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Masters of the Universe (1987)

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

Venganza Media, Inc.

Tv & Film:film Reviews, Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.53K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2016

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Drinking game: take a shot every time someone in this podcast references another '80s franchise. In the 1980s, Masters of the Universe was everywhere. Mattel's toy line filled store shelves, Filmation's cartoon turned He-Man into a household name, and kids across America (including Arnie) raised plastic Power Swords and declared, "I have the power!" Hollywood hoped to cash in on that popularity with a big-screen adventure starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, Frank Langella as the evil Skeletor, and pre-Friends Courtney Cox (Misfits of Science). What audiences got was something a little different. Produced on a modest budget and filmed largely on Earth rather than Eternia, Masters of the Universe struggled at the box office and helped bring down Cannon Films. Yet despite its reputation as a failed adaptation, the movie has developed a loyal following over the years. Was it an ambitious fantasy ahead of its time, or just another casualty of the '80s toy-to-movie craze? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Marjorie as they travel to Eternia and beyond to find out if Masters of the Universe truly has the power.

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0:00.0

3. Human Zimab

0:15.5

It is a skeleton self appointed ruler of a journey and in slavery of world.

0:22.1

I also love boogie boarding, raising tigers and it's important to kill him.

0:25.9

Now join Arnie, Margarian Stewart, as the now playing contest half-mitties on last 1987's Golden Globus Classic's film,

0:36.8

Max Ders of the Universe.

0:39.6

Starting from Angela as a force substitute for George Brewery.

0:49.7

Today we're discussing Masters of the Universe.

0:54.9

Starring Dolph Lunger and Franklin Jella, Courtney Cox, James Token,

1:00.0

Christina Pickles, Meg Foster and Billy Barney, directed by Gary Goddard.

1:06.2

This is Arnie and by the podcast of Grace Skull.

1:11.1

I have the podcast!

1:15.0

I don't have the power, it's Stewart and her leg.

1:17.3

And this is Marjorie and I might have a cosmic key.

1:20.5

I want to thank everyone for already downloading and listening to this show.

1:25.9

This is very interesting in the history of now playing.

1:29.8

I believe this is the only show we've ever done where none of us on the staff were like,

1:36.7

let's do that.

1:37.6

I mean we've had polls where people could choose between stuff that we wanted to do or were thinking

1:44.0

of doing.

1:44.9

But we're doing Masters of the Universe thanks to Travis Valenti.

1:49.1

On Twitter, Travis Timelord, he pledged to our Kickstarter for the first now playing book

1:54.9

underrated movies we recommend.

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