, but they don't even show the kids face, so it could be any kid of that height. That's how it's a rip off for the kid. But it's understandable and not like they were trying to screw the kid, just worked out that way due to timing and poor planning.
Thomas Banuelos Me too. Used to drive by them filming on Greenleaf every night as I drove my friend to and from night classes at Rio Hondo College. :-)
He turns up in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' a few times. Being killed over and over again by Worf on the holodeck.
chris52lad maybe but it would probably just be filled with low budget cgi a remake would need a significant budget to work well and I doubt any studio would put that kind of money into a he man movie in at this time but it would be cool maybe they will who knows
When I first saw this movie I just thought it was some weird 80s b movie, but after hearing about how much work and dedication went into this movie it has grown on me.
@@davidbauler3159 No, it wasn't. Cyborg was simply made to use the costumes made for the sequel (and a Spiderman movie). There was some script adaptation, but Cyborg is not the sequel, more of a bastardized love-child of the sequel
How you could you have left out the single biggest thing people don't know about this Dolph Lundgren & Frank Langella tour-de-force?! "Masters of the Universe" was never even supposed to be a He-Man movie! The original script was actually a film adaptation of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" comic universe. Much of the original script's theming, action, and plot of two futuristic world inhabited by New Gods of light and darkness (like Darkseid, Orion, the Forever People, Desaad, Granny Goodness, etc.) survived into MotU, which is why it is so weird to see He-Man and Co. riding around on hover discs and dimensional hopping thru Boom Tubes. However, the film rights to the Fourth World were tried up litigation, so the studio just proceeded to make the movie with a licence they already had: He-Man.
I knew that but it doesn't justify a bad movie. Besides this was not known at the time and if you are making a movie about a beloved show watched by kids they wouldn't like to see all this comic related thing that almost no kid new about. It doesn't make any sense in the most basic marketing point of view.
Gary Goddard, the director, stated in an interview in 2010, published in "John Byrne's Next Men #26", that he had been inspired by and had become friends with Jack Kirby before his death, and that MotU was supposed to be an homage to Kirby's work. The actual screenplay was written by David Odell, who had written the Supergirl movie released in 1984, and DC Comics had released a reprint of Kirby's Fourth World series that same year. Goddard claims that he didn't intend to make a DIRECT adaptation of the Fourth World, but too many elements of the film skew too close to their inspiration for it to simply be coincidental.
I watched recent interviews with Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella who said that they were happy to be in the film and pleased with their performances and the overall results. Lundgren commented that it has the iconic 80s fantasy aesthetic of in-camera effects that gives it a certain charm today.
Another thing to add: to this day, Frank Langella considers Skeletor one of his favorite roles, whereas Dolph Lundgren considers He-Man his least favorite role.
The bit of trivia I always remember refers to the actor who played Skeletor, Frank Langella. Usually playing very serious roles, whether it's Nixon, a suave Dracula, or a satanic book collector, Langella was an odd choice for Masters of the Universe. However, his four year old son at the time was a huge fan of the cartoon and loved Skeletor, and really wanted Frank to do it, so he did. He's since called it one of his favourite roles, as he was permitted to really chew the scenery from behind that mask. Instead of approaching it as a silly cartoon crossover, he gave it the full on serious acting approach, and for me at least steals every scene he's in.
In a way I feel sorry for kids today. Where did the skill of making films with practical effects go. How can they ever compete with MOTU, Princess bride, labyrinth, karate kid, ghostbusters (we all saw how that mess turned out and I'm not talking about it being women), top gun, bill and ted, police academy (don't pretend you didn't love 1-4), Michael Keaton as Batman (never rub another mans rhubarb) and anything from John Hughes. Also gotta love those rocking theme songs the cartoons had. No wonder everything seems to be a remake these days.
Thanks for the new video, CineFix. I know a lot of people hate that Cannon film, but I honestly don't mind it as it is. And I for one would love to see a modern day take on He-Man on the silver screen again.
