S16 Ep866: Masters of the Universe (1987) REDUX

We Hate Movies

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Comedy, Tv & Film

4.7 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 132 minutes

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Summary

“I feel like I could smell it through the TV” - Eric on Gwildor

This week on the program, we’re kicking off the 2026 Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza by talking about the toy/cartoon adaptation that was anything but a blockbuster, 1987’s Masters of the Universe!

Could this Billy Barty character have been designed to look any more disgusting? Why did they insist on dragging James Tolkan through almost every scene of the movie? Is the Courteney Cox character actually trying to live out a Bruce Springsteen song? And why in the world is He-Man barely in this He-Man movie? PLUS: As promised, here’s the link to the Pig Boy video on YouTube!

Masters of the Universestars Dolph Lundgren, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles, Tony Carroll, Pons Maar, Anthony De Longis, Robert Towers, and Frank Langella as Skeletor; directed by Gary Goddard.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Set your cosmic key for Las Vegas.
0:03.3	That's right.
0:04.1	We 8 Movies is headed to Las Vegas, Nevada to do three live podcasts.
0:09.3	We're celebrating 10 years of our Star Trek side show, The Nexus.
0:14.4	On the 6th of August, we'll be talking about Star Trek 2, The Wrath of Khan.
0:19.2	Friday, August 7th, Star Trek Generations, Saturday,
0:24.2	August 8th. We'll be talking about First Contact, Star Trek First Contact, will be at the Rio
0:30.2	in Las Vegas as part of the STLV. That's the major Star Trek convention out there. But
0:36.2	fret not, you do not need convention passes to attend.
0:39.9	You could buy single tickets or you could buy a ticket to every show.
0:42.9	Then you'll truly be the master of my universe.
0:45.2	If you do that, if I see your face every night, I'm going to kiss it.
0:48.8	So head on over to our website, www.w.w.comcast.com slash tour for all information.
0:59.2	This week on the program. The film we're talking about today gross less than $400 at the
1:03.9	international box office. It's Masters of the Universe. I'm Andrew Jupin. Stephen Sadak. Eric Siska.
1:09.9	Gil Slit, Chris Cabin.
1:12.1	Oh, and we hate movies.
1:14.3	You know, Hello, everyone. Welcome to We Hate Movies.
1:38.2	Thank you for tuning into the podcast as usual.
1:40.9	That's right.
1:41.3	We are kicking off the summer blockbuster extravaganza by talking about
1:45.0	a canon film. It is Masters of the Universe from 1980s directed by known piece of shit or alleged
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