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'''Stereotypes of British people''' are found in several cultures.<ref>https://www.gapyear.com/articles/opinion/12-stereotypes-british-people-travel</ref> Some of these stereotypes are completely untrue,<ref>https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/</ref> while others have some truth to them.
{{About|the animated film|the 2007 live action film|Transformers (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Transformers: The Movie
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Nelson Shin]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Joe Bacal
* Tom Griffith
}}<!-- producer only, not executive producer or co-producer -->
| screenplay = [[Ron Friedman (producer)|Ron Friedman]]
| based on = {{Based on|''[[The Transformers (TV series)|Transformers: Generation 1]]''|[[Hasbro]]<br>and [[Tomy|Takara Tomy]]}}
| starring = <!-- STARRING CREDITS PER POSTER -->{{plainlist|
* [[Eric Idle]]
* [[Judd Nelson]]
* [[Leonard Nimoy]]
* [[Robert Stack]]
* [[Lionel Stander]]
* [[Orson Welles]]
}}
| narrator = Victor Caroli
| music = [[Vince DiCola]]
| cinematography = Masatoshi Fukui
| editing = David Hankins
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Sunbow Entertainment|Sunbow Productions]]
* [[Marvel Productions]]
* [[Toei Animation]]
}}
| distributor = [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]]
| released = {{Film date|1986|08|08}} <small>(United States)</small><!-- Do not add UK release dates here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE. -->
| runtime = 85 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 84:45--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/transformers-1970 | title=''TRANSFORMERS'' (U) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=August 21, 1986| accessdate=May 2, 2015}}</ref>
| country = {{Plainlist|
* United States
* Japan<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leaming|first1=Barbara|title=Orson Welles: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=Limelight Editions|location=New York|isbn=9780879101992|page=552|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s|accessdate=30 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
}}{{discuss}}
| language = English
| budget = $6 million<ref name="Dormehl">{{cite journal|last1=Dormehl|first1=Luke|title=''Transformers: The Movie'' retrospective|journal=[[SFX Magazine]]|date=August 2011|issue=211}}</ref> or $5 million<ref name="dinod">De Laurentiis PRODUCER'S PICTURE DARKENS: KNOEDELSEDER, WILLIAM K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1. </ref>
| gross = $5.8 million (US)<ref name="mojo"/> or $2.6 million (North America)<ref name="dinod"/>
}}


==Positive stereotypes==
'''''The Transformers: The Movie''''' is a 1986 [[animation|animated]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Action film|action]] [[adventure film]] based on the [[The Transformers (TV series)|animated television series by the same name]], which in turn is based on the [[Transformers (toy line)|toyline of the same name]] created by [[Hasbro]]. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986, and in the United Kingdom on December 12, 1986.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite web|last=James |first=Caryn |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE2D81031F93AA3575BC0A960948260 |title=Movie Review - - Screen: 'Transformers,' Animation For Children |publisher=The New York Times |date=1986-08-09 |accessdate=2017-01-15}}</ref> The film was co-produced and directed by [[Nelson Shin]], who also produced [[The Transformers (TV series)|the original ''Transformers'' television series]], and features the voices of [[Eric Idle]], [[Judd Nelson]], [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Casey Kasem]], [[Robert Stack]], [[Lionel Stander]], [[John Moschitta, Jr.]], [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]]. It also marked the final roles for both [[Orson Welles]], who died the year before its release,<ref name="orsonwelles2007">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/may/04/orsonwelles.animation |title=Transformers The Movie |publisher=The Guardian |date=May 4, 2007 |accessdate=2009-07-04 |location=London |first=Steve |last=Rose}}</ref> and [[Scatman Crothers]], who died months after its release.<ref>{{cite web|title=California Death Records|url=http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi?surname=Crothers&given=Benjamin|website=RootsWeb.com|accessdate=2017-05-24}}</ref> The film's story takes place in 2005, 20 years after the events of the TV series' second season, and serves to bridge into the third season.<ref name="autogenerated2002">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2002/01/29/transformers-the-movie |title=Transformers: The Movie |publisher=IGN |date=2002-01-29 |accessdate=2017-01-15}}</ref>


