Question 1

Which legendary actor's final role was in The Transformers: The Movie?

Accepted Answer

Orson Welles' final role was as Unicron in this film. He completed his dialogue on October 5, 1985, five days before his death.

Question 2

What editing error in the movie created a moon that later appeared in another Transformers series?

Accepted Answer

Cybertron's third moon exists due to an editing error in this movie. It reappeared in Beast Machines: Transformers (1999) still bearing Unicron's claw-marks.

Question 3

What happened to the widescreen version of The Transformers: The Movie?

Accepted Answer

The negatives for the matted widescreen version were either destroyed or lost. A pieced-together print exists at the North Carolina School of the Filmmaking in Winston-Salem.

Question 4

What production idea involving Cybertron was dismissed during the making of the film?

Accepted Answer

During production, the idea of transforming the planet Cybertron into a robot to battle Unicron came up and was quickly dismissed.

Question 5

What is the main conflict in The Transformers: The Movie?

Accepted Answer

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot seeking the Autobot Matrix of Leadership while defending against an all-out Decepticon attack.

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