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cast: 33
crew: 44
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# The Transformers: The Movie (1986): cast and crew

33 cast and 44 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Judd Nelson](https://film.one/person/judd-nelson.md) as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
- [Peter Cullen](https://film.one/person/peter-cullen.md) as Optimus Prime / Ironhide (voice)
- [Frank Welker](https://film.one/person/frank-welker.md) as Soundwave / Megatron / Rumble / Frenzy / Wheelie (voice)
- [Leonard Nimoy](https://film.one/person/leonard-nimoy.md) as Galvatron (voice)
- [Orson Welles](https://film.one/person/orson-welles.md) as Unicron (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Cliffjumper (voice)
- Dan Gilvezan as Bumblebee (voice)
- [Scatman Crothers](https://film.one/person/scatman-crothers.md) as Jazz (voice)
- Susan Blu as Arcee (voice)
- [Eric Idle](https://film.one/person/eric-idle.md) as Wreck-Gar (voice)
- [Robert Stack](https://film.one/person/robert-stack.md) as Ultra Magnus (voice)
- Norman Alden as Kranix (voice)
- [Jack Angel](https://film.one/person/jack-angel.md) as Astrotrain (voice)
- Michael Bell as Prowl / Scrapper / Swoop / Junkion (voice)
- Gregg Berger as Grimlock (voice)
- [Lionel Stander](https://film.one/person/lionel-stander.md) as Kup (voice)
- John Moschitta Jr. as Blurr (voice)
- Buster Jones as Blaster (voice)
- Bud Davis as Dirge (voice)
- Walker Edmiston as Inferno (voice)
- [Paul Eiding](https://film.one/person/paul-eiding.md) as Perceptor (voice)
- Neil Ross as Bonecrusher / Hook / Springer / Slag (voice)
- Corey Burton as Spike / Brawn / Shockwave (voice)
- Roger C. Carmel as Cyclonus / Quintesson Leader (voice)
- [Arthur Burghardt](https://film.one/person/arthur-burghardt.md) as Devastator (voice)
- Don Messick as Gears (voice)
- Ed Gilbert as Blitzwing (voice)
- Clive Revill as Kickback (voice)
- Hal Rayle as Shrapnel (voice)
- David Mendenhall as Daniel (voice)
- Victor Caroli as Narrator (voice)
- Stan Jones as Scourge (voice)
- Christopher Collins as Starscream / Laserbeak (voice)

## Directing

- Nelson Shin: Director

## Writing

- Ron Friedman: Writer
- Flint Dille: Story Consultant

## Production

- Joe Bacal: Producer
- Jay Bacal: Supervising Producer
- Nelson Shin: Co-Producer
- Tom Griffin: Producer
- Carol Dudley: Casting
- Tomoo Fukumoto: Associate Producer
- Koh Meguro: Production Manager
- Masaharu Etou: Associate Producer
- Jim Graziano: Executive In Charge Of Production
- Takuya Igarashi: Production Manager
- Margaret Loesch: Executive Producer
- Lee Gunther: Executive Producer
- