Masters of the Universe is a slapdash adaptation of the He-Man mythos that can't overcome its cynical lack of raison d'etre, no matter how admirably Frank Langella throws himself into the role of Skeletor.
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Director -
Gary Goddard -
Producer -
Yoram Globus , Menahem Golan -
Screenwriter -
David Odell -
Distributor -
Warner Home Vídeo , Cannon Films -
Production Co -
Cannon Group , Edward R. Pressman Film Corp. , Golan-Globus -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 7, 1987, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$16.3M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Surround