He-man was ending and filmation needed a new hit cartoon.
They created bravestarr to replace he-man. Mixing space and wild west shows into one.
fimation created a full series plus put a movie in the works. They took a big gamble on bravestarr. The movie would be the pilot to the series and would set everything up.
Animation for the film was really good and had a space ace/ dragons lair type feel to it.
It also used early computer effects.
Released in movie theatres in 1988 as bravestarr the movie, The film was a box office bomb in America. The show also failed on TV leading to the death of filmation studios! The film Would be retitled bravestarr the legend for it's uk release.
The movie would not get a VHS release in America. This helped kill the show more. Without the movie pilot, kids didn't get the history of the show the movie set up.
bci has announced bravestarr the movie will be getting an American DVD release next year.
The film is pretty good, and worth a watch when it gets released.
They created bravestarr to replace he-man. Mixing space and wild west shows into one.
fimation created a full series plus put a movie in the works. They took a big gamble on bravestarr. The movie would be the pilot to the series and would set everything up.
Animation for the film was really good and had a space ace/ dragons lair type feel to it.
It also used early computer effects.
Released in movie theatres in 1988 as bravestarr the movie, The film was a box office bomb in America. The show also failed on TV leading to the death of filmation studios! The film Would be retitled bravestarr the legend for it's uk release.
The movie would not get a VHS release in America. This helped kill the show more. Without the movie pilot, kids didn't get the history of the show the movie set up.
bci has announced bravestarr the movie will be getting an American DVD release next year.
The film is pretty good, and worth a watch when it gets released.