Synopsis
The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. 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 that will bestow god-like power upon him.
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Cast
- Dolph LundgrenHe-Man
- Frank LangellaSkeletor
- Meg FosterEvil-Lyn
- Billy BartyGwildor
- Courteney CoxJulie Winston
- Robert Duncan McNeillKevin Corrigan
- Jon CypherMan At Arms
- Chelsea FieldTeela
- James TolkanDetective Lubic
- Christina PicklesSorceress
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Tribune
Everyone knows how the battles will turn out. It's what's between them that raises Masters Of The Universe ever so slightly above the mediocre. - 63
Miami Herald
Masters of the Universe is an enjoyable escape, borrowing rather successfully from E.T., Star Wars and Back to the Future. [17 Aug 1987, p.C5] - 60
Film Threat
It’s a good-looking movie overall. - 50
The New York Times
If you liked the toy, you'll love the movie. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
There are some decent special effects, but overall it's about what you'd expect from a movie inspired by a line of toys. - 40
Los Angeles Times
A misfiring, underdone epic that takes its inspiration not from life or literature, but from a toy line and the cartoon series it inspired. - 30
Washington Post
Little kids at play have come up with craftier plots, better characterization and conceivably more spectacular effects -- provided their mothers let them play with matches. - 20
Empire
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.