===Politeness===
After the death of [[Optimus Prime]] during a devastating assault on Autobot City, the remaining Autobots are pursued by [[Galvatron]], the regenerated form of [[Megatron]] and servant of [[Unicron]], a planet-devouring Transformer who sets out to consume [[Cybertron]]. The film is set to a soundtrack of synth-based incidental music composed by [[Vince DiCola]] and hard-driving metal music performed by various groups. The film features several grand battles in which a handful of major characters meet their end.
Many British people are seen as polite,<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tS42DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=british+politeness&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZpobX1qniAhWzqHEKHYzuChIQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20politeness&f=false</ref> similar to Canadians.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thedebaters/are-canadians-more-polite-than-the-british-bare-knuckle-round-1.1735339</ref>


==Plot==
===Gun policy===
The United Kingdom is well-known for its lack of gun tolerance, and keeping a firm grip on gun control.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mxtUKDua27wC&pg=PA155&dq=british+gun+stereotypes&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjElo_H2KniAhW0VRUIHdBhC_QQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20gun%20stereotypes&f=false</ref> Instead, gun policy is much stricter, only used by licensed gun holders for sport.<ref>https://www.ecnmy.org/engage/the-uk-has-more-licensed-gun-owners-than-you-might-think/</ref> British policemen only use guns as a last resort.<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukraines-police-forces-switch-to-mp5-submachine-guns-photos.html</ref>
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In 2005, the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s has culminated in the Decepticons conquering their home planet [[Cybertron]], while the Autobots operate from its two moons preparing a counter-offensive. [[Optimus Prime]] sends an Autobot shuttle to Earth's Autobot City for Energon supplies, but the Decepticons, led by [[Megatron]], commandeer the ship and kill the crew, consisting of Ironhide, Ratchet, Prowl and Brawn. Travelling to Earth, the Decepticons attack Autobot City, slaughtering many Autobots and leaving only a small group alive including [[Rodimus|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (Transformers)|Kup]], [[Ultra Magnus]], [[Arcee]], [[Springer (Transformers)|Springer]], [[Blurr]], [[Perceptor]], [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]], and the human [[Daniel Witwicky]]. The next day, Optimus and the [[Dinobot]]s arrive as reinforcements. Optimus single-handedly defeats the Decepticons and engages Megatron in a climactic battle that leaves both of them mortally wounded. On his deathbed, Optimus passes the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Ultra Magnus, informing him that its power will light the Autobots' darkest hour, and dies.


===Pride===
Elsewhere, the Decepticons jettison their wounded from [[Astrotrain]], including Megatron at the hands of his treacherous second-in-command [[Starscream]]. The wounded are found by [[Unicron]], a gigantic sentient cyber-planet who consumes other planets. Unicron offers Megatron a new body in exchange for destroying the Matrix, which has the ability to destroy him. Megatron agrees and is converted into [[Galvatron]], gaining new troops from the other Decepticons present. Going to Cybertron, Galvatron crashes Starscream's [[coronation]] as Decepticon commander and destroys him, before travelling to Autobot City to eliminate Ultra Magnus. The surviving Autobots escape in separate shuttles, which are damaged by the Decepticons and crash land on different [[planet]]s.
Many British people are proud of their local community and the country they live in.<ref>https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-brits-most-proud-of-7936960</ref> However, some British are afraid to show their pride in other cultures.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/patriotism-uk-national-pride-ridicule-abuse-racism-xenophobia-prejudice-a8312786.html</ref>


==Negative stereotypes==
Hot Rod and Kup are taken prisoner by the [[Quintessons]], multi-faced tyrants who hold [[kangaroo court]]s and execute prisoners by feeding them to the Sharkticons. Hot Rod and Kup learn of Unicron from Kranix, a survivor of Lithone – a planet devoured by Unicron. After Kranix is executed, Hot Rod and Kup escape their own trial, aided by the arrival of the Dinobots and the small Autobot [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]], who helps them find a ship to leave the planet. The other Autobots land on the Junk Planet, where Galvatron kills Ultra Magnus and seizes the Matrix, intending on using it to control Unicron. The Autobots reunite and befriend the local Junkions, led by [[Wreck-Gar]], who then rebuild Magnus. Learning Galvatron has the Matrix, the Autobots and Junkions fly to Cybertron, which Unicron, discovered to be a gigantic Transformer also now in robot form, begins to destroy.


