Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalIMDb TIFF Portrait StudioHispanic Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

  • 1986
  • G
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
587
YOUR RATING
Roddy McDowall in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
ActionAdventureAnimationFamilySci-Fi

The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.The Go-Bots fight to rescue the Rock People.

  • Directors
    • Don Lusk
    • Ray Patterson
    • Alan Zaslove
  • Writer
    • Jeff Segal
  • Stars
    • Margot Kidder
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Michael Bell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    587
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Don Lusk
      • Ray Patterson
      • Alan Zaslove
    • Writer
      • Jeff Segal
    • Stars
      • Margot Kidder
      • Roddy McDowall
      • Michael Bell
    • 9User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos34

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 27
    View Poster

    Top cast22

    Edit
    Margot Kidder
    Margot Kidder
    • Solitaire
    • (voice)
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Nuggit
    • (voice)
    Michael Bell
    Michael Bell
    • Slimestone
    • (voice)
    • …
    Foster Brooks
    Foster Brooks
    • Stoneheart
    • (voice)
    • …
    Arthur Burghardt
    Arthur Burghardt
    • Turbo
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ken Campbell
    • Vanguard
    Philip L. Clarke
    • Herr Fiend
    • (voice)
    • (as Philip Lewis Clarke)
    • …
    Peter Cullen
    Peter Cullen
    • Pincher
    • (voice)
    • …
    Ike Eisenmann
    Ike Eisenmann
    • Nick Burns
    • (voice)
    Bernard Erhard
    • Cy-Kill
    • (voice)
    Dick Gautier
    Dick Gautier
    • Brimstone
    • (voice)
    • (as Richard Gautier)
    • …
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Marbles
    • (voice)
    • …
    Marilyn Lightstone
    Marilyn Lightstone
    • Crasher
    • (voice)
    Michael Nouri
    Michael Nouri
    • Boulder
    • (voice)
    Morgan Paull
    Morgan Paull
    • Matt Hunter
    • (voice)
    Lou Richards
    Lou Richards
    • Leader-1
    • (voice)
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Magmar
    • (voice)
    Leslie Speights
    Leslie Speights
    • A.J. Foster
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Don Lusk
      • Ray Patterson
      • Alan Zaslove
    • Writer
      • Jeff Segal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews9

    5.5587
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    2torillaface

    rock lords

    The whole movie was to sell toys. Even Leader one was awful when he didn't want to save Cy- kill, the nut. Is this the same Leader- one? Not that the psycho didn't deserve to be saved, they should have put more thought into this movie not just to sell more toys. The part of the lava scene was unrealistic and they should have added more young go bots. Get rid of those weird rock creatures and put in some young guardians and renegades. They are girl go bots so I resume that they can reproduce since they have souls of men and brains. The only smart people in this entire movie were the girls, Soltaire, small foot and A.j. It would be better if you had a hot shot guardian trying to get himself in trouble than three old pros and a rebellious renegade fighting with old rusty renegade.
    5mrsatan

    Forgettable; no wonder it flopped

    Totally generic, forgettable trash. Boring story and terrible animation (typical of Hanna Barbera). Not much different than the equally forgettable TV series, except with this they got "celebrity" voices. Hanna Barbera should never have been hired to make a robot cartoon. There was a reason Transformers is remembered and loved and Gobots gone and forgotten-- the difference in quality of their respective television shows. Both were good toys, but Transformers had fun stories and great animation (for its time). Gobots was standard Saturday Morning schlock. I strongly suggest get the DVDs of "Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos" (currently out on Region 1) instead and see how the Gobots & Rock Lords should have been done.
    2blackarachnia2

    Was It Because Tonka Was Running A Bit Low On Ideas?

    You'd think that with all of the money that Tonka was making selling Gobots they could come up with new and better ideas than Rock Lords. I was almost 10 when this movie came out and frankly I didn't really see what all of the fuss was about. A transforming rock shtick that was probably done because Tonka running a bit low on ideas. I can't even begin to tell everyone how disappointing this movie was to me. Maybe it was because I was a preteen and I really didn't care or it could have been because I was getting into other things.

    If I had the chance to compare this movie to the Transformers movie I'd have said that the Transformers would have won hands down. The Transformers movie was nowhere near as violent as this movie was and even then at least the writers of the Transformers movie waited until somewhere near the middle before they even started killing off characters. In this movie we see a character being killed within the first five minutes of the movie.

    Needless to say if I had 1000 monkeys on 1000 computers they could come up with a better idea than this.
    Leader1_

    Bring GoBots to DVD/Blu Ray please!!!

    GoBots War of the Rock Lords follows along the footsteps of the Challenge of the GoBots TV series and expands into a feature length 75 minute runtime, featuring plenty of action and adventure with some notable GoBots for all the GoBot fans out there. It's been a long time since I've seen it, but can tell you it was a great film for the GoBots, best know for CyKill, Leader 1 and more.

    Since the first Transformers movie was released, Warner Brothers needs to take advantage of its license of the GoBots and release it to DVD. It's long overdue and there's plenty of robot fans and GoBot fans out there waiting for this film and the TV show box set. DVD/Blu Ray for 2011? Vote yes to the GoBots on DVD/Blu Ray, let Warner Bros know!
    10Movie Nuttball

    Great one!

    I thought that the characters were really neat and all had great personalities. The animation in My opinion was crisp, clean, and really clear. Not to mention beautiful! Most of the characters in this show all have great personalities. in My opinion these characters are some of the best ever seen. In fact, The things that goes on in this series' cartoons are in My opinion action packed which that is what makes the show good. There are so many characters to like If you like the other classic 1980s' animated cartoons like The GoBots, M.A.S.K., Transformers, C.O.P.S. and many others then I strongly recommend that you watch this show!

    More like this

    Challenge of the GoBots
    6.3
    Challenge of the GoBots
    The Last Unicorn
    7.3
    The Last Unicorn
    Centurions
    7.6
    Centurions
    Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
    7.5
    Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
    The Transformers: The Movie
    7.2
    The Transformers: The Movie
    G.I. Joe: The Movie
    7.0
    G.I. Joe: The Movie
    The Transformers
    8.0
    The Transformers
    Transformers: Rescue Bots
    6.6
    Transformers: Rescue Bots
    Transformers: Animated
    6.7
    Transformers: Animated
    Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
    5.6
    Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
    Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
    5.6
    Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy
    C.O.P.S.
    7.0
    C.O.P.S.

    Related interests

    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    Still frame
    Adventure
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Arthur Burghardt, who voiced Turbo, had to step in as the voice of Cop-Tur due to the unfortunate death of Bob Holt, who originally voiced the character.
    • Goofs
      The Renegade scientist; Herr Fiend, is present among the Guardian Council during the Renegade attack on Gobotron. Yet, when he does appear later aboard Rogue Star, he has been replaced with the Guardian Baron Vonjoy. Yet still speaks in Herr Fiend's voice. This was likely due to a mix up in the character model sheets.
    • Quotes

      Leader-1: Nuggit, you're worth your weight in gold.

    • Connections
      Follows Challenge of the GoBots (1984)

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ16

    • How long is GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 21, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El desafío de los Gobots
    • Production companies
      • Hanna-Barbera Productions
      • Tonka
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,338,264
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $531,905
      • Mar 23, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,338,264
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.