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The Transformers: The Movie

1986 US animated film
Movie animated_film Q250378
The Transformers: The Movie
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The Transformers: The Movie

Summary

The Transformers: The Movie is an animated film[1]. It draws 21,153 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #197 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Transformers: The Movie's instance of is recorded as The Movie — instance of (P31): animated film[3].
  • The Transformers: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Nelson Shin[4].
  • The Transformers: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Margaret Nichols[5].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Ron Friedman wrote the screenplay for The Transformers: The Movie[6].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's composer is recorded as The Movie — composer (P86): Vince DiCola[7].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): action film[8].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction film[9].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): adventure film[10].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): super robot[11].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's based on is recorded as The Movie — based on (P144): Transformers[12].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Hasbro[13].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Marvel Productions[14].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Sunbow Entertainment[15].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's production company is recorded as The Movie — production company (P272): Toei Animation[16].
  • The original language of The Transformers: The Movie was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[17].
  • The original language of The Transformers: The Movie was The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): Japanese[18].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's language of work or name is recorded as The Movie — language of work or name (P407): English[19].
  • The Transformers: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[20].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's review score is recorded as 5.5/10[21].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's review score is recorded as 43/100[22].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's review score is recorded as 62%[23].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's color is recorded as The Movie — color (P462): color[24].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's country of origin is recorded as The Movie — country of origin (P495): United States[25].
  • The Transformers: The Movie's country of origin is recorded as The Movie — country of origin (P495): Japan[26].
  • The Transformers: The Movie was released on August 8, 1986[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25214586-501c-4ac0-80ca-37c7fed10cce[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include The Movie — director (P57): Nelson Shin[4] and The Movie — director (P57): Margaret Nichols[5]. The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Ron Friedman wrote the screenplay for The Transformers: The Movie[6].

Publication

The Transformers: The Movie was published on August 8, 1986[27]. Original languages include The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[17] and The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): Japanese[18]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Movie — language of work or name (P407): English[19]. Genres include The Movie — genre (P136): action film[8], The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction film[9], The Movie — genre (P136): adventure film[10], and The Movie — genre (P136): super robot[11]. It was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[20].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[21], 43/100[22], and 62%[23].

Why It Matters

The Transformers: The Movie draws 21,153 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #197 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Eric Idle Hasbro Japan Leonard Nimoy Netflix Orson Welles Robert Stack Toei Animation Transformers United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 92106
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  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 25058
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  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 28235
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  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fernsehserien.de id → filme/transformers-der-kampf-um-cybertron
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  5. 17w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Assessment → Bechdel test
    Different from → Transformer
    Original language of film or tv show → English, Japanese
    Production company → Hasbro, Marvel Productions, Sunbow Entertainment +1
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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