I still have the VHS my dad recorded for me of the original Australian TV broadcast. He even watched the film and paused the tape during the commercials. Then he recorded Ghostbusters on the second half of the tape. I'm surprised I never wore it out completely.
Out of all the other subjects you post these are my favorite. "Things you didnt know...." is awesome. Your humor is on point.....and for CineFix that's a bonus. Next thing ! lol.
I'm surprised that it wasn't pointed out that Courtney Cox had a big role in this years before "Friends", and that the actress who played the Sorceress also played her mother on the show.
I love Masters of the Universe. So 80's. And love Dolph Lundgren: I think this is the role I prefer from him among with Drago. And this movie is so, SO KIRBYESC (talking about Jack Kirby). The cosmic doors (boom tubes!!), The Beast who looks like Kalibak, the soldiers, the ship moving through the real streets of our modern society (like in the 4th World of Kirby). Maybe this is the best Kirby movie ever made; even if not pretended. Just feels like the 4th World: urban cosmic fantasy. The gym on the highschool, the keabords, the young couple, Windor... So good memories.
Here's another bit you may not have known. The set and Production Design was done by the excellent artist William Stout. Illustrator and writer of the old art nouveau-esq book The Dinosaurs. Known as "The Dinosaur Guy" in Hollywood. Some of his most notable work is on Conan the Barbarian (1980) Jurassic Park (1993) and Disney's Dinosaur (2000). But he's also done creature design for some of the more notable cult favorite films of the past 4 decades. I had a chance to meet Mr. Stout at Mega-con back in 2007 I think. He was a hero of mine from childhood since The Dinosuars was one of the biggest art influences for me as a child. The book fosteres my love of illustration to this day. I was lucky enough to catch him during a lull and chat with him for about a half-hour, it was great. Before I moved on, he signed my copy of The Dinosaurs and even drew me a T-Rex in it as well, just for kicks! It's great to meet a personal hero who lives up to the hype.
menacer26 cyborg was made using the sets from the proposed sequel and from a incompleted spiderman movie. The studio was in finacial dire straits. They owned the rights to a Spiderman film, started on preproduction but lost the rights right before filming or casting. The planned masters of the universe sequel got shelved at the same time (partly due to no money for filming and none of the previous cast returning) because the studio couldn't afford it. So they gathered what they could for sets (including using the masters of the universe and Spiderman sets and filmed it in cheapest area they could get), hired whoever they could and wrote up a script in a weekend they was ready for filming. They rushed the film to completion and released it quickly to make enough money to pay off the debts they owed (to marvel for the spiderman rights, ect) and to keep the studio afloat. The film bombed and the studio filed for bankruptcy. They were bought by anther studio and closed down. In the early 2000s, the cannon films name returned for a few small films. Cyborg was ok (i have it on dvd) but pretty darn good when you realized what they were working with and how fast it was done in (less then a month from script writing to film wrap).
It's kinda ironic that they had to replace Orko with another character because flying is too expensive to portray in live-action, when the whole reason Orko flew in the cartoon was because it was cheaper than showing him walking!
I don't care what the hell Rotten Tomatoes or anyone else will say about Masters of the Universe! I love this movie and it's still my favorite from the 80's! Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella look outstanding, the special effects are amazing (for a 80's film) and the Sword of Greyskull is most people's dream sword! As for the 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know, only number 6 was truly the one I didn't know. But now I do!
I saw Masters of the Universe in the theater as an adult, I really liked it. I think it was much better than most ppl give it credit for. And yes, I've seen it again in recent years, and I still stand by that statement!
Im a Huge 80s movie fan and Masters is Awesome!! Dolph kickin ass and the little dude in the pink caddy so frickin rad! I watch it everytime its on tv but also have it on dvd bring on the sequel!!
