{"id":62028,"date":"2018-09-20T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T02:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/?p=62028"},"modified":"2020-04-24T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T18:54:07","slug":"the-transformers-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/the-transformers-the-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transformers: The Movie Is Returning to the Big Screen!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sept. 27th, Fathom Events is partnering with Hasbro Studios to bring the original The\u00a0Transformers: The\u00a0Movie<\/em>\u00a0(1986) back to the big screen! For one night only, TF fans across the country can transform and roll out, back into the \u201880s.\u00a0<\/span>In celebration of this momentous event, we thought we\u2019d take the time to look back at the original Transformers<\/em> <\/a>line and how the \u201886 movie inspired a whole new generation of toys.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spoiler(ish) content below. If you haven\u2019t seen the movie, shame on you! Also, you may want to watch the film before you read the article.<\/b><\/p>\n

For most \u201880s kids,<\/span> The Transformers: The Movie<\/span><\/i> was one of the most pivotal moments of our pre-pubescent lives. Watching Prime square off with Megs on the big screen was something only dreams were made of. With a rockin\u2019 soundtrack, a hip new setting in the distant future of 2005, dazzling animation, and an incredibly talented roster of A-list actors that included Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, and Orson Welles (in his last cinematic appearance),\u00a0Transformers<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>had every ingredient to be a hit. But it wasn’t quite the box office success everyone had hoped.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time of its release, the studio execs at Hasbro were disappointed with its numbers and they decided to halt a similar budgeted<\/span>\u00a0G.I. Joe<\/em> movie halfway through production and instead turn it into a direct-to-video release. Little did they know that this unassuming children\u2019s movie would go on to become a cult classic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n