===Weather===
The Autobots crash their spaceship through Unicron's eye, but they end up separated. Daniel rescues his father [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]], and [[Cliffjumper]] from being devoured. Hot Rod confronts Galvatron, who tries to form an alliance, but is forced into attacking Hot Rod by Unicron. Hot Rod obtains the Matrix, which converts him into Rodimus Prime, the Autobot that Optimus said would light their darkest hour. Rodimus tosses Galvatron into space and uses the Matrix's power to destroy Unicron from the inside. The Autobots celebrate the war's end and Cybertron's retaking - while Unicron's severed head orbits Cybertron
Weather in the United Kingdom is seen as poor,<ref>https://www.gapyear.com/articles/opinion/12-stereotypes-british-people-travel</ref> mostly consisting of heavy rain.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rfKxwrApE9kC&pg=PA308&dq=british+weather+stereotypes&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV_b3816niAhV5QxUIHa0ZBBQQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&q=british%20weather%20stereotypes&f=false</ref> However, the UK has seen some record-breaking sunny weather as well.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wUp4BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT111&dq=british+sunny+weather&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA26aU2KniAhXxTRUIHXNlCe8Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20sunny%20weather&f=false</ref>


==Cast==
===Teeth===
Americans often joke about the British having bad teeth, however, this is mostly false.<ref>https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
!Character
!Voice Actor
|-
![[Optimus Prime]]
|[[Peter Cullen]]
|-
![[Rodimus|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]]
|[[Judd Nelson]]
|-
![[Ultra Magnus]]
|[[Robert Stack]]
|-
![[Springer (Transformers)|Springer]]
|[[Neil Ross]]
|-
![[Arcee]]
|[[Susan Blu]]
|-
![[Kup (Transformers)|Kup]]
|[[Lionel Stander]]
|-
![[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]
|[[Frank Welker]]
|-
![[Blurr]]
|[[John Moschitta Jr.|John Moschitta, Jr.]]
|-
![[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]]
|[[Buster Jones]]
|-
![[Perceptor]]
|[[Paul Eiding]]
|-
![[Grimlock]]
|[[Gregg Berger]]
|-
![[Slag (Transformers)|Slag]]
|[[Neil Ross]]
|-
![[Swoop (Transformers)|Swoop]]
|[[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]]
|-
![[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]]
|[[Scatman Crothers]]
|-
![[Cliffjumper]]
|[[Casey Kasem]]
|-
![[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]]
|[[Dan Gilvezan]]
|-
![[Ironhide]]
|[[Peter Cullen]]
|-
![[Brawn (Transformers)|Brawn]]
|[[Corey Burton]]
|-
![[Megatron]]
|[[Frank Welker]]
|-
![[Galvatron]]
|[[Leonard Nimoy]]
|-
![[Cyclonus]]
|[[Roger C. Carmel]]
|-
![[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]]
|[[Stan Jones (actor)|Stanley Jones]]
|-
![[Starscream]]
|[[Chris Latta]]
|-
![[Soundwave (Transformers)|Soundwave]]
|[[Frank Welker]]
|-
![[Frenzy (Transformers)|Frenzy]]
|[[Frank Welker]]
|-
![[Rumble (Transformers)|Rumble]]
|[[Frank Welker]]
|-
![[Devastator (Transformers)|Devastator]]
|[[Arthur Burghardt]]
|-
![[Bonecrusher (Transformers)|Bonecrusher]]
|[[Neil Ross]]
|-
![[Hook (Transformers)|Hook]]
|[[Neil Ross]]
|-
![[Scavenger (Transformers)|Scavenger]]
|[[Don Messick]]
|-
![[Scrapper (Transformers)|Scrapper]]
|[[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]]
|-
![[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]]
|[[Corey Burton]]
|-
![[Astrotrain]]
|[[Jack Angel]]
|-
![[Blitzwing]]
|[[Ed Gilbert]]
|-
![[Kickback (Transformers)|Kickback]]
|[[Clive Revill]]
|-
![[Shrapnel (Transformers)|Shrapnel]]
|[[Hal Rayle]]
|-
![[Unicron]]
|[[Orson Welles]]
|-
![[Quintesson]] Leader
|[[Roger C. Carmel]]
|-
![[Wreck-Gar]]
|[[Eric Idle]]
|-
![[Witwicky family#Spike Witwicky|Spike Witwicky]]
|[[Corey Burton]]
|-
![[Witwicky family#Daniel Witwicky|Daniel Witwicky]]
|[[David Mendenhall]]
|-
!Kranix
|[[Norman Alden]]
|-
!Narrator
|Victor Caroli
|-
![[Ramjet (Transformers)|Ramjet]]
|[[Jack Angel]]
|}


