Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie, Spike and a few autobots are about to be dropped into the vat of acid. When the view is from above the vat, look carefully to see Daniel already in the room standing in the very spot he will shoot the cover from. However, a frame or two later shows Daniel running into the room. (01:13:48)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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Directed by: Nelson Shin
Starring: Frank Welker, Eric Idle, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, Orson Welles, Michael Bell, Jack Angel, Norman Alden
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This movie was an overglorified showcase for 1986 Christmas toys. The plot was pretty weak and the new characters were hard to connect with. These new characters like Cup and Blurr were force fed down an 80's child throat like a 2nd can Coke II.
Killing off Prime during the height of his popularity was a mistake and that's one reason why no-one wanted to see this movie. Little Timmy probably cried his eyes out during the movie because Prime died and then he told his friends. This movie's only chance at success was word of mouth of an excited little boy which this movie didn't have going for it. They would have been better off repackaging the Optimus Prime character, and repackaging a new toy to go along with it.
Then again this movie is from an era where a billion dollar (Coke) company tried to replace it's flagship product. Why I remember my mom buying a 6-pack of Coke II and the last can sat in the fridge for 6 months. Like that can of Coke II, I lost interest in the Transformers shortly after this movie came out and I didn't ask for a Transformers toy for Christmas 1986.
More mistakes in Transformers: The Movie
Starscream: Oh, how it pains me to do this!
Megatron: Wait, I still function!
Starscream: Wanna bet?
Trivia: Even though Starscream was killed in the movie, he came back in two later TV episodes as a ghost. He also appeared in one Beast Wars episode.
More questions & answers from Transformers: The Movie
Answer: The planet was called Lithone. According to a comic book adaptation, the race that dwelled there were an offshoot of the Transformers who were more emotional. The limited information given on the only two characters named in the movie, Arblus and Kranix, shows that they can transform even though this is never shown.