Was Masters of the Universe inspired by Beastmaster?
Or was Beastmaster inspired by Masters?
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It is rumored that MOTU was modeled after Conan. The makers (Mattel) balked after seeing the film and decided the didn't want to be associated with a movie containing sex and violence. They simply changed the hair color to blonde and marketed it as MOTU. This of course is only rumor (quite an old on actually) but I have no doubt that Mattel was inspired by the medieval movies at the time.
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The He-Man / Conan toy rumor is absolutely false. I had the complete He-Man collection when I was younger (damn my parents for throwing it all away).
He-Man action figures (with the comic inside) were made first in '81. The cartoon aired later in '83.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082198/trivia
"There is an enduring urban legend about the so-called "Conan toy line". The story is that the Mattel Toy Company started to make some Conan action figures, but after viewing the film, the executives realized that they couldn't afford to be associated with a film with such graphic sex and violence. They gave their doll blonde hair, called him "He-man", and thus created "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983). The legend is most likely false though since the first He-man action figures were published in 1981."
You can also check the Wiki on He-Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man
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