Author Topic: The History of He-Man and the making of Masters of the Universe (Read 3744 times)

Al Doggity · « **on:** October 06, 2015, 06:28:03 PM »

Interesting longread on the background of the toy and film. Some of this stuff is common knowledge, but some good insight into why the film was so... questionable. Dolph barely knew English and the director was sort of stuck with him, so that's one of the reasons He-Man is a practically a side character. The film was produced by the notorious Cannon Films and the company was bankrupt by the time the movie debuted.

http://www.slashfilm.com/masters-of-the-universe-oral-history/

Nails · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2015, 06:35:28 PM »

i remember watching it as a 9yr old kid? and thinking , man what a shitty movie, and i didnt even know what shitty was at the time, but i know, THIS movie was SHITTY!

Army of One · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2015, 06:37:48 PM »

Quote from: Nails on October 06, 2015, 06:35:28 PM

i remember watching it as a 9yr old kid? and thinking , man what a shitty movie, and i didnt even know what shitty was at the time, but i know, THIS movie was SHITTY!

Same, I'm not even sure I finished it, I remember something about him coming to the present and a Wal-Mart or something.I remember how let down I felt.

Nails · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2015, 06:38:14 PM »

Da Fuck! is the guy from Star Trek doing at the Making of He-Man

Al Doggity · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2015, 06:46:48 PM »

Quote from: Nails on October 06, 2015, 06:35:28 PM

i remember watching it as a 9yr old kid? and thinking , man what a shitty movie, and i didnt even know what shitty was at the time, but i know, THIS movie was SHITTY!

It was barely related to the cartoon lol. The article is interesting. The director goes into why they made certain production decisions. Like the budget was too low to have an Orko character or to set it on Eternia, so most of it takes place on Earth, with the exception of the first and last scenes.

Pray_4_War · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2015, 08:51:10 PM »

I was really into the cartoon series as a kid so when this came out I was like "Cool, but WTF?"

I just watched it on netflix the other day. Gwildor fucking sucked and was so fucking annoying. Oh yeah, and if you ever watch it again count how many times they say his name. It's insane.

Al Doggity · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:14:16 PM »

Quote from: Pray_4_War on October 06, 2015, 08:51:10 PM

I was really into the cartoon series as a kid so when this came out I was like "Cool, but WTF?"

I just watched it on netflix the other day. Gwildor fucking sucked and was so fucking annoying. Oh yeah, and if you ever watch it again count how many times they say his name. It's insane.

I saw that it was added to netflix recently and was considering giving it a rewatch. I distinctly remember He-Man not seeming to be very strong in the movie, and when I was a kid, I was sort of confused about whether or not it was an actual He-Man movie or if they had made the movie first and then worked out all of the details for the cartoon series. I actually don't remember it being released in theaters, I only ever saw it on cable.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:19:21 PM »

We saw in the theater about five nights in a row - we thought it was awesomely good/bad. 'Course we were stoned out of our gourds. Good times.

funk51 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:34:11 PM »

this guy had more range than dolph...

_bruce_ · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:52:23 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on October 07, 2015, 01:34:11 PM

this guy had more range than dolph...

The Masters were equipped with the perfect legs for squatting - HeMan, as legend has it, squatted in the high Then-Thousands.
Btw, Skeletor was more of a leg extension dude so he was punished and had to play the bad guy.

mazrim · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2015, 02:23:57 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on October 07, 2015, 01:34:11 PM

this guy had more range than dolph...

i have that one!

funk51 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2015, 03:27:18 PM »

that's why so many of you are on here now..

SquidVicious · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2015, 04:42:54 PM »

That He-Man doll looks exactly like Mike O'Hearn except he looks closer to 230 than 229 lbs.

wes · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2015, 04:54:28 PM »

I don`t watch anything with Dolph Lundrgren in it.

Pray_4_War · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2015, 06:15:22 PM »

Mind blown that it was Frank Langella playing Skeletor in the movie.

Hulkotron · « **Reply #15 on:** October 07, 2015, 06:35:02 PM »

Quote from: Pray_4_War on October 07, 2015, 06:15:22 PM

Mind blown that it was Frank Langella playing Skeletor in the movie.

He was great, easily the best part of the movie.

jude2 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 07, 2015, 08:50:06 PM »

I thought Mike O hern was going to be Heman.

sancho ed · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2015, 11:43:54 PM »

I remember "too bad"......the guy with the 2 heads....easily the guy with the best taper...super wide!

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2015, 11:49:57 PM »

Quote from: sancho ed on October 07, 2015, 11:43:54 PM

I remember "too bad"......the guy with the 2 heads....easily the guy with the best taper...super wide!

TWO-Bad, due to being two individuals you silly goose.

Before they merged they were Tuvar and Baddrah.

Baddrah and Tuvar

But yes, he was the widest, wider than both Heath and Keith Richards for sure

Tito24 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 08, 2015, 06:54:05 AM »

God i loved heman. My youth was about heman and ji joe.
as young as i was i had teela having sex with evilyn. First hard penis ever

Wiggs · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2015, 09:12:14 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on October 07, 2015, 03:27:18 PM

that's why so many of you are on here now..

You laugh but it's true. It is for me anyway. He man started this muscle shit, then Lou in the Hulk.

irishdave · « **Reply #21 on:** October 08, 2015, 09:21:25 AM »

I won't lie, I used to rent that movie and watch it over and over again - I loved Dolph probably one of my biggest influences other than Arnold or Sly

njflex · « **Reply #22 on:** October 08, 2015, 09:21:52 AM »

LUNDGREN UPPED THE DOSE FOR IT...

SuperTed · « **Reply #23 on:** October 08, 2015, 10:15:02 AM »

Quote from: Nails on October 06, 2015, 06:35:28 PM

i remember watching it as a 9yr old kid? and thinking , man what a shitty movie, and i didnt even know what shitty was at the time, but i know, THIS movie was SHITTY!

I remember thinking the same when I saw Streetfighter for the first time as a kid.

Kwon_2 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 08, 2015, 11:00:34 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on October 07, 2015, 03:27:18 PM

that's why so many of you are on here now..

I think we all were impressed and inspired by their physiques back in 1981-1983 since we never had seen anything like it before.

Not even Big Jim-figures had these proportions and definition.