G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!

1986 1h 48m EN

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★8.5TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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After yet another defeat inflicted by G.I. Joe, the immediate subordinates of Cobra's leader, Cobra Commander, have finally come to the end of their patience with his apparent incompetence and his inability to achieve real victories. The leader of the research and interrogations wing, Dr. Mindbender, receives a dream showing the solution. His plan is to collect the genetic material of great warriors and military leaders to create a composite clone that would be the perfect leader for Cobra. Now they set out to put this scheme into motion, and G.I. Joe has very little time to learn of this plot before Cobra becomes that much more a dire threat to the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Charlie Adler
Low-Light (voice)
Jack Angel
Wet Suit (voice)
Michael Bell
Duke / Xamot / Lift Ticket / Scrap-Iron (voice)
William Callaway
Beach Head (voice)
Brian Cummings
Dr. Mindbender (voice)
Richard Gautier
Serpentor (voice)
Kene Holliday
Roadblock (voice)
Arthur Burghardt
Destro / Iceberg (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Lee
Writers: Buzz Dixon, Larry Hama
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "G.I. Joe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert J. Walsh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Charlie Adler and Jack Angel and Michael Bell carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ray Lee directs. Robert J. Walsh scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "G.I. Joe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Robert J. Walsh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Charlie Adler and Jack Angel and Michael Bell carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0093065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Robert J. Walsh
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986)

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G.I. Joe Collection

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
Well, for those of us that remember the comic books more than the cartoon...watching it again is super confusing. And the military ranks seem to make no sense. Duke is in charge, and he's a Master Sergent...and he's in charge over Lieutenant Falcon. Falcon is an O2, Duke only an E8, it should really be the other way around, right? Or was it inspired by Oliver Stone's Platoon? Who cares, it also has a man dressed as a snake flying around on a regal throne thing...with lazers. And in typical GI Joe cartoon fashion no one dies...and that was likely because of the trauma Transformers caused me and so many other children. Really, honestly, it's just an absolutely awesome and insanely high quality cartoon that the adult can enjoy for more than nostalgic reasons.

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