 It's Monday. It's 7pm. We are live. It's Movie Nerds. Again, back for the fourth episode. Tonight, we're going to be talking movie news. It's Masters of the Universe 30th anniversary. We've got an awesome special line up here with that. That's all coming up tonight on Movie Nerds. So let's get straight into the Movie Nerds. Super Troopers 2 finally has a release date. 17 years? Oh my gosh, it's been such a long time. I remember quoting this movie all the way through high school and even after high school. It's one of those movies that me and my friends quote all the time. And finally, the movie's getting a release date. It was one of those movies that had a crowdfunding thing. Yeah, that was pretty good. I loved the crowdfunding aspect of it. It's something where they do it. Veronica Mars did it and that was a pretty good movie when it came out. Yeah. The funny thing about this was that when they crowdfunded it, they went with this huge thing and they were going for putting Fava, the guy that plays Fava, into one of the back of the cars and doing all this different jazz with it. And they expected it to go over a certain period of time, like have a bit of leeway in between the money raising up. But it raised up so quickly. It all went to their, I don't know what you actually call it, but their limit of what they wanted. Oh, it went above and beyond. Yeah, but it got to that limit within two days. And so all these plans they had kind of got just like jacked off and then all of a sudden, boom, they've got their money. It's all well and dust and the movie's getting made. And finally, we have a release date, which is April 20th, 2018. It's next year, this time next year, around this time next year, which is going to be body exciting. The first one of those first movies to come out for the summer releases, which is so good. That's going to be awesome. Yeah. Can't wait for that. Yeah. And the next bit of awesome news is a bit of Star Wars news. Pause for a second. Awesome. This is incredible news. This is something that I've been waiting for for a long time. We talked about this two weeks ago, which I think maybe the gods of Star Wars saw movie nerds and they were like, these guys are on to something. Let's get Kenobi in for a role. Oh, yes. Probably not. But maybe Kathleen Kennedy watch. That's, that's my dream. Kathleen Kennedy. Thank you, Kat. We love you, Kathleen. First and right. Look, I love what you guys are doing with movie nerds. I want you guys to be in the next Star Wars movie. I'll do any role. Whatever. I'll be a footstool. She can just rest a feet on me all life on the ground. I will fit into an R2-D2. How good is this? Let's talk about Kenobi. This movie is kind of going to be possibly directed by Stephen Doldry. He's a dramatic director. He did the hours. He did the hours. He did Billy Elliot. Love Billy Elliot. And I feel like, I think, you know, if you're based on his direction and what he's done before is ask Oscar nominated movies, Oscar winning movies, very dramatic films. Oh, there he is. This movie is probably going to be something dramatic. If they're thinking him, then it has to be big on scale, big dramatic film. It has to have Ewan McGregor, please come back. How could they not? Look, he said in 2015 that if they're going to do a movie from episode three to four and just bridge in that gap of the 20 years, like, you know, he was on the June, June C. Yeah. What are you doing in the June C for 20 years? You know, are we going to look another thing? Ewan McGregor, we're fighting for him. Joel Edgerton. Yeah. Is he going to come back as Uncle Owen? I'm not really fine with that one. You are. You are. You are. Not Crispy Owen. Yeah, you are. Maybe we see Baru. Maybe we find out if he was hovering in the background. We might see a Luke Skywalker possibly. Yeah, maybe a young Luke Skywalker. That definitely, that's definitely on the card. You know, there's so much potential they could do with this movie, which is really cool. It's a little bit, I mean, part of it really wants them to take a character that we haven't really seen in the Star Wars universe too much at this point because they're playing it safe. They're playing it safe. They've got, you know, sorry, my brain's not working. Everyone can know, then, you know, they've got Rogue One, the story we already know. There's rumors about a Boba Fett movie coming up. And look, I understand that you're feeling this way because you want a nine-num movie. Exactly. You want a trilogy just all about nine-num. I kind of do a little bit because it'd be so stupid, but