I remember my folks driving us three towns over to find a theater playing He-Man. I also remember having to pretend I liked the movie because I felt bad they went all out of their way, but inwardly I felt so betrayed because I was imagining a more epic version of the cartoon or mini-comics.
The documentary: "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films" covers the making of this movie also; definitely worth a watch. CineFix, do part 2!
Love this channel! You guys are the best! Better then WatchMojo! How do you decide what to cover for your series? How long does it take to make each video? How many people work on one video?
Here's another fact: Gary Goddard couldn't attend the premier cause he was too busy working on Captain Power. I actually really like this movie. And from what I heard the sword fight cut was a little worse than you're making it out to be. The Greyskull set was huge, and He-man and Skeletor were supposed to make use of the whole thing during their fight... but that didn't happen cause of the money issue. Also Cannon films totally shafted Mattel for covering their half of production costs.
Masters of the Universe film wasnt an adaptation of He-man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, but a continuation. It takes place after a big battle in which Skeletor defeated and captured most of the Masters offscreen. Back on cable I could never watch the whole thing, but with DVD Ive been able to see it all and its actually quite good. Its was made as an ambitious project, and if it had a larger budget than I think some of the flaws like no Orko could have been fixed.
Here's a fact: The extra scene after the end credits which Skeletor says "I'll Be Back" was Gary Goddard's idea. When Gary Goddard talked to Frank Langella about it, he told him that BOSS Studios prepared a vat of bubbling pink liquid and that Frank was to go in with his mask and custom and he would pop up and say the line "I'll Be Back" and Frank agreed to do it.
I mean it wasn't faithful to the cartoon, but it was a good movie. You could watch it and never have seen a single episode of He-man. Plus, props for them actually making Skeletor scary and threatening.
Dolph was a great He-Man. Just as Meg Foster was a PERFECT Evil Lynn. And man… Skeletor… Frank Langella delivered a peak performance that was more than worthy for this character. He REALLY brought Skeletor to life. And I'll always be thankful for him playing this role like he did. Still one of my absolute favorite Fantasy Films.
That's why I refuse to give this movie a pass for its low budget. Look what George Lucas managed to achieve for the same amount. MOTU could have been so much better.
For the longest time, I thought it was Jack Palance not Frank Langella as Skeletor. I think it was when he was in Superman Returns that I looked at his filmography and found out. Despite popular opinion, I really like this film. The acting is great and the special effects are good.
First heard of this thanks to the Nostalgia Critic review. Later saw it when it popped up on Netflix. Only Cannon movie I've seen, except for the documentary about Cannon movies.
What I've read before was that this wasn't supposed to be based on the cartoon, but the pre-Filmation more barbaric version (known to many fans as "miniternia"). I'm ok with that & enjoyed it thoroughly, even if the costumes weren't what I was used to (apparently Frank Langella got so into his part, he gave tips on how to do the makeup & costume). As for the new film coming out, ill believe it when I see it.
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Something else you might not know:
Frank Langella has said in interviews Skeletor was his favorite role. It shows. He carries his movie on his back throughout and turned Skeletor from a buffoon into a menacing villain.
kws2534 definitely! He’s one of my favorite villains!
When Skeletor gives his big speech while becoming a god I still fricken love it. Frank Langella nailed that role.
I tell people, because of that speech, that it makes him the best Doctor Doom ever. Ever since I was a kid, once I saw this movie I could only hear his Skeletor voice in my head when reading a comic with Dr Doom in it.
As a kid I thought this was the most awesome movie!! Don't care that it wasn't faithful to canon or lore!
Same here I watched the cartoons to but the movie was awesome to me as a kid
The musical score is EXTREMELY underrated.
Bill Conti who did Rocky. Not underrated at all this film as an amazing score.
Watching Frank Langella as Skeletor is worth the price of admission, I always felt he was the only one that was actually trying, he hams it up so nicely, sorta like Tim Curry as Lord of Darkness in Legend :D
Here's a few more:
Best. Role. Ever.
