Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.
Kerrigan Mahan
- Mark Landry
- (voice)
- (as Ryan O'Flannigan)
- …
Iona Morris
- Becky Michaels
- (voice)
- (as Brittany Harlowe)
Diane Michelle
- Eve
- (voice)
- (as Muriel Fargo)
Gregory Snegoff
- Col. B.D. Andrews
- (voice)
- (as Greg Snow)
- …
Michael McConnohie
- Rolf Emerson
- (voice)
- (as Jeffrey Platt)
- …
Greg Finley
- Gen. Anatole Leonard
- (voice)
- (as Guy Garrett)
- …
Tom Wyner
- Yellow Master Elder 1
- (voice)
- (as Abe Lasser)
- …
Robert V. Barron
- Prof. Embry
- (voice)
- (as Merle Pearson)
Edie Mirman
- Kelly Stevens
- (voice)
- (as Penny Sweet)
Wendee Lee
- Stacy Embry
- (voice)
- (as Wendee Swan)
Tony Clay
- Green Master Elder
- (voice)
- (as Wayne Anthony)
- …
Clifton Wells
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Spike Niblick)
Bruce Winant
- Strategic Air Command Soldier 1
- (voice)
- (as Bruce Nielson)
- …
Doug Lee
- Master Subordinate 2
- (voice)
- (as Ike Medlick)
- …
Dan Woren
- Lt. Todd Harris
- (voice)
- (as Ton Warner)
Richard Epcar
- MODAT Security Commander
- (voice)
- (as Jonathan Alexander)
- …
Barry Stigler
- Frank
- (voice)
- (as Etienne Bannliett)
- …
Dave Mallow
- Underground Tech 2
- (voice)
- (as Colin Philips)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film combines anime footage from the direct-to-video Megazone 23 (1985) and Super Dimensional Cavalry: Southern Cross (1984), which was the second part of the Robotech television series.
- GoofsDuring the exposition phase in the opening Star Wars style text scroll, the word "Technology" is divided and hyphenated due to the entire word not fitting at the end of the line ("Technol-" on the former line and "ogy" on the next). This is not considered proper form and in the Star Wars scrolls, the words are simply spaced apart appropriately so that each line is uniform in length, avoiding the necessity to divide any words at the margin. In typeset terminology, this is called the "Justified alignment". Also, the word "technology" is more properly divided as "Techo-logy".
- Quotes
Mark Landry: Who are these guys anyway?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits go up the screen like the old Star Wars opening credits.
- Alternate versionsA short 30-minute version was released on DVD in 2011 as 'Robotech: The Untold Story', omitting footage for which the license to Megazone 23 (1985) had expired.
- ConnectionsEdited from Super Dimensional Cavalry: Southern Cross (1984)
Featured review
Finally got to see it!
When I was a kid, and HUGE fan of the Robotech series, I kept hearing a promise of a Robotech Movie. Because I didn't live in Texas, I never got that chance.
The film was screened in one city in Texas, tested poorly, and never heard from again. Later, Robotech's creator, Carl Macek, denounced the film in his writing and interviews, saying he'd wish everyone would just forget it ever happened. But, I wanted to judge for myself.
They released a comic book adaptation of the film in 1996 which was honestly quite bad, and it wasn't enough to quench my appetite. I even found a copy of Megazone 23, the film in which this is edited from, but I still wanted to see the actual movie.
This has only been released on video Europe and after paying 30 pounds (around 50 dollars) I finally got my hands on it. My friend was able to dub it for me from the Euro format to the US format, but unfortunately it was transerred without any color. Oh well, at least I got to see it.
And, I can tell you that everything you've heard is true. The movie is filled with inconsistencies, bad dialogue, bad storylines, you name it. It should have never been made.
The only thing that bothers me is that had this film been readily available, I might have seen it once and dismissed it. But just because it's SO hard to find (it pops up on online auctions about two or three times a year) I felt compelled to hunt it down.
A good comparison would be the "Star Wars Holiday Special." You want to see that one last chapter of a series you love, yet the payoff is not worth the hunt.
The film was screened in one city in Texas, tested poorly, and never heard from again. Later, Robotech's creator, Carl Macek, denounced the film in his writing and interviews, saying he'd wish everyone would just forget it ever happened. But, I wanted to judge for myself.
They released a comic book adaptation of the film in 1996 which was honestly quite bad, and it wasn't enough to quench my appetite. I even found a copy of Megazone 23, the film in which this is edited from, but I still wanted to see the actual movie.
This has only been released on video Europe and after paying 30 pounds (around 50 dollars) I finally got my hands on it. My friend was able to dub it for me from the Euro format to the US format, but unfortunately it was transerred without any color. Oh well, at least I got to see it.
And, I can tell you that everything you've heard is true. The movie is filled with inconsistencies, bad dialogue, bad storylines, you name it. It should have never been made.
The only thing that bothers me is that had this film been readily available, I might have seen it once and dismissed it. But just because it's SO hard to find (it pops up on online auctions about two or three times a year) I felt compelled to hunt it down.
A good comparison would be the "Star Wars Holiday Special." You want to see that one last chapter of a series you love, yet the payoff is not worth the hunt.
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- Dougie B
- Dec 20, 2003
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- Also known as
- Robotech: The Untold Story
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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