==Production==
===Food===
British food is often joked as being poor quality. In reality, this is false<ref>https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/</ref><ref>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9087585/why-never-date-brit-short-drink-too-much-terrible-teeth/</ref> and British people eat a huge variety of dishes from a great wealth of cultures.<ref>https://www.thespruceeats.com/british-food-is-bad-myth-reality-435484</ref>
The film was budgeted at $6&nbsp;million, six times greater than the budget used to create 90 minutes of the regular cartoon series.<ref name="Dormehl"/> Nelson Shin's team of almost one hundred personnel normally took three months to make one episode of the series, so, despite the extra budget, faced considerable time constraints in making the film whilst also continuing production on the TV series at the same time.<ref name="Dormehl"/> According to Shin, the decisions on which characters to include or kill off were made by Hasbro. "They created the story using characters that could best be merchandised for the film. Only with that consideration could I have freedom to change the storyline." Shin also came up with the concept of the Transformers changing color when they died: "When Optimus Prime died, I changed his color from red and blue into grey to show the spirit was gone from his body."<ref name="Dormehl"/>

Toei Animation Vice President Kozo Morishita spent one year in the US during production of the film. Morishita supervised the art direction, insisting the Transformers themselves be given several layers of shading and shadows to give them a more dynamic, detailed appearance.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kōzō|first1=Morishita|title=Tōei Animēshon enshutsuka 40-nen funtōshi: anime "Doragon bōru Z" "Seinto Seiya" "Toransufōmā" o tegaketa otoko|date=2010|publisher=Ichijinsha|location=Tōkyō|isbn=9784758011860|pages=116–117}}</ref>

