When Does the Film "Masters of the Universe" (1987) Take Place?
"MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: The Live-Action Motion Picture" is a science fiction film written by David Odell with Stephen Tolkin and Gary Goddard [loosely adapting "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983) by ?] that released August 7th, 1987. So when is "Masters of the Universe" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because, although a specific year is not mentioned in the film, an adaptation offers an option.
3221 AD / 1987? AD
We know this because, although a specific year is not mentioned in the film, an adaptation offers an option.
The comic-book adaptation of the novel DOES have a clear time setting for the start of the narrative: 3221 AD. Assuming a close adaptation, this is the best year we can ascertain for the part of the story set in Eternia.
Additionally, the Earth characters find themselves sent through time to their own pasts to a point just before the death of characters whose grave markers reading "1936 — 1986" and " 1941 — 1986" are seen early in the story. It is therefore conclusively 1986 AD at this point.
It was adapted to comics in late 1987 as "Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture".
