The Transformers: The Movie

Release: August 08, 1986

Bridging between the second and third seasons of Hasbro's 'The Transformers' syndicated series, this feature-length adaptation was the first animated movie in its franchise until 2024's 'Transformers: One'. starring the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Lionel Stander, and Orson Welles (in his final role); co-starring John Moschitta Jr.; also starring Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Susan Blu, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton, Roger C. Carmel, Victor Caroli [narrating], Rege Cordic, Peter Cullen, Scatman Crothers, Bud Davis, Walker Edmiston, Paul Eiding, Ed Gilbert, Dan Gilvezan, Buster Jones, Stan Jones, Casey Kasem, Christopher Collins, David Mendenhall, Don Messick, Hal Rayle, Clive Revill, Neil Ross, Lionel Stander, and Frank Welker. Nelson Shin co-produced and directs from writer Ron Friedman; Story Consultant: Flint Dale. Producer: Joe Bacal; Executive Producers: Lee Gunther and Margaret Loesch; Supervising Producer: Jay Bacal. Music Score by Vince DiCola. from Sunbow Productions/Marvel Productions. a DEG release. Approved [#28235]/rated PG

Trailers

"Friday ['10s]" Hub Family Movie promo

"Today [//(/04)]" YTV's 3 Hairy Thumbs Up promo

This TV spot came from a VHS tape full of trailers.

Fathom Events Trailer

This is a long TV spot for the movie.

Japanese Promo Reel

Posters

Quotes

Wreck-Gar: "Yes friends, act now, destroy Unicron. Kill the Grand Poobah. Eliminate even the toughest stain."

Grimlock: "Tell Grimlock about petro-rabbits again."

Kup: "I'll give you petro-rabbits."

Astrotrain: "Jettison the weight or I'll never make it to Cybertron."

Starscream: "Fellow Decepticons, Astrotrain has requested that we lighten our burden."

Ultra Magnus: "(straining) Open, dammit, open. Prime you said the matrix would light our darkest hour."

Starscream: "Who disrupts my coronation?"

Galvatron: ""Coronation", Starscream? This is bad comedy."

Starscream: "Megatron? Is that you?"

Galvatron: "Here's a hint! (Galvatron transforms and shoots Starscream. Starscream crackles and falls to dust)"

Galvatron: "Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"

Rumble: "What did he say his name was?"

Galvatron: "Galvatron!"

Swoop: "Me Swoop no see nothing."

Grimlock: "Me Grimlock positive Hot Rod and Kup close."

Slag: "Me Slag say you full of beryllium baloney!"

Grimlock: "Me Grimlock say you full of cesium salami."

Slag: "Beryllium baloney!"

Devastator: "Prepare for extermination!"

Optimus Prime: "Ironhide, report to me at once."

Ironhide: "Every time I look into a monitor Prime, my circuts sizzle. When are we going to start busting Deceptichops?"

Optimus Prime: "I want you to make a special run to Autobot City on earth."

Ironhide: "But Prime."

Optimus Prime: "Listen Ironhide... We don't have enough energon cubes to power a full-scale assault."

Kup: "Of all the circuit glitched, diode blown dimwittery. You left a piece out."

Hot Rod: "No way. You're just a little stiff."

Kup: "Anyway all things considered you did an amazing job lad. Amazing."

Hot Rod: "Really?"

Kup: "Yeah. You even got rid of a nasty burr in my rotator. Now let's find the Dinobots and get off of this twisted planet."

Optimus Prime: "Dinobots, destroy Devastator!"

Grimlock: "Me, Grimlock, love challenge!"

Grimlock: "Me Grimlock no kisser, Me Grimlock king."

Starscream: "(Megatron has been gravely injured in his fight with Optimus Prime) How do you feel, mighty Megatron?(kicks Megatron)"

Blitzwing: "Come on down Autobrat!"

Ironhide: "Hey, Prowl! You notice how often Prime has to drain the lizard nowadays?"

Prowl: "Yea! He must be French, cuz he's-a-peein'! Ha ha ha!"

Ironhide: "Uhh, I think that's "*You're* a-peein'""

Prowl: "He he he... but... I'm not."

Ironhide: "Ugh, such a Retardicon."

Rodimus Prime: "Now light our darkest hour."

Hot Rod: "Optimus forgive me!"

Optimus Prime: "Arise.......Rodimus Prime!"

Rodimus Prime: "Opitimus?!"

Slag: "Excuse me!"

Spike: "Oh Shit what are we gonna do now!?"