Frank Langella says Skeletor was his favorite role to play. He did it for his son and jumped all over the chance to do it. How many other kids could grow up saying "my dad is Skeletor!"?
Look into my eyes:
Meg Foster (Evil-Lyn) did not wear contacts, her eyes are naturally that way. She has a condition that causes her pupils to remain small (forgive me, I cannot remember the name of it).
Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?:
Apparently casting foreign actors who can't speak English is a thing in Hollywood. Dolph Lundgren (like Ahnold Schwarzenegger) couldn't speak a lick of English when cast as He-Man, he had to learn while shooting and is why he barely has any lines in the film.
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here:
The movie was so over budget that they changed the script so that the majority of the movie took place on Earth, the original script was supposed to be totally Eternia. This saved on set costs and shooting locations could be scouted easier within a town setting than finding random places where they would have to run power and other necessities.
He-Man, the Barbarian:
It's explained that Masters of the Universe, while featuring He-man, is not the same as 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe', the cartoon. It is supposed to be loosely based around the more "barbarian" version of He-Man, which is why we never get to see Prince Adam. It also explains why most of the characters are more military-esque.
Sequel, to be or not to be... not to be:
The planned sequel was scrapped after the movie bombed, but it would have finally taken place wholly on Eternia and would have featured Trap Jaw as an antagonist, most likely Skeletor, planned for She-Ra, and rumored to have Orco.
CineFix - take note! Make an 'another thing you probably didnt know' for this movie!
I was obsessed with this film when I was a kid. I think I know every line! I used to run around the house with hoover attachments and robe wishing I was Skeletor!!
"Where are they? Where are your friends now? Tell me about the loneliness of good, He-Man. Is it equal to the loneliness of evil?" 😀😀😀
James W. Such an underrated movie. People dog on it and act like it’s terrible, and it actually is really good, including the special effects for its time. And the script, like Skeletor’s monologues was top notch.
I've always liked masters of the universe, the only thing that annoyed me when I was younger was there was no Battle Cat
thunderchild1083 definitely zero technology, not to mention budget, to pull off battle cat.
just get a tiger and paint it green. problem solved.
A liger would fit the size more though. They look like you can actually ride them. :)
+Arthur Withheld LOL..Yeah...Just..
I still love this film, good journey
Good journey!
Good journey!!
People complain this movie is so bad but for me it was awesome and I can still watch it now
They make it sound like the boy got a raw deal somehow. I think it's way cooler to get into a fun costume for a part on Eternia than moping around on boring old Earth. Go, Pigboy!
Yeah, but they don't even show the kids face, so it could be any kid of that height. That's how it's a rip off for the kid. But it's understandable and not like they were trying to screw the kid, just worked out that way due to timing and poor planning.
At least his name made it into the credits.
I'm from Whittier, CA. The area they shot in is actually UPTOWN Whittier. That building whose windows they blew out is a 99 Cents Store now.
Thomas Banuelos cool
Thomas Banuelos Me too. Used to drive by them filming on Greenleaf every night as I drove my friend to and from night classes at Rio Hondo College. :-)
Thomas Banuelos That's 8 things I didn't know!!
I've seen the movie prolly 50 times , would love to see where it was filmed !
Skeletor said he would be back am still waiting
He turns up in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' a few times. Being killed over and over again by Worf on the holodeck.
Well Skeletor is an evil being and no evil being should be taken at his/her or their word.
Ano but I think a remake or a come back would be brilliant now.
So did Ming The Merciless, come to think of it.
chris52lad maybe but it would probably just be filled with low budget cgi a remake would need a significant budget to work well and I doubt any studio would put that kind of money into a he man movie in at this time but it would be cool maybe they will who knows
When I first saw this movie I just thought it was some weird 80s b movie, but after hearing about how much work and dedication went into this movie it has grown on me.
Try to check out the classic MOTU cartoon and mythology. Really cool stuff!