''The Transformers: The Movie'' was the final film to which [[Orson Welles]] contributed.<ref>{{cite web|author1=The Associated Press|title=Welles’ last role? Original ‘Transformers’|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/welles-last-role-original-transformers-wbna19378720|website=TODAY.com|accessdate=20 March 2016|language=en|date=23 June 2007}}</ref> Welles was in declining health during production. Shortly before he died, he told his biographer, Barbara Leaming, "You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy." He elaborated, "I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leaming|first1=Barbara|title=Orson Welles: A Biography|date=1995|publisher=Limelight Editions|location=New York|isbn=9780879101992|page=522|edition=1st Limelight|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s|accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref> According to director Nelson Shin, Welles had been pleased to accept the role after reading the script and had expressed an admiration for animated films.<ref name="Dormehl"/> The voicework for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was the last film project he worked on; his last voice session was on October 5, 1985, and five days later, Welles died of a heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swansburg |first=John |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2169619/ |title=Transformers: Why the original, animated movie is still the best |publisher=Slate.com |date=July 2, 2007 |accessdate=2016-03-20}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}
[[Stan Bush]]'s song "[[The Touch (Stan Bush song)|The Touch]]", which prominently featured in the film, was originally written for the [[Sylvester Stallone]] film ''[[Cobra (1986 film)|Cobra]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17161 |title=The Touch Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-27}}</ref> The song later appeared again as remixed version for the 2012 game ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''.<ref>https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/10/the-best-licensed-songs-used-in-video-game-commercials/you-got-the-touch</ref> The film also features other well known songs including "Instruments of Destruction" by [[NRG (American band)|NRG]],<ref>{{cite news|title= Transformers The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition|work= IGN|date=|url= http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/792/792472p1.html|accessdate=2016-01-11}}</ref> [[Stan Bush]]'s song "Dare",<ref>https://www.space.com/41671-transformers-the-movie-theater-rerelease-date.html</ref> and also two songs by [[Kick Axe|Spectre General]], "Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way", and "Hunger".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickaxe.net/kickaxe_song_view.php |title=Kick Axe Songs |publisher=Kickaxe.net |date= |accessdate=2017-05-24}}</ref> The Transformers theme song for the film was performed by the band [[Lion (band)|Lion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/t/thetransformerslyrics/thetransformersthemelyrics.html |title=The Transformers (Theme) Lyrics by Lion - The Transformers Soundtrack Lyrics |publisher=Lyricsondemand.com |date= |accessdate=2017-05-24}}</ref>
{{Transformers the movie music}}

==Release==
In 2018, the film was re-released in September for one night only in the US, screening in 450 (later increased with 300, totalling 750) theaters.<ref>https://movieweb.com/transformers-the-movie-1986-theatrical-rerelease-2018/</ref>

===Box office===
The film was released on 990 screens in the United States and grossed $1,778,559 on its opening weekend. It opened in 14th place behind ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night]]'', which had been in theaters for six weeks at the time. The film's final box office gross was $5,849,647, which made it the 99th highest-grossing movie of 1986.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers.htm | title=Transformers: The Movie (1986) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher= | accessdate=May 2, 2015}}</ref> Hasbro lost US$10&nbsp;million on the combined poor performance of this, and their previous collaboration with [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] (DEG), ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kline|first1=Stephen|title=Out of the Garden: Toys, TV, and Children's Culture in the Age of Marketing|date=1993|publisher=Verso|location=London|isbn=086091397X|page=200|edition=1st}}</ref> However, ''Transformers'' has become a [[Cult film|cult classic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/transformers-the-movie-19682|title=Transformers: The Movie|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=March 29, 2002|accessdate=2015-05-02}}</ref> The film has been remastered and re screened at night since.<ref>https://comicbook.com/movies/2018/08/01/transformers-the-movie-returning-theaters-remastered-hd/</ref><ref>https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/962103-1985s-transformers-the-movie-coming-to-theaters-in-september</ref>

===Home media===
Although the trailer describes the film as "spectacular widescreen action", the film was animated in 4:3 "[[Aspect Ratio|fullscreen]]" format. The feature was vertically cropped to widescreen dimensions for theatrical showings and released in fullscreen on home video and DVD. The 20th anniversary DVD released by [[Sony BMG]] in 2006 features remastered video, and includes both the fullscreen and widescreen versions of the film.<ref name="autogenerated2006">{{cite web|last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/28/double-dip-digest-transformers-the-movie |title=Double Dip Digest: Transformers: The Movie |publisher=IGN |date=2006-10-27 |accessdate=2017-01-15}}</ref>

The UK version, as well as the 1999 Rhino Films VHS release, feature scrolling text and narration at the beginning of the film replacing the cast credits, and an additional closing narration assuring viewers that "Optimus Prime will return."<ref>{{cite web|title=Transformers: The Movie - Reconstructed (Region 2)|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18370/transformers-the-movie-reconstructed/|website=DVD Talk|accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Transformers: The Movie (20th Anniversary Special Edition)|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24745/transformers-the-movie-20th-anniversary-special-edition/|website=DVD Talk|accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref>

