# Masters of the Universe (1987)

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**Runtime**: 106 min
**Genres**: Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller
**Directed by**: Gary Goddard
**Written by**: David Odell
**Starring**: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field

> *A battle fought in the stars...now comes to Earth.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Eternia, darkening skies, a fortress under siege. 
A cosmic key fuels Skeletor's conquest of Castle Grayskull, He-Man seeks its duplicate. 
This cheesy fantasy adventure lands best as a nostalgic guilty pleasure.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, playful

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