I think an early draft had She-Ra in the film. Also, He-Man 2 was technically made, but it became Cyborg (1989) with John Claude Van Dam
Ed_ward weird 80 z movie, c'mon.... seriously maybe you didn't like to watch movies at all !!!
Ed_ward You're a terrible actor.
@@davidbauler3159 No, it wasn't. Cyborg was simply made to use the costumes made for the sequel (and a Spiderman movie). There was some script adaptation, but Cyborg is not the sequel, more of a bastardized love-child of the sequel
"HE-MAN
AND THE RAIDERS OF THE KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN"
I loved this movie as a kid and still feel like most of the effects hold up 30 years later. For sure a underrated movie
This was the first movie I ever saw in theaters. It is the core of my childhood nostalgia.
How you could you have left out the single biggest thing people don't know about this Dolph Lundgren & Frank Langella tour-de-force?!
"Masters of the Universe" was never even supposed to be a He-Man movie! The original script was actually a film adaptation of Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" comic universe. Much of the original script's theming, action, and plot of two futuristic world inhabited by New Gods of light and darkness (like Darkseid, Orion, the Forever People, Desaad, Granny Goodness, etc.) survived into MotU, which is why it is so weird to see He-Man and Co. riding around on hover discs and dimensional hopping thru Boom Tubes. However, the film rights to the Fourth World were tried up litigation, so the studio just proceeded to make the movie with a licence they already had: He-Man.
THAT is a thing I didn't know.
That certainly explains a LOT.
Rycel2001 I've heard that the Fourth World connection was more of a rumor though, and not confirmed.
I knew that but it doesn't justify a bad movie. Besides this was not known at the time and if you are making a movie about a beloved show watched by kids they wouldn't like to see all this comic related thing that almost no kid new about. It doesn't make any sense in the most basic marketing point of view.
Gary Goddard, the director, stated in an interview in 2010, published in "John Byrne's Next Men #26", that he had been inspired by and had become friends with Jack Kirby before his death, and that MotU was supposed to be an homage to Kirby's work. The actual screenplay was written by David Odell, who had written the Supergirl movie released in 1984, and DC Comics had released a reprint of Kirby's Fourth World series that same year. Goddard claims that he didn't intend to make a DIRECT adaptation of the Fourth World, but too many elements of the film skew too close to their inspiration for it to simply be coincidental.
I watched recent interviews with Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella who said that they were happy to be in the film and pleased with their performances and the overall results. Lundgren commented that it has the iconic 80s fantasy aesthetic of in-camera effects that gives it a certain charm today.
Fact #8: Frank Langella has no regrets about this movie.
neither do I.
I love Frank Langella in this. Any movie can be "saved" by a brilliant actor playing a ridiculous villain.
Another thing to add: to this day, Frank Langella considers Skeletor one of his favorite roles, whereas Dolph Lundgren considers He-Man his least favorite role.
The bit of trivia I always remember refers to the actor who played Skeletor, Frank Langella.
Usually playing very serious roles, whether it's Nixon, a suave Dracula, or a satanic book collector, Langella was an odd choice for Masters of the Universe.
However, his four year old son at the time was a huge fan of the cartoon and loved Skeletor, and really wanted Frank to do it, so he did. He's since called it one of his favourite roles, as he was permitted to really chew the scenery from behind that mask.
Instead of approaching it as a silly cartoon crossover, he gave it the full on serious acting approach, and for me at least steals every scene he's in.
One of my favorite movies of all time. So much effort and attention to detail.
In a way I feel sorry for kids today. Where did the skill of making films with practical effects go. How can they ever compete with MOTU, Princess bride, labyrinth, karate kid, ghostbusters (we all saw how that mess turned out and I'm not talking about it being women), top gun, bill and ted, police academy (don't pretend you didn't love 1-4), Michael Keaton as Batman (never rub another mans rhubarb) and anything from John Hughes. Also gotta love those rocking theme songs the cartoons had. No wonder everything seems to be a remake these days.
