The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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- PG
- 1h 24min
- Animation, Action
- 08 Aug 1986 (USA)
- Movie
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Norman Alden | ... |
Kranix (voice)
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| Jack Angel | ... |
Astrotrain (voice)
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| Michael Bell | ... |
Prowl / Scrapper / Swoop / Junkion (voice)
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| Gregg Berger | ... |
Grimlock (voice)
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Susan Blu | ... |
Arcee (voice)
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| Arthur Burghardt | ... |
Devastator (voice)
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Spike / Brawn / Shockwave (voice)
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| Roger C. Carmel | ... |
Cyclonus / Quintesson Leader (voice)
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Victor Caroli | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Regis Cordic | ... |
Quintesson Judge (voice)
(as Rege Cordic)
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| Peter Cullen | ... |
Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
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| Scatman Crothers | ... |
Jazz (voice)
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Bud Davis | ... |
Dirge (voice)
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| Walker Edmiston | ... |
Inferno (scenesDeleted) (voice)
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| Paul Eiding | ... |
Perceptor (voice)
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| Ed Gilbert | ... |
Blitzwing (voice)
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| Dan Gilvezan | ... |
Bumblebee (voice)
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| Eric Idle | ... |
Wreck-Gar (voice)
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Buster Jones | ... |
Blaster (voice)
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| Stan Jones | ... |
Scourge (voice)
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| Casey Kasem | ... |
Cliffjumper (voice)
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Christopher Collins | ... |
Starscream / Laserbeak (voice)
(as Chris Latta)
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| David Mendenhall | ... |
Daniel Witwicky (voice)
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Don Messick | ... |
Scavenger (voice)
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| John Moschitta Jr. | ... |
Blurr (voice)
(as John Moschitta)
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| Judd Nelson | ... |
Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
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| Leonard Nimoy | ... |
Galvatron (voice)
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Hal Rayle | ... |
Shrapnel (voice)
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| Clive Revill | ... |
Kickback (voice)
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| Neil Ross | ... |
Bonecrusher / Hook / Springer / Slag (voice)
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| Robert Stack | ... |
Ultra Magnus (voice)
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| Lionel Stander | ... |
Kup (voice)
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| Orson Welles | ... |
Unicron (voice)
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Megatron / Soundwave / Rumble / Frenzy / Ravage / Wheelie / Auto-combatant / Junkion (voice)
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Directed by
| Nelson Shin | ||
Written by
| Ron Friedman | ... | (written by) |
| Flint Dille | ... | (story consultant) |
| Douglas Booth | ... | (associate story consultant) (as Doug Booth) and |
| Roger Slifer | ... | (associate story consultant) |
| Shôji Kawamori | ... | (original creator) (uncredited) |
| Kazutaka Miyatake | ... | (original creator) (uncredited) |
| Henry Orenstein | ... | (creator) (creator) |
Produced by
| Jay Bacal | ... | supervising producer |
| Jules Bacal | ... | producer (as Joe Bacal) |
| Masaharu Etô | ... | associate producer: Toei Animation (as Masaharu Etoh) |
| Tomoo Fukumoto | ... | associate producer: Toei Animation (as Tomoh Fukumoto) |
| Tom Griffin | ... | producer |
| Lee Gunther | ... | executive producer |
| Margaret Loesch | ... | executive producer |
| Nelson Shin | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Vince DiCola | ||
Cinematography by
| Masatoshi Fukui | ||
Editing by
| David Hankins | ||
Editorial Department
| Ivan Bilancio | ... | assistant editor |
| Steven C. Brown | ... | supervising film editor |
| Heather C. Elliott | ... | assistant editor (as Heather Elliott) |
| Tamra Fitzgerald | ... | assistant editor |
| Shin'ichi Fukumitsu | ... | assistant editor |
| Jack Hooper | ... | negative cutter |
| Shinji Shimizu | ... | assistant editor |
| Susan L. Vovsi | ... | assistant editor (as Sue Vovsi) |
| Dave Weathers | ... | assistant editor |
| Larry Whelan | ... | assistant supervisor: post-production |
Casting By
| Reuben Cannon | ||
| Carol Dudley | ||
Production Design by
| Floro Dery | ||
Art Direction by
| Pete Ciccotto | ||
| Takao Sawada | ... | background art director |
