---
title: 'Masters of the Universe (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gary Goddard'
released: '1987-08-07'
runtime_minutes: 101
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/masters-of-the-universe-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093507/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Masters of the Universe (1987)

1987 · PG · 101 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Masters of the Universe is a 1987 American sword and sorcery film based on the Masters of the Universe franchise by Mattel. The film was directed by Gary Goddard, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan, and written by David Odell. It stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox, James Tolkan, Christina Pickles, and Meg Foster with supporting roles by Billy Barty, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field, and Robert Duncan McNeill. The film follows two teenagers who meet He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, who travels to Earth with his friends, Man-At-Arms and Teela, to stop their archenemy, the evil Skeletor from obtaining a cosmic key that will enable him to take over their home planet Eternia and the entire universe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gary Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goddard)
- **Screenplay:** [Donald F. Glut](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-f-glut), [David Odell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-odell), [Stephen Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tolkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-conti)
- **Producer:** [Edward R. Pressman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-r-pressman), [Menahem Golan](https://cinepixo.com/people/menahem-golan), [Yoram Globus](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoram-globus)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hanania Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanania-baer)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Robert Duncan McNeill](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duncan-mcneill) as Kevin Corrigan
- [Dolph Lundgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolph-lundgren) as He-Man
- [Anthony De Longis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-de-longis)
- [Billy Barty](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-barty) as Gwildor
- [Barry Livingston](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-livingston)
- [Courteney Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/courteney-cox) as Julia Winston
- [Meg Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/meg-foster) as Evil-Lyn
- [Chelsea Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/chelsea-field) as Teela
- [James Tolkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tolkan)
- [Jon Cypher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-cypher) as Man-At-Arms
- [Christina Pickles](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-pickles) as Sorceress of Castle Grayskull

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