Easily one the best channels on the entire internet!!!!! Thanks for another great upload!!!!
man i loved this movie as a kid... i really need to watch it again. must have been in the 90s last time i've seen it.
My girlfriend at the time now wife made me watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians so right afterwards I put this in
I'm not sure who got the worse deal, nor who has the worst taste. But I guess you at least have the excuse of nostalgic bias.
She would be an ex making me watch that shite!
They didn't say my favorite fact that Langella took the role of Skeletor because his kid loved the character. How sweet is that.
One of the most underrated movies of all time!!! Just my opinion
Okay, THIS is one I wasn't expecting to see. Kudos!
Thanks for the new video, CineFix. I know a lot of people hate that Cannon film, but I honestly don't mind it as it is. And I for one would love to see a modern day take on He-Man on the silver screen again.
Good old Cannon Films. Everything they touched turned to gold...
I still have the VHS my dad recorded for me of the original Australian TV broadcast. He even watched the film and paused the tape during the commercials. Then he recorded Ghostbusters on the second half of the tape. I'm surprised I never wore it out completely.
first film I ever seen in the cinema. still a fav today
Frank Langella as Skeletor and Meg Foster as Evil Lyn were perfect.
*WELL THAT PIGBOY GOT MUCH OF THE BLOCKBUSTER PART THAT A LOT OF ACTORS DREAM OF IN THEIR BEGINNINGS, SO YEAH I WOULD LOVED TO BE THAT KID*
he really hammed it up. yes i went there
Out of all the other subjects you post these are my favorite. "Things you didnt know...." is awesome. Your humor is on point.....and for CineFix that's a bonus. Next thing ! lol.
You guys are the best at these. This was absolutely brilliant. Thank you.
I'm surprised that it wasn't pointed out that Courtney Cox had a big role in this years before "Friends", and that the actress who played the Sorceress also played her mother on the show.
The He-Man toys, man that brings back happier memories of me as a kid.
I love Masters of the Universe. So 80's. And love Dolph Lundgren: I think this is the role I prefer from him among with Drago.
And this movie is so, SO KIRBYESC (talking about Jack Kirby). The cosmic doors (boom tubes!!), The Beast who looks like Kalibak, the soldiers, the ship moving through the real streets of our modern society (like in the 4th World of Kirby).
Maybe this is the best Kirby movie ever made; even if not pretended. Just feels like the 4th World: urban cosmic fantasy.
The gym on the highschool, the keabords, the young couple, Windor...
So good memories.
Paris from Voyager, the early gig.
Wow!! I loved this movie as a kid, but way to make me feel old.....
All I can think of is Brandon Dicamillo as Beastman (in CKY).
Here's another bit you may not have known. The set and Production Design was done by the excellent artist William Stout. Illustrator and writer of the old art nouveau-esq book The Dinosaurs. Known as "The Dinosaur Guy" in Hollywood. Some of his most notable work is on Conan the Barbarian (1980) Jurassic Park (1993) and Disney's Dinosaur (2000). But he's also done creature design for some of the more notable cult favorite films of the past 4 decades.
I had a chance to meet Mr. Stout at Mega-con back in 2007 I think. He was a hero of mine from childhood since The Dinosuars was one of the biggest art influences for me as a child. The book fosteres my love of illustration to this day. I was lucky enough to catch him during a lull and chat with him for about a half-hour, it was great. Before I moved on, he signed my copy of The Dinosaurs and even drew me a T-Rex in it as well, just for kicks! It's great to meet a personal hero who lives up to the hype.
Darth Vader ain't got shit on this movie's Skeletor. BEST. VILLAIN. EVER!
Dam right !
Paul Rizzo all hail skeletor
Yep Skeletor defo the best villain in this film. Remember him in the next film..... when...... he ..ahhh.. err.. hmmm. BEST VILLAIN EVER !
