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He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

Original title: The Secret of the Sword
  • 1985
  • G
  • 1h 40m
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7.2/10
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Melendy Britt, George DiCenzo, John Erwin, Alan Oppenheimer, and Lou Scheimer in He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.
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Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.

  • Directors
    • Ed Friedman
    • Lou Kachivas
    • Marsh Lamore
  • Writers
    • Larry DiTillio
    • Romeo Muller
    • Bob Forward
  • Stars
    • John Erwin
    • Melendy Britt
    • Alan Oppenheimer
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ed Friedman
      • Lou Kachivas
      • Marsh Lamore
    • Writers
      • Larry DiTillio
      • Romeo Muller
      • Bob Forward
    • Stars
      • John Erwin
      • Melendy Britt
      • Alan Oppenheimer
    • 28User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    John Erwin
    John Erwin
    • Prince Adam
    • (voice)
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    Melendy Britt
    Melendy Britt
    • Princess Adora
    • (voice)
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    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
    • Skeletor
    • (voice)
    • …
    Linda Gary
    Linda Gary
    • Teela
    • (voice)
    • …
    George DiCenzo
    George DiCenzo
    • Bow
    • (voice)
    • …
    Erika Scheimer
    • Queen Angella
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lou Scheimer
    Lou Scheimer
    • King Randor
    • (voice)
    • (as Erik Gunden)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Ed Friedman
      • Lou Kachivas
      • Marsh Lamore
    • Writers
      • Larry DiTillio
      • Romeo Muller
      • Bob Forward
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    • Trivia
      The movie was made out of the first five episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985) Its purpose was to introduce She-Ra' character for the new show that would accompany He-man as a sister show. The TV episodes were created first, and then edited into the feature film. This meant that the music score had to be restructured and a couple of scenes were tweaked (also see Alternate Versions)
    • Goofs
      Battle Cat knocks Catra's mask off, causing her to return to humanoid form, and begins to chase her. However, when he is seen still chasing her a short time later, the mask is back on her head.
    • Quotes

      Garv the Innkeeper: Welcome to the Laughing Swan, stranger. How may we serve you today?

      Cringer: Uh, how about a little chow?

      Garv the Innkeeper: Uh, your uh, your animal, he... uh... he speaks?

      Adam: Well, doesn't everybody?

    • Crazy credits
      Writer Larry DiTillio's last name was misspelled on the original release as 'DiTillo'. This was corrected for the DVD release.
    • Alternate versions
      Television Version aired as the first five episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985) with additional footage that was cut out of the feature film.
    • Connections
      Edited from She-Ra: Princess of Power: Into Etheria (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      I Have The Power
      Composed by Erika Scheimer, Shuki Levy, and Haim Saban
      Lyrics by Erika Scheimer
      Performed by Erika Scheimer and Noam Kaniel
      Courtesy of Shermley Music Co. ASCAP

    User reviews28

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    Memories ...

    I don't care what people say about the quality of the animation. Anyone born between 1978 and 1981 has to have fond memories of the show. Cartoon Network recently started a remake of the show, sticking more to the original plotline than the live-action movie. I watched one of the episode and I can still, after not having watched the show for 17 years, name all of the characters.

    As for the movie, I think it should be released on DVD. Every guy in his early to mid twenties would buy it. It is a classic, and today's children should get a chance to experience it.
    • Superlich
    • Sep 8, 2002
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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Secret of the Sword
    • Production companies
      • Filmation Associates
      • Mattel
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,660,857
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,660,857
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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