G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

"Can the G.I. Joe team save the world from the menace of the M.A.S.S. device?"

1983 1h 55m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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A Real American Hero is the first G.I. Joe miniseries, in it the G.I. Joe Special Missions Force must contend with COBRA who, after the successful theft of a special broadcast satellite now threaten the world with a teleportation machine called the M.A.S.S. Device. G.I. Joe tracks down the original designer who advises that the only way to counter the weapon is to build a M.A.S.S. Device of their own. However to power the device properly three rare catalytic elements are needed. Now it's a race around the world and against the clock as G.I. Joe and COBRA go M.A.S.S. to M.A.S.S.

“Can the G.I. Joe team save the world from the menace of the M.A.S.S. device?”

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Cast

Michael Bell
Duke / Clutch / Major Bludd / Dr. Vandermeer (voice)
B.J. Ward
Scarlett (voice)
Arthur Burghardt
Destro / Stalker (voice)
Morgan Lofting
Baroness (voice)
Jackson Beck
Announcer (voice)
Peter Cullen
Airborne / Ramar / Dr. Vandemeer (voice)
Marla Frumkin
Selena (voice)
John Stephenson
Gen. Flagg (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dan Thompson
Writers: Ron Friedman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

CAST

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Michael Bell and B.J. Ward and Arthur Burghardt carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can the G.I. Joe team save the world from the menace of the M.A.S.S. device?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0231626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dan Thompson directs. Robert J. Walsh scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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143 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.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Robert J. Walsh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Michael Bell and B.J. Ward and Arthur Burghardt carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Can the G.I. Joe team save the world from the menace of the M.A.S.S. device?".
7IMDB entry: tt0231626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.