it'd be great. And they've got the Han Solo movie coming out too. And I just think they're playing it safe. I want to see them make a movie of a Star Wars character, a Star Wars mythology or something from the EU that we haven't seen yet. And well, you know, I'm so excited about it. He's what, 47 now? 47, 48? So I think that's the perfect age for him to jump into this role. It's just the right amount of time to see a sort of an aged, but not too old Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yeah. And if they pick anyone else, it's going to be a massive uproar if we don't have Uncle Ewan. I don't think it's a question. I don't think it's a question. He was fantastic at Transporter 2, so no, wait. Transporter 2? What am I saying? I don't know. I'm not sure where you're going with that one. Anyway, I don't know what I'm talking about. All right. And all right, let's move on to... No, the movie that he did. Which one? Oh my god, the one where he's on drugs and that. Oh, Transfodding. I said transporter. So he's going to be with Jason Statham the whole time and driving around cars, but he's on drugs as well. Yeah. That was a good movie. It was good. That went over my head. Yeah, it went over all of that. Sorry, Ewan. Let's just forget about that and talk about Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yes. Yeah. Well, let's move on to the 30th anniversary. Oh my god. I can't wait for this. Not of the toy line or not of the cartoon, but the live action masters of the universe movie starring no other than Dolph Lundgren, Franklin Jella and Monica from Friends. Yeah. Courtney Cox, the cox star. Yeah. She plays the lead female character in the movie. Let's check out this awesome clip that I'm not taking any credit for. We can't take the credit for. This is awesome. Have a look. Crazy. I'm sorry. One of the last movies because this movie made no money. And so once this movie was actually released, it made nothing. They expect they, at the end of this movie, you know, Skeletor pops his hands out of the lava and he's like, oh, be back. But of course, there was no back. There was no back and ended up using the whole set for Marcy Universe 2 on Cyborg. On Cyborg. That's right. I thought you were going to say this mystery movie that I've never seen of Marcy Universe 2, but of course you're talking about Cyborg. Look, I'm telling you now, Dolph Lundgren. Surely George Lucas had to call these people at one point and say, look, you can't take my stormtroopers idea. I mean, they've got the stormtrooper body basically and then the helmet is Darth Vader. What's going on? It works. It works. I showed this to my misses for the first time. She's never seen it and she hated it. She actually really enjoyed it. I think it's pretty terrible. Like, there's parts of it. Oh, that's Monica's mother in Friends. Yep. So they sort of join back together. There's parts of it I love. Like, I love all the costuming. I think they got that perfect. Like, for the 80s, I mean, I probably wouldn't have expected them to go, you know, shirtless, pantless, you know, running around in underwear, Dolph Lundgren playing Adam, Prince of Attorney or He-Man. But they did it and he's got his giant mullet. It's all perfect. And then Skeletor's make-up is unreal. Oh, Lingella. He only did this because his kids love the toy line and he wanted to just do a movie for his children. And so he jumped into the role of this, which I think is fantastic. Look, anyone who's a fan of the toy series, the comics, the cartoon, you can watch this and not be biased and actually enjoy it. And people who, you know, haven't seen it, I know people are like, don't watch it, avoid it, avoid it. Why avoid it? It is really terrible. It's really terrible. I wouldn't use that. I would be like, it's good and it's bad, but the good outweighs the bad. I just agree. It has, it has, it has a lot of things going for, I think, in the acting and the costuming. But I really wish the movie was set in the Tonya, the home planet for He-Man. They tried that, but it wasn't going to happen. They didn't have enough money. They couldn't even get Orco or Battle Cat. So. Well, that's the issue, isn't it? Maybe you shouldn't have made the movie. But they got Grudo. Grudo took the, the spot of Orco. But Grudo wasn't a person before this movie, right? So, I mean, they've just made up characters to replace other ones because they couldn't do the special effects, which is all well and good. Look, at the end of the day, it has its cool moments. I wasn't a big fan of the synthesizer, the key. The Cosmic Key didn't like it. No, I wasn't a big fan. But how good is that artwork? It's incredible. It's the 30th anniversary, which is massive for a movie. It's still memorable. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out. 99% sure it's on Netflix because I've watched it recently and I don't remember how I watched it. It was either on Stan on Netflix. Yeah, we'll find that out perfectly. What do we got next? Oh my god. One of my, I've been waiting for this for a long time, classic collectibles. We're revisiting toy lines from like the 80s, 90s, maybe even the naughties. Basically, if it was a big toy line, then we're going to make a show about it. Oh yeah. And this series is just going to be talking in depth about that toy line, how it was made, who created it, how much the toys sold for and wherever it went to. Yeah. And the first steps we've got is He-Man and the masters of the universe. Yes. Let's hit that clip right now. The children growing up in the 1980s, He-Man was like no other action figure they've ever seen. A muscle-bound hero truly ready for battle. With knees bent and arms flexed, He-Man and his team defending the universe against the evil minions of his arch enemy Skeletor. Store shows were flooded with collectibles. Kids and adults alike couldn't wait to get their hands on them. Transcending nearly 40 years in our mainstream pop culture. But where did it all begin? Created in 1981 from the concept art from illustrator Mark Taylor and Roger Sweet, channeling the fantasy paintings of Frank Franzetta and turning a simple big gym action figure into a muscle-bound barbarian. Roger Sweet presented the He-Man concept. The models were a barbarian, a soldier and a spaceman. Out of the three concepts, the barbarian version He-Man was chosen to be the basis of the toy line. From early sketches and concepts, the final products came out quite close to what they envisioned. With brief descriptions of the characters would appear on the toy line's unique packaging and incredible box art, accompanied by many comics. With each figure exploring, the lore of Masters of the Universe. Mattel also hired comic book writers such as Donald F. Glutt and artists like Earl Norum. To create additional characters, their backstory, posters, package inlays, box art, the first wave to hit the market was the eight back. Featuring Man in Arms, Zodiacs, Skeletor, Merman, Stratos, Beastman, Teela and of course, He-Man. However, the Masters of the Universe franchise will become better known through filmations He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series. In the fall of 1983, running 130 episodes through two seasons until the end of 1984, followed in the spring of 1985 by the theatrically released The Secret of the Sword, introducing He-Man's long lost sister, She-Ra, which then followed in Mattel's toy line, Princess of Power, aimed at bringing in a young female demographic. Having a mass 70 plus figures in the He-Man line and 30 plus for She-Ra, with various accessories and vehicles, plus lending their merchandising rights to hundreds of different items, from board games to magazines to children's books, they made everything, which was also released worldwide. For present day, we have seen a resurgence in the Masters of the Universe line from companies like Maddie Collector, keeping the franchise alive in the 90s and also Super 7, taking the line to new heights in our current day. And let's not forget sideshow collectibles and pop culture shock, breeding new life in our beloved characters from my childhood, in the high-end range of collectibles. For me, I'll always treasure my memories from He-Man, from my themed birthday parties to the joy of getting figures for Christmas and my birthday. It was definitely a time to grow up. Stay tuned for the loudest adventure in the Universe. He-Man, most powerful man on Eternia, now has a mighty Thunder Punch! Thunder Punch He-Man's loaded with caps and ready for battle with the evil Spy Corps. Spy Corps fearsome and gruesome with his deadly Spikes Huge Club and telescopic webinar. Pass He-Man finally met his master. No! With a... Whoa, you did that. That was awesome, man. Good job. Nice one. I love my collectibles. So, we're talking about He-Man and my good friend Michael Wayne sold me these amazing figures. Not to be confused with Bruce Wayne. Possibly. I've got the Commemorative Edition released 17 years ago. Holy crap, man. They're in the original packaging, but with the commemorative shell on them. I love that you don't show me this before we actually go to the live show. So, I've got He-Man, I've got