Masters of the Universe (1987)
This week, the B-Movie Boys travel to Eternia… and then immediately right back to suburban America… to break down the 1987 fantasy adaptation Masters of the Universe.
Dolph Lundgren is He-Man. Frank Langella is Skeletor. Courtney Cox finds a synthesizer that may or may not control the universe. There are laser guns, foam rocks, multiple rubber-suit henchmen, and a villain performance that goes way harder than the rest of the movie deserves.
We dive into toy-line economics, budget gymnastics, earthbound fantasy compromises, and what happens when Shakespearean villain energy collides with mall parking lots.
The Schlockometer is deployed. Eternia is judged. Skeletor absolutely does not phone it in. Tear down the good. Celebrate the bad. Good Journey.
Mentioned in this episode:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Cannon Films
Mattel
Gary Goddard
Superman
Star Wars
Flash Gordon
Rocky IV
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