The film was originally released in 1987 on [[VHS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00001U0DX/ |title=The Transformers – The Movie (International Version) |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> [[Betamax]], and [[LaserDisc]] in North America by [[Artisan Entertainment|Family Home Entertainment]].<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA66&dq=the+transformers+the+movie+family+home+entertainment+1987&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4sviY-IPhAhVUuHEKHSQIDSoQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=the%20transformers%20the%20movie%20family%20home%20entertainment%201987&f=false</ref>

The film was first released on DVD in 2000<ref name="autogenerated2002"/> by [[Rhino Entertainment]] and distributed exclusively in Canada by Seville Pictures.<ref group=note>''The Transformers: The Movie'' printed text on DVD and accompanying packaging reads: "Distributed exclusively in Canada by Seville Pictures."</ref>

Metrodome Distribution released an Ultimate Edition of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' DVD in June 2007 (a month prior to the release of the [[Transformers (2007 film)|live-action ''Transformers'' film]]) in the UK (Region 2). The extras include many of the extras that were contained on the "Remastered" edition of the film on the first disc, with fan commentary serving as the only addition besides a fan-made ''Transformers'' trailer. The second disc contains interviews with Peter Cullen and Flint Dille. "Scramble City" is also included as an extra.<ref name="autogenerated2002"/><ref name="autogenerated2006"/>

[[Shout! Factory]] released a 30th anniversary edition of the film on Blu-ray and DVD on September 13, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-30th-anniversary-edition |title=The Transformers: The Movie [30th Anniversary Edition] |publisher=Shout! Factory |date= |accessdate=2016-06-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826115357/https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/the-transformers-the-movie-30th-anniversary-edition |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Reception==
''The Transformers: The Movie'' received mixed reviews and currently has 57% positive reviews on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with 23 counted reviews (13 "fresh", 10 "rotten") giving it a "Rotten" rating, with the Critics Consensus calling it "A surprisingly dark, emotional, and almost excessively cynical experience for ''Transformers'' fans." The film has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_the_movie/|title=''The Transformers: The Movie''|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2016-08-08}}</ref>

Film historian [[Leonard Maltin]] called the picture a "BOMB" (the lowest possible rating in his ''Movie & Video Guide''), and "Little more than an obnoxious, feature-length toy commercial...That deafening rock score certainly doesn't help."<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E3VPDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=That+deafening+rock+score+certainly+doesnt+help.&source=bl&ots=HyLpB2B-h4&sig=ACfU3U046A348DBl-q1pwHq5FdKJckXTGQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij_fH_9IPhAhVysXEKHfNxBwQQ6AEwAHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=That%20deafening%20rock%20score%20certainly%20doesnt%20help.&f=false</ref>

Caryn James of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the film by stating, "While all this action may captivate young children, the animation is not spectacular enough to dazzle adults, and the Transformers have few truly human elements to lure parents along, even when their voices are supplied by well-known actors."<ref name="nytimes1"/>

"Though a modest film compared with [[Michael Bay]]'s ([[Transformers (2007 film)|2007 ''Transformers'']]), the original ''Transformers'' is the better film," wrote John Swansburg of ''Slate''. "[T]here's nothing even approaching the original's narrative depth. The good guys beat the bad guys, and no one we care about is harmed in the process—the movie hasn't succeeded in making us care about anyone."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Swansburg|first1=John|title=When Orson Welles Was a Transformer|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2007/07/when_orson_welles_was_a_transformer.html|website=Slate|accessdate=2016-08-08|date=2007-07-02}}</ref>

Gabe Toro of ''CinemaBlend'' wrote in 2014: "...''Transformers: The Movie'' otherwise provides the sort of chase-heavy thrills that comes from robots that can become cars. Contrast that with Michael Bay's vision, where the robots basically abandon their transforming skills to have endless, violent punch-outs that annihilate cities. Bay's films show the action as a junkyard orgy. The '86 offering slows down to allow for actors like Leonard Nimoy and, yes, even Orson Welles to give actual performances. Fans of Michael Bay's ''Transformers'' movies are free to enjoy them. But they'll never top the gravity and excitement of ''The Transformers: The Movie''."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Toro|first1=Gabe|title=Sorry, Michael Bay - Why 1986's Transformers: The Movie Is The Best|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sorry-Michael-Bay-Why-1986-Transformers-Movie-Best-43582.html|website=CinemaBlend|accessdate=2016-08-08|date=2014-06-24}}</ref>