Skeletor. These are absolutely incredible. And these are limited edition numbered, I can see the top. Yeah, there's only 15,000 of those made in the world. You're once as one of 15,000, though. Wait. Number one. The mother load. Pass these. I've got the mother load right here. Here we go. So, I brought these babies over. Panthor and Skeletor. Yes. Look at that. So, I'm just going to open this right now. There is more, guys. No, please don't open it. Please don't. I would not dare, man. This is so good. He-Man and Battlecat. These are incredible. Maddie Collector was really, really on to something. Oh, man. You know, I did say the 90s, I meant the 2000s and 90s. So, Maddie Collectorables came around. They re-released these figures and they wanted to, you know, I think it was the first 12 of the 80s line, which still blows me away now. Guys, if you have these mitt and box from the 80s, they're worth thousands. Thousands. I looked online for a carded Mr. He-Man. So, we'll bring this up again. This is He-Man. So, let's talk about this. He-Man. AFA graded, sealed, Leonardo DiCaprio own one. I saw one online. $9,000 someone wanted for it. $9,000. I'd rather stick with this one, a re-release. So, I'm happy. Who was your, look, I want to ask you, who was your favorite getting rid of He-Man and Skeletor? Who was your favorite in the He-Man line? Character? Cyclone? I don't know why, but I think I'm pretty sure his name's Cyclone. Don't get me wrong. He kind of looks like He-Man. He's got a terrible haircut, just like He-Man. But he's like blue. No, no, that's Faker. No, not Faker. Not Faker. Faker was He-Man but blue. Cyclone. No, he's Cyclone. I'm sure his name's Cyclone. No, no, he's completely blue. He's He-Man. No, we're totally different people. I know who Faker is. Different people, I promise you. I'm sure his name's Cyclone. And in the toy, you can spin him in. His whole body spins around. Oh, yes. Yeah, he was a ball of character to play with. I don't remember ever seeing him in a TV show, but, you know, he might have been in there for a couple of episodes. But yeah, I like that toy because I always remember just spinning it around. I'm sure his name was Cyclone. Oh, I loved that Orco. Orco was the man. I loved him so much. It's hard to find a figure of him in good condition, especially with all like you put the thing in the back and he starts spinning around. But I've got the pop culture shock He-Man statue with the beautiful, beautiful Orco attachment. I love this show and tell part of the show where you're just like, I'm going to bring in my toys and show and tell. I love it because I just see a whole lot of crap that I've never seen before. And I want those. And if you're not looking crevly, I'm going to steal them after the show. You can have a few. I like reliving my past and nostalgia is the best thing about life, I think, you know. But we're going to throw a photo up. Yeah, throw on this photo of Cyclone. Let's throw this photo. But anyway, I brought my Alf in when I was a kid. Mr. Alf from, was it, Melmac? I don't know. You always give me stuff I have no idea about. Weren't you the biggest fan ever? No, I wasn't. I didn't like Alf. But I did have a toy that you pushed the button Oh, there he is. That's what I'm talking about. Okay, okay. Look at this guy. Actually. Look at this guy. Look, see, I told you, he's got the he-man haircut and he's blue. I have him in here. The other guy has an orange haircut. Faker. See, I know what I'm talking about. Okay, I thought I actually had him. Yeah, well, you don't. Oh, but I do have. I got my crotos. The photo before when I'm looking at it, I'm like, this is from when I was a kid. So yeah, pretty awesome. But they're all worn away. So, whatever. Well, unfortunately, that brings us to some bad news of today. Oh, okay, yeah. So, unfortunately, today we lost the comedic legend Jerry Lewis. Jerry. He was 91. We're going to roll a clip right now for you. Oh, man. So today we mourn the loss of one of the most iconic comedic actors of all time, Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis was best known for his slapstick comedy approach to such films as a nutty professor and the king of comedy, which also starred Robert DeMiro. Though he passed away today from the age of 91, we'll always remember him for his laughter and his countless roles and dedication to comedy. Jerry Lewis, man. It's a big loss. It is. He might not have been the nicest man as he aged on, but his roles when he was growing up and through his 30s and 40s with Dean Martin and stuff were just amazing. But let's