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Transformers: The Movie (U.S.)

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[ sequel of Transformers (U.S. TV), part of [Transformers] ]

Related anime:
    Transformers: The Animated Movie (U.S. manga) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
Transformers - Der Kampf um Cybertron (German)
トランスフォーマー ザ・ムービー (Japanese)
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: It is the year 2005. Twenty-one years after the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons resumed their neverending war on planet Earth, the Decepticons have conquered the robots' home planet Cybertron. After a surprise attack by the Decepticons, both factions wage a gruesome battle at Autobot City. In the midst of the battle, Autobot leader Optimus Prime dies during his fight with Decepticon leader Megatron. The Autobot Matrix of Leadership is then passed on to second-in-command Ultra Magnus. Meanwhile, a badly-damaged Megatron is jettisoned by Starscream into deep space, where he encounters the planet-eating robot Unicron and is reborn as Galvatron, the new Decepticon leader. With Galvatron's reign on the rise and Unicron's imminent arrival within Cybertron's orbit, the Autobots must act quickly and protect the Matrix or face total annihilation.
Running time: 84 minutes
Vintage: 1986-08-08
Premiere date:
1986-08-08 (USA)
1989-08-09 (Japan)
Releases: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Transformers" by Lion
Ending Theme:
"Transformers" by Lion
Links: We have 7
Trivia: We have 21
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 4
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Related releases:
    The Transformers - The Movie (20th Anniversary Special Edition) (Dub.DVD) 2006-11-07 (from $63.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Storyboard: Sangil Shim

Background Art Director: Takao Sawada

Animation Cameraman:
Masaru Banzai
Yukio Katayama

Assistant Animation Checker:
Akihiro Enomoto
Kazuhiro Ochi
Kazuo Hayashi
Masahiko Ohkura
Takashi Hyoudo
Toshikazu Usami

Assistant Animation Director:
Masao Itou
Seung Kyun Baik
Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Assistant Background Designer: Tadaumi Shimokawa

Assistant Editor:
Shinichi Fukumitsu
Shinji Shimizu

Background Department Manager: Ryuichi Sugimoto

Background Painter:
Kazuo Ebisawa
Toshikatsu Sanuki

Chief animator: Koichi Tsunoda

Chief Cameraman: Masatoshi Fukui

Color Checker:
Hiroshi Morita
Kazuo Kinugasa

Final Checking: Koichi Tsunoda

In-Between Animation:
Akira Sugiura
Hiroaki Daiji
Jun Watanabe
Kazunori Nakazawa
Kazuya Komai
Kei Okazaki
Kiyomi Sugita
Mario Ishiyama
Miyo Yamada
Ryuji Ajiri
Shigeru Hayashi
Shizuo Tanaka
Tadashi Yahata
Takako Nakamura
Takao Sakano
Takehiro Iima
Teruo Hattori
Tomoe Morimoto
Tomoko Fukui
Yoshiharu Azuma

In-Between Check:
Akira Sato
Hitoshi Abe
Ryukichi Yoshizawa

Ink & Paint:
Hiroshi Kosakai
Masatoyo Ogura

Ink & Paint Supervisor:
Junko Furuya
Kuniko Murata

Inker:
Mihoko Irie
Reiko Igarashi

Key Animation:
Kiyomitsu Tsuji
Kouichi Fukuda
Masanori Shino
Nam Yul Park
Nobuyoshi Sasakado
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Shigemitsu Fujitaka
Shigenobu Nagasaki
Shigeo Matoba
Shigeru Murakami
Takahiro Kagami
Toshio Mori
Yasuyoshi Uwai
Yoichi Mitsui
Yoshinobu Inano
Yoshinori Kanamori
Yoshitaka Koyama
Yoshito Miki

Original Mechanical Design:
Hiroyuki Obara
Shohei Kohara
Shoji Kawamori

Original Unicron Design: Hiroyuki Hataike

Production manager:
Hiroshi Meguro
Satoru Nakamura
Takuya Igarashi

Script Continuity: Yoko Okamoto

Special Effects: Shoji Sato

Supervising Animation Director: Kozo Morishita

 

Hiroya Ishimaru as Hot Rodimus / Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime)

Mizuho Suzuki as Unicron

Seizo Katou as Megatron/Galvatron

Sho Hayami as Ultra Magnus

Tesshô Genda as Convoy (Optimus Prime)

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Starscream

Kazue Komiya as Wheelie

Ken Yamaguchi as Blurr

Kenyuu Horiuchi as Springer

Masako Katsuki as Arcee

Masashi Ebara as Spike Witwicky

Mayumi Tanaka as Daniel Witwicky

Osamu Saka as Chaar (Kup)

Toshio Ishii as Wreck-Gar

Yoku Shioya as Bumblebee

Issei Masamune as
Narration
Quintessons
Soundwave

Keiichi Nanba as
Broadcast (Blaster)
Dirge
Junkion
Quintessons
Scavenger
Scrapper