"[N]ostalgia is a funny thing: for many of us in the 30-and-over ''Transformers'' fan club, that first movie was an integral part of our childhood. To hell with what the reviews said — the O.G. ''Transformers'' movie rocked our collective worlds," Kashann Kilson of ''Inverse'' wrote in 2015: "We still love the original so much today, part of the fun of watching Bay’s explosion-fests is being able to wave our canes at the youngsters and wax poetic about how back in our day, Hollywood knew how to make a real movie about giant, alien robot warriors."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kilson|first1=Kashann|title=6 Enduring Legacies of 1986’s Animated ‘The Transformers: The Movie’|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/7309-6-enduring-legacies-of-1986-s-animated-the-transformers-the-movie|website=Inverse|accessdate=2016-08-08|language=en|date=2015-10-22}}</ref>

==Comic book adaptations==
{{Main|List of Transformers comic book series}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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Stereotypes of British people are found in several cultures.[1] Some of these stereotypes are completely untrue,[2] while others have some truth to them.

Positive stereotypes

Politeness

Many British people are seen as polite,[3] similar to Canadians.[4]

Gun policy

The United Kingdom is well-known for its lack of gun tolerance, and keeping a firm grip on gun control.[5] Instead, gun policy is much stricter, only used by licensed gun holders for sport.[6] British policemen only use guns as a last resort.[7]

Pride

Many British people are proud of their local community and the country they live in.[8] However, some British are afraid to show their pride in other cultures.[9]

Negative stereotypes

Weather

Weather in the United Kingdom is seen as poor,[10] mostly consisting of heavy rain.[11] However, the UK has seen some record-breaking sunny weather as well.[12]

Teeth

Americans often joke about the British having bad teeth, however, this is mostly false.[13]

Food

British food is often joked as being poor quality. In reality, this is false[14][15] and British people eat a huge variety of dishes from a great wealth of cultures.[16]

  1. ^ https://www.gapyear.com/articles/opinion/12-stereotypes-british-people-travel
  2. ^ https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/
  3. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tS42DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=british+politeness&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZpobX1qniAhWzqHEKHYzuChIQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20politeness&f=false
  4. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thedebaters/are-canadians-more-polite-than-the-british-bare-knuckle-round-1.1735339
  5. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mxtUKDua27wC&pg=PA155&dq=british+gun+stereotypes&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjElo_H2KniAhW0VRUIHdBhC_QQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20gun%20stereotypes&f=false
  6. ^ https://www.ecnmy.org/engage/the-uk-has-more-licensed-gun-owners-than-you-might-think/
  7. ^ https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukraines-police-forces-switch-to-mp5-submachine-guns-photos.html
  8. ^ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-brits-most-proud-of-7936960
  9. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/patriotism-uk-national-pride-ridicule-abuse-racism-xenophobia-prejudice-a8312786.html
  10. ^ https://www.gapyear.com/articles/opinion/12-stereotypes-british-people-travel
  11. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rfKxwrApE9kC&pg=PA308&dq=british+weather+stereotypes&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV_b3816niAhV5QxUIHa0ZBBQQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&q=british%20weather%20stereotypes&f=false
  12. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wUp4BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT111&dq=british+sunny+weather&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA26aU2KniAhXxTRUIHXNlCe8Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=british%20sunny%20weather&f=false
  13. ^ https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/
  14. ^ https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/stereotypes-americans-britain-untrue/
  15. ^ https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9087585/why-never-date-brit-short-drink-too-much-terrible-teeth/
  16. ^ https://www.thespruceeats.com/british-food-is-bad-myth-reality-435484
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