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G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie (also known as Action Force: The Movie in the UK) is a 1987 American direct-to-video animated military science fiction action film produced as a sequel to the 1983 animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the original Hasbro toyline. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and was animated in Japan by Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in the 1980s, G.I. Joe: The Movie was intended as a theatrical release to be closely followed by other Hasbro produced films The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie. However, the G.I. Joe film encountered unexpected production delays which allowed the Transformers and My Little Pony feature to be released first. Due to the poor box office performances of The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Movie was instead released direct-to-video as well as aired on television in syndication, first in feature-length format[citation needed] and later split into a five-part miniseries format as part of the series' syndication package. It was followed by the 1989 animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (considered a separate series from the 1983 animated series of the same name).
The writers did not originally intend for the film's secret civilization of Cobra-La to have that name. "Cobra-La" was merely a placeholder name in the script's drafts. The name was borrowed from the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton which featured the fabled city Shangri-La. However, Hasbro executives fell in love with the Cobra-La name and forced the writers to keep it.
While Cobra Commander and Serpentor blame each other's stewardship of Cobra as the root cause of the organization's failures, Pythona, a woman from the secret civilization Cobra-La, infiltrates the Terror Drome. While there, she reveals to Serpentor that Cobra-La was responsible for inspiring Doctor Mindbender to create him through dream manipulation. At her urging, Serpentor plans to capture G.I. Joe's latest weapon, the Broadcast Energy Transmitter (BET).
Cobra assaults the Joes as they test the BET in the Himalayas. The Joes use the BET to activate their automated weapons systems. Serpentor is captured and Cobra Commander orders a retreat. Cobra Commander leads his troops into Cobra-La, the hidden underground city that serves as their headquarters.
As the Joes celebrate their victory, a new group of rookie Joes are brought onto the team. The newcomers include the allegedly clumsy female ninja Jinx; military police officer Law (and his dog Order); former basketball player Big Lob; EOD specialist Tunnel Rat; undercover officer Chuckles; and Duke's reckless half-brother, Lt. Falcon, a Green Beret.
In Cobra-La, seven of the Joes are ambushed and detained within the Lovecraftian living environment. The Cobra soldiers are met by the civilization's leader Golobulus, who has Pythona and his other henchman, Nemesis Enforcer, arrest Cobra Commander. While there, Cobra learns about their history: 40,000 years ago, Cobra-La was a prehistoric civilization that ruled Earth. However, the Ice Age, the evolution of humans and their development of scientific technology resulted in Cobra-La's survivors being forced into caverns within the Himalayas. Cobra-La rebuilt their society in secret as centuries passed. Golobulus vowed to destroy humanity so that his people could reclaim the earth. He eventually discovered a nobleman who was working on biological weapons. The nobleman later became Cobra Commander, charged with conquering the world for Cobra-La. However, Cobra Commander's repeated failures caused Golobulus to use a Psychic Motivator on Doctor Mindbender to create Serpentor.
Meanwhile, a disguised Zarana uses Falcon to infiltrate Serpentor's holding cell. Falcon is put on guard duty by his older half-brother Duke as a punishment for skipping the training earlier. Falcon abandons his post to flirt with Jinx, while the Dreadnoks and Nemesis Enforcer free Serpentor, injuring Alpine, Bazooka and Gung-Ho in the process. General Hawk scolds Falcon for dereliction of duty and confines him to his quarters until court-martial.
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G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie (also known as Action Force: The Movie in the UK) is a 1987 American direct-to-video animated military science fiction action film produced as a sequel to the 1983 animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the original Hasbro toyline. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and was animated in Japan by Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in the 1980s, G.I. Joe: The Movie was intended as a theatrical release to be closely followed by other Hasbro produced films The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie. However, the G.I. Joe film encountered unexpected production delays which allowed the Transformers and My Little Pony feature to be released first. Due to the poor box office performances of The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Movie was instead released direct-to-video as well as aired on television in syndication, first in feature-length format[citation needed] and later split into a five-part miniseries format as part of the series' syndication package. It was followed by the 1989 animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (considered a separate series from the 1983 animated series of the same name).
The writers did not originally intend for the film's secret civilization of Cobra-La to have that name. "Cobra-La" was merely a placeholder name in the script's drafts. The name was borrowed from the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton which featured the fabled city Shangri-La. However, Hasbro executives fell in love with the Cobra-La name and forced the writers to keep it.
While Cobra Commander and Serpentor blame each other's stewardship of Cobra as the root cause of the organization's failures, Pythona, a woman from the secret civilization Cobra-La, infiltrates the Terror Drome. While there, she reveals to Serpentor that Cobra-La was responsible for inspiring Doctor Mindbender to create him through dream manipulation. At her urging, Serpentor plans to capture G.I. Joe's latest weapon, the Broadcast Energy Transmitter (BET).
Cobra assaults the Joes as they test the BET in the Himalayas. The Joes use the BET to activate their automated weapons systems. Serpentor is captured and Cobra Commander orders a retreat. Cobra Commander leads his troops into Cobra-La, the hidden underground city that serves as their headquarters.
As the Joes celebrate their victory, a new group of rookie Joes are brought onto the team. The newcomers include the allegedly clumsy female ninja Jinx; military police officer Law (and his dog Order); former basketball player Big Lob; EOD specialist Tunnel Rat; undercover officer Chuckles; and Duke's reckless half-brother, Lt. Falcon, a Green Beret.
In Cobra-La, seven of the Joes are ambushed and detained within the Lovecraftian living environment. The Cobra soldiers are met by the civilization's leader Golobulus, who has Pythona and his other henchman, Nemesis Enforcer, arrest Cobra Commander. While there, Cobra learns about their history: 40,000 years ago, Cobra-La was a prehistoric civilization that ruled Earth. However, the Ice Age, the evolution of humans and their development of scientific technology resulted in Cobra-La's survivors being forced into caverns within the Himalayas. Cobra-La rebuilt their society in secret as centuries passed. Golobulus vowed to destroy humanity so that his people could reclaim the earth. He eventually discovered a nobleman who was working on biological weapons. The nobleman later became Cobra Commander, charged with conquering the world for Cobra-La. However, Cobra Commander's repeated failures caused Golobulus to use a Psychic Motivator on Doctor Mindbender to create Serpentor.
Meanwhile, a disguised Zarana uses Falcon to infiltrate Serpentor's holding cell. Falcon is put on guard duty by his older half-brother Duke as a punishment for skipping the training earlier. Falcon abandons his post to flirt with Jinx, while the Dreadnoks and Nemesis Enforcer free Serpentor, injuring Alpine, Bazooka and Gung-Ho in the process. General Hawk scolds Falcon for dereliction of duty and confines him to his quarters until court-martial.