Production Management
| Maddy Aaronson | ... | talent coordinator |
| Jim Graziano | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Takuya Igarashi | ... | production manager |
| Kô Meguro | ... | production manager |
| Gerald Moeller | ... | production manager |
| Satoru Nakamura | ... | production manager |
| Carole Weitzman | ... | senior production manager |
Art Department
| Del Barras | ... | storyboard artist (as Delfin Barras) |
| Peter Chung | ... | storyboard artist |
| Floro Dery | ... | original concept designer |
| Jim Gomez | ... | storyboard artist (as James Gomez) |
| Ernie Guanlao | ... | storyboard artist |
| Su-yong Jeong | ... | storyboard artist (as Soo Young Chun) |
| Jooin Kim | ... | storyboard artist |
| Doug Lefler | ... | storyboard artist |
| Randall Ng | ... | graphics: Blu-ray Edition |
| Jeong-hwan Oh | ... | storyboard artist (as Chung Hwan Oh) |
| Siok Park | ... | storyboard artist (as Sioak Park) |
| Rico Rival | ... | storyboard artist |
| David Shin | ... | storyboard artist |
| Sang Il Sim | ... | storyboard artist (as Sangil Shim) |
| Romeo Tanghal | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Ken Berger | ... | adr engineer |
| Jim Blodgett | ... | sound editor |
| Roy Braverman | ... | sound effects editor |
| Scott Brownlee | ... | sound processing |
| Ted Chapman | ... | sound editor |
| Alison Cobb | ... | sound editor |
| Jim Cook | ... | pre-dub mixer |
| Brian Courcier | ... | supervising sound effects editor |
| Michael L. DePatie | ... | sound editor |
| John Detra | ... | sound editor |
| Karen Doulac | ... | sound editor |
| Ron Fedele | ... | sound editor |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Jacquie Freeman Ross | ... | dubbing supervisor (as Jacquie Freeman) |
| Leonard T. Geschke | ... | sound editor (as Lenny Geschke) |
| Robert L. Harman | ... | pre-dub mixer (as Bob Harman) |
| Craig Harris | ... | additional sound processing |
| Jerry Jacobson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Nicholas James | ... | sound effects editor |
| Samuel F. Kaufman | ... | machine room operator |
| David Koehler | ... | re-recording recordist |
| Peter Reale | ... | re-recording mixer (as Peter S. Reale) |
| John W. Singleton | ... | sound editor (as John Singleton) |
| Warren Taylor | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Thiederman | ... | re-recording mixer (as R. William A. Thiederman) |
| Michael Tomack | ... | sound editor |
| Peter Tomaszewicz | ... | sound editor |
| David Van Meter | ... | adr engineer (as Dave Van Meter) |
| Claus Wedemann | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Claus Weideman) |
| Howard Wilmarth | ... | re-recording mixer (as W. Howard Wilmarth) |
Special Effects by
| Masayuki Kawachi | ... | special effects (as Mayuki Kawachi) |
| Shôji Satô | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masatoshi Fukui | ... | chief camera operator / chief cameraman |
| Yukio Katayama | ... | animation camera operator |
| Masaru Sakanishi | ... | animation camera operator |
Animation Department
| Hitoshi Abe | ... | inbetween animation checker |
| Pat Agnasin | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Ryuji Ajiri | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yoshiharu Azuma | ... | inbetween animator |
| Nam-yeol Baek | ... | key animator (as Baik Nam Yeoul) |
| Del Barras | ... | background designer (as Delfin Barras) / character designer (as Delfin Barras) |
| Kristine Brown | ... | painter (as Kris Brown) |
| Dario Campanile | ... | background art director |
| Fred Carrillo | ... | background designer (as Fred Carillo) / character designer (as Fred Carillo) |
| Phyllis Craig | ... | model color key artist |
| Virginia Creamer | ... | xerox |
| Eufronio R. Cruz | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Hiroaki Daichi | ... | inbetween animator (as Hiroaki Daiji) |
| Liane Douglas | ... | painter |
| Robin Draper | ... | painter |
| Kazuo Ebisawa | ... | background painter |
| Akihiro Enomoto | ... | assistant animation checker |
| Romeo Francisco | ... | background designer / character designer |
| John Freeman | ... | animation director (as John Patrick Freeman) |
| Yoshimitsu Fujitaka | ... | key animator (as Shigemitsu Fujitaka) |
| Koichi Fukuda | ... | key animator |
| Tomoko Fukui | ... | inbetween animator |
| Junko Furuya | ... | ink and paint supervisor |
| Myrna Gibbs | ... | painter |
| Marta Glodkowska | ... | painter (as Marta Skwara) |
| Ernie Guanlao | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Teruo Hattori | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kazuo Hayashi | ... | assistant animation checker |
| Shigeru Hayashi | ... | inbetween animator |
| Gabriel Hoyos | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Bill Hudson | ... | xerox |
| Kei Hyôdô | ... | assistant animation checker (as Takashi Hyôdô) |
| Reiko Igarashi | ... | ink artist |
| Takehiro Iima | ... | inbetween animator |
| Yoshinobu Inano | ... | key animator |
| Mihoko Irie | ... | ink artist |
| Mario Ishiyama | ... | inbetween animator |
| Masao Itô | ... | assistant animation director |
| Debra Jorgensborg | ... | painter (as Debbie Jorgensborg) |
| Takahiro Kagami | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinori Kanemori | ... | key animator (as Yoshinori Kanamori) |
