Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event

Relive the magic of the 1984 animated series on the big screen.

NR 2024 · 96 min · ★ 7.7 · Action, Animation, Science Fiction

This special cinema experience takes audiences back to the very beginning as the original voice actors team up for the first time in decades to revisit their characters and recreate the enduring magic of The Transformers. An exclusive behind-the-scenes table read appears on a split screen with the pilot episode, More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1, followed by the next three episodes in the first series. Experience the original Saturday morning cartoon for the first time on the big screen and relive its evolution over the years with a sneak peek of the new season of Transformers EarthSpark.

Directed by John Gibbs · Written by George Arthur Bloom

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Cast

Frank Welker Megatron / Mirage / Rumble / Skywarp / Soundwave (voice)
Gregg Berger Cliffjumper / Narrator / Spike Witwicky / additional voices (voice)
Peter Cullen Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
Frank Todaro Starscream / Wheeljack / Reflector / Sparkplug Witwicky (voice)
Arif S. Kinchen Jazz (voice)
Dan Gilvezan Bumblebee / Shockwave (voice)
Michael Bell Prowl (voice)
Victor Caroli Narrator (archive audio)
Paul Eiding Hound / Ratchet / Teletraan 1 / Thundercracker (voice)
Corey Burton Spike Witwicky / Shockwave / Brawn (archive audio)
Don Messick Gears / Ratchet (archive audio)
John Stephenson Huffer / Thundercracker (archive audio)

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