G.I. Joe: The Movie

G.I. Joe: The Movie

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Jinx

Wetsuit

Narrator (voice)

Duke

Motorviper

Taurus

Destro

Tomax

Beach Head

Quick Kick

Zandar

Dr. Mindbender

Pythona

Tunnel Rat

Dial Tone

Serpentor

General Hawk

Slip Stream

Zartan

Roadblock

Bazooka

Lt. Falcon

Doc

Cobra Commander

Baroness

Leatherneck

Cross Country

Lady Jaye

Golobulus

Law

Snow Job

Mainframe

Red Dog

Zarana

Flint

Sgt. Slaughter

Buzzer

Big Lob

Thrasher

Scarlett

Scientist

Alpine

Torch

Life Line

Big Lob was finally given an action figure in 2010. He was also introduced in the G.I. Joe comics written by Devil's Due.

When Sgt. Slaughter uses the term "ditty bag" to illustrate Lt. Falcon's pass or fail. DITY is military jargon for a "Do It Yourself" move; when a soldier out-processes from an installation for discharge or another assignment.

The movie was being produced by the same company, and at the same time, as The Transformers: The Movie (1986). It had been agreed that both movies would suffer the loss of the lead heroes, Optimus Prime and Duke. Production had begun on G.I. Joe first, and was thus expected to be released first. During the production of the two films, G.I. Joe Got held up while Transformers finished production. Release dates were changed and Transformers got a theatrical release in 1986. Optimus Prime's death sparked some controversy and caused the writers to change Duke's death to a coma. G.I. Joe never got to the theaters, and was released to video instead. Had G.I. Joe been released first, Optimus Prime might have survived the movie. However, according to story consultant Buzz Dixon, if you watch the "Duke goes into a coma" sequence with the volume turned down, it's obvious that Duke actually dies at the end of the scene.

In the opening scene, the tablet carried by the Statue of Liberty is clearly shown with the year of independence (1776) wrongly written as "MDCCIXXVI" instead of "MDCCLXXVI".

Before Lift-Ticket tosses Falcon his parachute, there's a shot of Falcon already wearing one. It disappears when Falcon straps the chute that Lift-Ticket gave him.

When The Joes are hiding the B.E.T. in the civilian base, Lifeline is seen standing on the truck. Lifeline is still supposed to be in the Himalayas, looking for Roadblock's unit.

Golobulus: You have lost, G.I. Joe! LOST!

Beach-head: I hope you BOTH get fleas!

Serpentor: Cobra-la-la-la-la-la-la!