just get a bit more, let's morbid and talk about something I just want to bring up with this week's Ryan's rant. Really? I can't, I have to bring it up. It's not a truma? It's not a truma, it's a Ryan's rant. And that is just these release dates of films these days. We are talking about movies that they usually run by Australian distributors. Now I don't mean any offensive Australian distributors, please still send us to movies. Yes, please. But get on the ball of American release dates. Like if there's a movie coming out in America, it should be coming out the same day, if not earlier or something. So we get the same experience as America. We live in the internet world. It's hard though. Where people are, well it's not. It's like it's hard for Australia to really catch on to this because you know what Planet Yapes was released weeks before Australia. And we ended up missing out. So it's like, is it relevant to really write a review or do a video about it? Well that's what I'm talking about. When there's about a thousand people out there already done it before you. Yeah, and then like you've also got things like spoilers. Like you live in a world of Facebook and internet. Spoilers are the worst, man. And people will just jump on and just say, like I have heaps of friends from America and heaps of friends from other parts of the world. And they'll be like, ah, so blah blah blah today, this is the ending. And it's just like, well crap man, why aren't we getting these movies on time? And I can't give you a reason. I don't know what that reason is. I don't have the answer for it. But what I want to try and suggest is that people obviously don't spoil things. But if there's a way that you can contact Roadshow, Universal, Sony Pictures, Paramount, who are the people that in Australia release these movies on time? I don't want to see them months and months later. Like Batman, the Lego Batman movie. That was four months after it came out in the States. We finally got it. The Lego movie was six months after the States got it. But you know what was good though? The mummy. We got to see the mummy. We had a premiere in Australia. But that has nothing to do with the release date. The release date, I mean, for that in general was... No, but I'm getting to something. More premieres in Australia please. Not all of these weird countries. I understand you're doing America, but all these other countries will not name, because I don't want to discriminate, make all these premieres, world premieres in Australia. Because us Australians, we like movies. We do. But the unfortunate thing about that is, we're a very small number to the worldwide growths of movies, and that is why they don't do it, unfortunately. But you know, people like Tom Cruise, they want to come out for a holiday. Here's a place to holiday. Here's a holiday destination. Sydney, Australia. My backyard. The movie premiere destination ever? Yes, I would say ever as well. And anyway, we're going to wrap up the show. Maybe one day. Look, I want to jump in also with TV. You know how they say, oh, we're going to fast track it. It's usually online for the people who do do it. You? No, I'm not like that. This guy here. But you know what I mean? We can only hope for the best at the end of the day. Well, I would just love movies to come out at the same time. I don't know why we're still at this lagging behind. I don't get it. Well, let's wrap up the show with a giveaway, which is coming straight from your collection. It is, it is, guys. Check this out. It's the 30th anniversary. Oh, that says 30th. I thought that said 3D. No, they are masters of the universe. Wacky Wobblers. We've got Beastman and Skeletor to give away. And these guys can be yours just by heading over to our YouTube, sorry, which is right below here, YouTube forward slash. So is it any good? And you can hit that subscribe button and automatically you will go in the running for this. And in the next week's show, we'll pop up your username right here. And you will know if you've won that. So you don't need to worry about your address. You don't need to worry about your real name. We'll sort it all out. We'll put your YouTube username right there and we'll send it over to you with a good little kiss from me and Draz. Beautiful. Done. Done and dusted, guys. Get into it and you'll enjoy. So that wraps us up for another episode of Movie Nerds. It was a bit of a quick one this week, but next week we've got so much more stuff happening. Oh, a lot of stuff. It's going to be insane. 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