Frank Langella plays a great villain in ANY movie. He made a fantastic Count Dracula.
+Steve Rau He was a good Richard Nixon too!
Hey, this is a very nice clip- I love it! Thanks for it!
This is the first movie I remember seeing in theaters as a kid and I loved it.
Awesome film. Still watch now. Own it on vhs & dvd. Classic
Love the list. Good Journey! 😁
You forgot the set for the sequel was then used as the set for Cyborg starring JCVD
menacer26 cyborg was made using the sets from the proposed sequel and from a incompleted spiderman movie. The studio was in finacial dire straits. They owned the rights to a Spiderman film, started on preproduction but lost the rights right before filming or casting. The planned masters of the universe sequel got shelved at the same time (partly due to no money for filming and none of the previous cast returning) because the studio couldn't afford it. So they gathered what they could for sets (including using the masters of the universe and Spiderman sets and filmed it in cheapest area they could get), hired whoever they could and wrote up a script in a weekend they was ready for filming. They rushed the film to completion and released it quickly to make enough money to pay off the debts they owed (to marvel for the spiderman rights, ect) and to keep the studio afloat. The film bombed and the studio filed for bankruptcy. They were bought by anther studio and closed down. In the early 2000s, the cannon films name returned for a few small films.
Cyborg was ok (i have it on dvd) but pretty darn good when you realized what they were working with and how fast it was done in (less then a month from script writing to film wrap).
I LOLed so much at the Pigboy fact :D "Congratulations kid, you won, here, you're a pig now!" :D
I love this movie. My fav guilty pleasure
Still my favorite movie of all time.
It's kinda ironic that they had to replace Orko with another character because flying is too expensive to portray in live-action, when the whole reason Orko flew in the cartoon was because it was cheaper than showing him walking!
I don't care what the hell Rotten Tomatoes or anyone else will say about Masters of the Universe! I love this movie and it's still my favorite from the 80's! Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella look outstanding, the special effects are amazing (for a 80's film) and the Sword of Greyskull is most people's dream sword! As for the 7 Things You Probably Didn't Know, only number 6 was truly the one I didn't know. But now I do!
As someone who doesn't give a care about He-man, this movie is a pretty fun b-movie, the costumes alone are worth the watch.
I hadn't even heard of the remake before I saw this video. I'm excited!
Do highlander next!
Gary Goddard deserves some kind of medal for efforts made.
I saw Masters of the Universe in the theater as an adult, I really liked it. I think it was much better than most ppl give it credit for. And yes, I've seen it again in recent years, and I still stand by that statement!
He-Man: You promised not to hurt them!
Skeletor: I lied!................ Farewell, He-Man!
Whatever happened to the roundtables and monthly staff picks videos? I miss watching those.
Im a Huge 80s movie fan and Masters is Awesome!! Dolph kickin ass and the little dude in the pink caddy so frickin rad! I watch it everytime its on tv but also have it on dvd bring on the sequel!!
I really like Masters Of The Universe. Dolph Lundgren is the man. His Punisher is the best big screen portrayal of Frank Castle to date.
Pra mim esse filme d 87 é top, e apesar d não ser tão fiel a animação eu duvido q facão 1 a autura desse com cenas d ação como teve
I remember my folks driving us three towns over to find a theater playing He-Man. I also remember having to pretend I liked the movie because I felt bad they went all out of their way, but inwardly I felt so betrayed because I was imagining a more epic version of the cartoon or mini-comics.
I saw that film in theaters twice when I was a kid, it was the first movie I ever saw that had a post-credits scene.
The documentary: "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films" covers the making of this movie also; definitely worth a watch. CineFix, do part 2!
Love this channel! You guys are the best! Better then WatchMojo! How do you decide what to cover for your series? How long does it take to make each video? How many people work on one video?
Only CineFix could get me to click on a list show for a movie I've never seen, about a show I never watched as a kid.