| Sandy Kennedy | ... | xerox |
| Kazuo Kinugasa | ... | color checker |
| Kazuya Komai | ... | inbetween animator |
| Hiroshi Kosakai | ... | ink and paint department manager |
| Yoshitaka Koyama | ... | key animator |
| Baik Seung Kyun | ... | assistant animation director |
| Shigeo Matoba | ... | key animator |
| Bob Matz | ... | animation director |
| Norm McCabe | ... | animation director |
| Yoshito Miki | ... | key animator |
| Yôichi Mitsui | ... | key animator |
| Gerald Moeller | ... | animation director (as Gerald L. Moeller) |
| Toshio Mori | ... | key animator |
| Tomoe Morimoto | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kôzô Morishita | ... | supervising animation director |
| Hiroshi Morita | ... | color checker |
| Shigeru Murakami | ... | key animator |
| Kuniko Murata | ... | ink and paint supervisor |
| Shigenobu Nagasaki | ... | key animator |
| Takako Nakamura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Kazunori Nakazawa | ... | inbetween animator |
| Margaret Nichols | ... | animation director |
| Kazuhiro Ochi | ... | assistant animation checker |
| Masatoyo Ogura | ... | ink and paint department manager |
| Kei Okazaki | ... | inbetween animator |
| Lew Ott | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Hannah Powell | ... | painter |
| Rico Rival | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Harriette Rossall | ... | painter |
| Takao Sakano | ... | inbetween animator |
| Toshikatsu Sanuki | ... | background painter |
| Nobuyoshi Sasakado | ... | key animator |
| Akira Satô | ... | inbetween animation checker |
| Takao Sawada | ... | background art director |
| Robert Schaefer | ... | background art director |
| Mike Sekowsky | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Heidi Shellhorn | ... | painter |
| Tadami Shimokawa | ... | assistant background designer (as Tadaumi Shimokawa) |
| Masanori Shino | ... | key animator |
| Mary Ann Steward | ... | ink and paint supervisor |
| Ryûichi Sugimoto | ... | background department head (as Ryuichi Sugimoto) |
| Kiyomi Sugita | ... | inbetween animator |
| Akira Sugiura | ... | inbetween animator |
| Shizuo Tanaka | ... | inbetween animator |
| Romeo Tanghal | ... | background designer / character designer |
| Britt Teegarden | ... | painter (as Britt Greko) |
| Kiyomitsu Tsuji | ... | key animator |
| Kôichi Tsunoda | ... | final checker: chief animator |
| Satoshi Urushihara | ... | key animator / original mechanical design |
| Toshikazu Usami | ... | assistant animation checker |
| Yasuyoshi Uwai | ... | key animator |
| Britt Van der Nagel | ... | painter |
| Jun Watanabe | ... | inbetween animator |
| Tadashi Yahata | ... | inbetween animator |
| Miyo Yamada | ... | inbetween animator |
| Satoshi Yamaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Shigeyasu Yamauchi | ... | assistant animation director |
| Ryôkichi Yoshizawa | ... | inbetween animation checker (as Ryukichi Yoshizawa) |
| Masahiko Ôkura | ... | assistant animation checker (as Masahiko Okura) |
Music Department
| Charles Calello | ... | musical technical advisor (as Charles Callelo) |
| Peter Collier | ... | music editor |
| Vince DiCola | ... | music producer |
| Ed Fruge | ... | music editor / music producer |
| Robert Mayer | ... | music editor (as Bob Mayer) |
| Tony Papa | ... | music score engineer |
| Spencer Proffer | ... | music arranger / music producer |
| Robert Randles | ... | music consultant |
| Mark Shiney | ... | supervising music editor |
| Casey Young | ... | synthesizer programmer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yoko Okamoto | ... | script continuity |
Additional Crew
| Emi Araki | ... | translator |
| Mark Bakshi | ... | production staff |
| Walter Baric | ... | technical advisor (as Walt Barric) |
| Michael Brochstein | ... | technical advisor |
| Chris Brown | ... | technical advisor |
| Deena Burkett | ... | main title design |
| Wally Burr | ... | voice director |
| Al Carosi | ... | technical advisor |
| John Costello | ... | technical advisor |
| Bob Darcy | ... | technical advisor |
| Paul Davids | ... | production staff |
| Joan Davis | ... | production secretary |
| Paul Denault | ... | technical advisor |
| George Dunsay | ... | technical advisor |
| Eric Early | ... | technical advisor |
| Jim Engle | ... | technical advisor |
| Chuck Fisher | ... | technical advisor |
| Bill Ford | ... | technical advisor |
| Carl Fritz | ... | technical advisor |
| Sid Good | ... | technical advisor |
| Elise Goyette | ... | production coordinator |
| Deborah J. Green | ... | publicist |
| Terri Gruskin | ... | production coordinator |
| Norman Hajjar | ... | technical advisor |
| Mitsuko Y. Hays | ... | translator |
| Deborah Heineman | ... | technical advisor |
| Art Heller | ... | technical advisor |
| Bob Horne | ... | technical advisor |
| Heide Kahme | ... | technical advisor |
| Pat Kiley | ... | technical advisor |
| Ellen Kroner | ... | publicist |
| Paul Kurnit | ... | technical advisor |
| Dave LeBlanc | ... | technical advisor |
| Debbie Lehrhoff | ... | production secretary |
| Matt Lizak | ... | technical advisor |
| Richard Marcej | ... | technical advisor |
| Gene Margoluis | ... | producer's representative |
| Kevin Massey | ... | technical advisor |
