The Transformers: The Movie
“Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.”
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.
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Cast
33 people
Judd Nelson
Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
Known for
The Breakfast Club
Girl in the Basement
Peter Cullen
Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Frank Welker
Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
Known for
Futurama
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Leonard Nimoy
Galvatron (voice)
Known for
Fringe
Star Trek
Orson Welles
Unicron (voice)
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Casey Kasem
Cliffjumper (voice)
Known for
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The Transformers
Dan Gilvezan
Bumblebee (voice)
Known for
The Transformers
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Scatman Crothers
Jazz (voice)
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Susan Blu
Arcee (voice)
Known for
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
Eric Idle
Wreck-Gar (voice)
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Robert Stack
Ultra Magnus (voice)
Known for
Hercules
Airplane!
Norman Alden
Kranix (voice)
Known for
The Sword in the Stone
The All-New Super Friends Hour
Nelson Shin Director · Ron Friedman Writer Vince DiCola Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $6M · United States release August 8, 1986
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,024,103
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Marvel Productions
Production
Sunbow Productions
Production
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Production
Hasbro
Production
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · August 8, 1986
Theatrical
United States
September 26, 2021 · Limited theatrical · 35th anniversary
September 17, 2026 · Theatrical · 40th anniversary
Australia
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-release
Ireland
December 5, 1986 · Theatrical
September 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-release
Japan
August 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 9, 2009 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 5, 1986 · Theatrical
May 4, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-Release
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