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The Transformers: The 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.
1986 · Directed by Nelson Shin · 85 min · Animation · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · Family · Screenplay in the scene database · 17 frames
Tagline
Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.
Plot
In 2005, the evil Decepticons have conquered the Transformers' home planet of Cybertron. The heroic Autobots, operating from Cybertron's two moons, prepare a counteroffensive. The Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, sends a shuttle to Autobot City on Earth for supplies. The Decepticons discover their plan, kill four Autobots (Ratchet, Brawn, Prowl, Ironhide), and hijack the ship.
In Autobot City, Hot Rod is fishing with Daniel Witwicky (son of Spike Witwicky). Daniel spots a hole in the hijacked shuttle, Hot Rod sees the Decepticons and attacks, and the Decepticons leap into battle. Optimus arrives with reinforcements and engages the Decepticon leader, Megatron, in combat. Both are mortally wounded, forcing the Decepticons to retreat to space in Astrotrain. Optimus passes the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus, telling him that its power will light the Autobots' darkest hour, and dies.
To conserve fuel, the Decepticons jettison their wounded, including Megatron, abandoned by his treacherous second-in-command, Starscream. Drifting in space, the wounded Decepticons are found by Unicron, a sentient planet-sized transformer who consumes other worlds. Unicron offers Megatron a new body in exchange for destroying the Matrix, which has the power to destroy Unicron. Megatron reluctantly agrees and is remade into Galvatron, while the other jettisoned Decepticons are converted into his new troops, the Sweeps and Cyclonus.
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Crew
- Written by: Ron Friedman
- Cinematography: Masatoshi Fukui
- Edited by: David Hankins
- Music: Vince DiCola
- Produced by: Joe Bacal, Tom Griffin
Cast
- Judd Nelson as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
- Frank Welker as Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
- Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron (voice)
- Orson Welles as Unicron (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper (voice)
- Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee (voice)
- Scatman Crothers as Jazz (voice)
- Susan Blu as Arcee (voice)
- Eric Idle as Wreck-Gar (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: Arabic, English
- Studios: Marvel Productions, Sunbow Productions
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $5,860,601
- Themes: transformation, based on cartoon, based on toy, robot, war, depressing
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