Masters of the Universe (1987) (with Matt Swaford) | Movie Oubliette
Movie OublietteMay 26, 202601:25:18

Masters of the Universe (1987) (with Matt Swaford) | Movie Oubliette

To mark the release of the new Masters of the Universe film, Matt Swaford of Reklaimer's Vintage Toys (https://www.instagram.com/reklaimers_vintage_toys/https://www.instagram.com/reklaimers_vintage_toys/) joins us to revisit Cannon Films' notorious attempt to launch the cinematic branch of Mattel's toy franchise in 1987. Featuring an all-star cast of Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, James 'Mr Strickland' Tolkan, a pre-Voyager Robert Duncan MacNeill, and pre-almost everything Courteney Cox, the film is most remembered for disappointing fans of the sword and sorcery sci-fi mash-up by setting most of the action in a school gymnasium on present day Earth, and replacing Orko and Battle Cat with the more budget-friendly Billy Barty in an orange troll make-up.

But is it an unfairly maligned hidden gem or a best-forgotten example of 80s genre excess on the cheap? Find out!

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