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The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who is after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   15,627 votes
Director:
Nelson Shin
Writer:
Ron Friedman (writer)
Release Date:
8 August 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.
Plot:
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet consuming robot who is after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
All bow to Transformers more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Norman Alden ... Kranix / Arblus (voice)
Jack Angel ... Astrotrain (voice)
Michael Bell ... Prowl / Scrapper / Swoop / Junkion (voice)
Gregg Berger ... Grimlock (voice)
Susan Blu ... Arcee (voice)
Arthur Burghardt ... Devastator (voice)

Corey Burton ... Spike / Brawn / Shockwave (voice)
Roger C. Carmel ... Cyclonus / Quintesson Leader (voice)
Victor Caroli ... Narrator (voice)
Regis Cordic ... Quintesson Judge (voice)
Scatman Crothers ... Jazz (voice)
Peter Cullen ... Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)

BJ Davis ... Dirge (voice)

Paul Eiding ... Perceptor (voice)
Walker Edmiston ... Inferno (voice) (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Transformers the Movie: Apocalypse! Matrix Forever (Japan: English title) (working title)
Transformers: Matrix yo eien ni (Japan)
Transformers: The Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
84 min | Argentina:85 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:PG (Reconstructed Edition) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) | UK:U | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although a toy was not released until 2003, an action figure of Unicron was designed, but the prototype had flimsy arms and a faulty voice-chip, and was scrapped. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Megatron rips through the breach in the shuttle, we see Scavenger behind him, whose body and head are colored entirely purple. Scavenger should have a green body and a black helmet with a grey face mask and red eyes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Kranix: Arblus, look! It's Unicron!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in John's Arm: Armageddon (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Autobot/Decepticon Battle more

FAQ

Was Spike's expletive in the original script?
Which characters first debuted in this movie?
Which characters were killed off in this movie?
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33 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
All bow to Transformers, 13 April 2004
Author: corporate_sid from Sydney, Australia

First of all, anyone who has left a negative comment on this movie has something wrong with them, seriously. I have no idea when I first saw this movie but I was about 6-ish. I'm now 22 and this is still a bloody awesome film. I have always been a big Transformers fan and I know I might seem a bit bias, but I own the movie on DVD and have shown it to a number of transformer illiterates, male and female, young and old and still the only people I know who have ever got a bit sick of it are my parents, as they have seen it about as many times as myself. Everything about this movie is excellent, from the new characters, to the fact that the autobots seem to suck at shooting anything ( as opposed to the usual 'bad guys can't shoot for doit'.) even down to what would be, if not for the movie it's in, one of the crappiest songs ever 'the touch', by the Loins I think. THE Battle, Primes death, the creation of Galvatron, the Junkbots, Sharkticons, Unicron, IT IS ALL GOLD!!!! Anyone who liked 80's cartoons should love this movie, and so should all your Kids, if not, I think it's time to go and get checked out by your G.P.

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