| Joyce Masterson | ... | production secretary |
| Hildy Mesnik | ... | production coordinator |
| Bill Millar | ... | main title design |
| Bob Mitchell | ... | technical advisor |
| Melissa Mitten | ... | technical advisor |
| Susan Marie Panettieri | ... | technical advisor |
| Gene Pelc | ... | executive production coordinator |
| Andy Perlmutter | ... | technical advisor |
| Susanne Pollak | ... | technical advisor |
| Bob Prupis | ... | technical advisor |
| Steven Raskin | ... | technical advisor |
| Jack Ratier | ... | technical advisor |
| Steve Reiss | ... | technical advisor |
| Jeff Reynolds | ... | technical advisor |
| Mike Riley | ... | technical advisor |
| Brent Robertson | ... | technical advisor |
| Steve Rodyn | ... | technical advisor |
| Julie Rud | ... | technical advisor |
| Robert Rundbaken | ... | technical advisor |
| Bill Schmidt | ... | technical advisor |
| Steve Schwartz | ... | technical advisor |
| Rosemary Serluca | ... | technical advisor |
| Kevin Shaw | ... | shipping coordinator |
| Yung Shin | ... | production staff |
| Alison Shinners | ... | technical advisor |
| Howard Steinberg | ... | technical advisor |
| Alfa Tate | ... | account supervisor |
| Ed Torton | ... | technical advisor |
| Hildy Travis | ... | technical advisor |
| Norm Young | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1986) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1986) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paris Filmes (1987) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- América Vídeo (1987) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Distributing Corp. (1987) (United States) (VHS) (for IVE/FHE)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (Canada) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1987) (Australia) (VHS)
- Video Gems (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Herald Film Company (1989) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (video)
- Video Colleccion (1990) (Spain) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (1996) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Kid Rhino (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Malofilm Home Video (Canada) (video)
- Maverick Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Rhino Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Seville Pictures (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Maverick Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (for Sony Wonder)
- Sony Music Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (as Sony Wonder)
- Metrodome Distribution (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (reconstructed edition)
- Paramount Pictures (2006) (Canada)
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Metrodome Distribution (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Guangdong Qianhe Audio & Video (2007) (China) (DVD) (remastered edition)
- Hub Network (2013) (United States) (tv)
- Manga Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Manga Entertainment (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2020) (World-wide)
- Funimation UK (2021) (United Kingdom) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Shout! Factory (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Reuben Cannon & Associates (casting)
- Wally Burr Recording (voice recording and processing)
- B & B Sound Studios (ADR)
- Sound Trax Studios (music supervision)
- Scotti Bros. Records (soundtrack album on)
- CBS Records (soundtrack album distributed by)
- Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios (re-recording)
- f-Stop (opticals)
- Toei Animation (animation)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (No. 28235)
- Technicolor (prints)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Decepticons have invaded and taken over the Autobots' home planet, Cybertron. The Autobots are determined to fight back and go to Autobot City on Earth for supplies. Decepticons hijack and take over the ship, resulting in a fierce battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, the result of which is devastating. A new threat to the Autobots appears in the form of Unicron, a massive planet-devouring transformer. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | A monster planet destroys everything in its path, while Optimus Prime and Megatron battle to the death. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,779,559, 10 Aug 1986 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was Orson Welles' final film before his death on October 10, 1985 at the age of 70. He recorded his lines five days prior, on October 5. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 20 mins) When Optimus Prime arrives at Autobot City and begins wiping out Decepticons, he is seen shooting Soundwave. However, Soundwave is clearly seen later on unhurt, carrying Megatron's damaged body. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Stan Bush in Concert with Vince Dicola: Botcon '97 (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Instruments of Destruction See more » |
| Quotes |
[before their final battle]
Megatron: [surprised] Prime! Optimus Prime: One shall stand, one shall fall. Megatron: Why throw away your life so recklessly? Optimus Prime: That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron. See more » |