Love this movie! It's an epic, for sure:) Legend
Here's another fact: Gary Goddard couldn't attend the premier cause he was too busy working on Captain Power.
I actually really like this movie. And from what I heard the sword fight cut was a little worse than you're making it out to be. The Greyskull set was huge, and He-man and Skeletor were supposed to make use of the whole thing during their fight... but that didn't happen cause of the money issue.
Also Cannon films totally shafted Mattel for covering their half of production costs.
Masters of the Universe film wasnt an adaptation of He-man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, but a continuation. It takes place after a big battle in which Skeletor defeated and captured most of the Masters offscreen.
Back on cable I could never watch the whole thing, but with DVD Ive been able to see it all and its actually quite good. Its was made as an ambitious project, and if it had a larger budget than I think some of the flaws like no Orko could have been fixed.
Here's a fact: The extra scene after the end credits which Skeletor says "I'll Be Back" was Gary Goddard's idea. When Gary Goddard talked to Frank Langella about it, he told him that BOSS Studios prepared a vat of bubbling pink liquid and that Frank was to go in with his mask and custom and he would pop up and say the line "I'll Be Back" and Frank agreed to do it.
I mean it wasn't faithful to the cartoon, but it was a good movie. You could watch it and never have seen a single episode of He-man.
Plus, props for them actually making Skeletor scary and threatening.
"I thought you said my friends would not be harmed?" - He-man
"I lied." - Skeletor
My friends and I just watched the film last Sunday. Didn't the anniversary was up.
It's still pretty damn entertaining.
I still have a soft spot for this movie.
I'm not much of a He-Man fan but this movie looks bad ass. Even for it's time.
I think Pigboy got it better as a costumed character than just some random Earth kid. WW
Dolph was a great He-Man. Just as Meg Foster was a PERFECT Evil Lynn. And man… Skeletor… Frank Langella delivered a peak performance that was more than worthy for this character. He REALLY brought Skeletor to life. And I'll always be thankful for him playing this role like he did. Still one of my absolute favorite Fantasy Films.
I seen this movie when I was 6 years old at a drive in theatre, I miss those
Classic use to watch all the time as a kid
$17 million is about $40 million in today's money. About the same budget as Star Wars: A New Hope.
That's why I refuse to give this movie a pass for its low budget. Look what George Lucas managed to achieve for the same amount. MOTU could have been so much better.
Saw it in the theater ('cuz I'm oooooooold!)
For the longest time, I thought it was Jack Palance not Frank Langella as Skeletor. I think it was when he was in Superman Returns that I looked at his filmography and found out. Despite popular opinion, I really like this film. The acting is great and the special effects are good.
I still enjoy this film to this day.
saw this movie a couple years ago, I don't remember it at all but I did enjoy it
Masters of the universe is my favorite movie! Period!!
Just a funny feeling but any remake now will make the MOTU look like a masterpiece.
30 years... damn I'm old, but i am happy I was a child in the 80s!
I loved this movie from the first time I saw it. It is a great movie!
Finally...Whittier gets some love! lol
It's known as the lowrider cruising spot across the U.S. at least
Ditch Bank Bandits that was a long time ago. They tried to bring it back...but it just wasnt the same
Greenleaf
You should've done more things about Godzilla to honor Haruo Nakajima, who just passed away.
First heard of this thanks to the Nostalgia Critic review. Later saw it when it popped up on Netflix. Only Cannon movie I've seen, except for the documentary about Cannon movies.
What I've read before was that this wasn't supposed to be based on the cartoon, but the pre-Filmation more barbaric version (known to many fans as "miniternia"). I'm ok with that & enjoyed it thoroughly, even if the costumes weren't what I was used to (apparently Frank Langella got so into his part, he gave tips on how to do the makeup & costume). As for the new film coming out, ill believe it when I see it.
I loved this movie when I was a kid!
Skelator looked badass
Man I 😍 this channel
I loved this movie.