The Transformers: The Movie

In 2005, the Decepticons rule Cybertron. A raid on Autobot City on Earth ends in a duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron: both are mortally wounded, and Optimus passes the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus before he dies. Starscream dumps Megatron into space, where he's found by Unicron, a planet-sized robot that eats worlds. In exchange for a new body, Megatron becomes Galvatron and promises to destroy the Matrix, the one thing that can stop Unicron. Galvatron kills Starscream, retakes command, kills Ultra Magnus and seizes the Matrix. At the end, Unicron swallows Galvatron and the Matrix. Hot Rod flies inside the giant, opens the Matrix, becomes Rodimus Prime and destroys Unicron from within. Its severed head is left orbiting Cybertron, back in Autobot hands.

1. Behind the scenesOrson Welles's final role

   Orson Welles voiced Unicron and died shortly after recording. His voice was weak, so it was run through a synthesizer and sped up by about 8%.

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2. CameoSpock, Monty Python and a teen star

   Leonard Nimoy voices Galvatron, Monty Python's Eric Idle plays Wreck-Gar, and Judd Nelson is Hot Rod.

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3. Reference“The Touch” ended up in Boogie Nights

   Stan Bush's song was first written for the film Cobra. Years later, Mark Wahlberg's Dirk Diggler sings it in Boogie Nights.

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4. Behind the scenesKilled off to sell toys

   Hasbro had several characters killed to make room for the 1986 toy line. Optimus's death left kids in tears and sparked a fan letter-writing campaign.

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5. Behind the scenesCo-produced with Toei

   The film was built to launch the 1986 toy line, with Japan's Toei Animation as a co-production company.

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