Ken Shiroyama as
Frenzy/Rumble
Mixmaster
Perceptor
Quintessons
Thrust

Ken Yamaguchi as
Arblus
Rumble/Frenzy
Slag

Masashi Ebara as
Blitzwing
Guren (Hook)
Quintesson Leader
Skywarp

Minoru Inaba as
Brawn
Cyclonus
Meister (Jazz)
Sludge

Osamu Saka as Ramjet

Sho Hayami as
Ironhide
Quintessons

Takurou Kitagawa as
Astrotrain
Cliffjumper
Grimlock

Toshio Ishii as
Bonecrusher
Kranix
Prowl
Quintessons
Shrapnel

Yoku Shioya as
Kickback
Swoop

Yutaka Shimaka as
Devastator
Laserwave (Shockwave)
Scourge

Japanese companies 

Distributor: Takara

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Nelson Shin

Screenplay: Ron Friedman

Storyboard: Peter Chung

Music: Vince DiCola

Art director: Pete Ciccotto (DVD Bonus Features)

Executive producer:
Annmarie Gatti (DVD Bonus Features)
Dino De Laurentiis
Lee Gunther
Margaret Loesch

Producer:
Ariana Tsoutsas (DVD Bonus Features)
Joe Bacal
Randy Koshinskie (DVD Bonus Features)
Tom Griffin

Associate producer:
Masaharu Eto
Tomo Fukamoto

Co-Producer: Nelson Shin

Cover Art:
Don Figueroa (20th Anniversary DVD)
Josh Burcham (20th Anniversary DVD)

Label Copy Coordination: Phil Swain (DVD Bonus Features)

Music producer:
Ernie Burns ("Instruments of Destruction")
Randy Bishop (Spectre General songs)
Richie Wise
Rick Derringer ("Dare to be Stupid")
Spencer Proffer (Spectre General songs)

Original Concept Design: Floro Dery

Project Coordination: Lauryn Nicasio (DVD Bonus Features)

Story Consultant: Flint Dille

Supervising Producer: Jay Bacal

Theme Song Composition:
Anne Bryant ("Transformers")
Ford Kinder ("Transformers")
Lenny Macaluso ("The Touch")
Stan Bush ("The Touch")

Theme Song Performance:
Al Yankovic ("Dare to be Stupid")
Lion ("Transformers")
N.R.G. ("Instruments of Destruction")
Spectre General ("Hunger")
Stan Bush ("Dare", "The Touch")

Voice Direction: Wally Burr

 

Frank Welker as Megatron

Judd Nelson as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime

Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron

Orson Welles as Unicron

Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime

Chris Latta as Starscream

Corey Burton as Spike Witwicky

Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee

David Mendenhall as Daniel Witwicky

Eric Idle as Wreck-Gar

Frank Welker as
Soundwave
Wheelie

Gregg Berger as Grimlock

John Moschitta Jr. as Blurr

Lionel Stander as Kup

Neil Ross as Springer

Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus

Roger C. Carmel as Cyclonus

Susan Blu as Arcee

Arthur Burghardt as Devastator

B.J. Davis as Dirge

Bud Davis as Dirge

Buster Jones as Blaster

Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper

Chris Latta as Wheeljack

Clive Revill as Kickback

Corey Burton as
Brawn
Shockwave

Don Messick as Scavenger

Ed Gilbert as Blitzwing

Frank Welker as
Frenzy
Junkion
Laserbeak
Rumble

Hal Rayle as Shrapnel

Jack Angel as Astrotrain

Michael Bell as
Bombshell
Scrapper
Swoop

Neil Ross as
Bonecrusher
Hook
Slag

Norm Alden as Kranix

Paul Eiding as Perceptor

Peter Cullen as Ironhide

Regis Cordic as Quintesson Judge

Roger C. Carmel as Quintesson Leader

Scatman Crothers as Jazz

Stan Jones as Scourge

Victor Caroli as Narrator

Walker Edmiston as Inferno

English companies 

Animation: Toei Animation

Broadcaster: Syndicated

Distributor:
Family Home Entertainment (Expired)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Metrodome Distribution Ltd (UK)
Rhino (Expired)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2006)

DVD Authoring: The Cannery (20th Anniversary DVD)

DVD Design: The Cannery (20th Anniversary DVD)

Licensed by:
Hasbro
Sunbow Productions

Music Production:
Scotti Bros. Records (Original 1986 Soundtrack)
Volcano Entertainment

Production:
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Hasbro
Marvel Productions
Sunbow Productions

Recording Studio: Wally Burr Recording

Remastering: Magno Sound and Video (20th Anniversary DVD)

Spanish staff 
Spanish companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster:
Cinema Platino Plus (Mexico)
Fox Kids Latin America

DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión

TV Distribution: Selecta Visión

Spanish cast 

Alejandro Abdalah as Megatron/Galvatron

Edgar Wald as Optimus Prime

Guillermo Romano as Unicron

German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 

Crock Krumbiegel as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime

Manfred Erdmann as
Galvatron
Megatron

Thomas Rau as Optimus Prime

Werner Abrolat as Unicron

Bernd Simon as
Blurr
Starscream

Christoph Lindert as Kup

Fritz von Hardenberg as Ultra Magnus

Ulf-Jürgen Wagner as Bumblebee

Tonio von der Meden as Jazz

Ulrich Frank as Cliffjumper

German companies 

Broadcaster: RTL

 
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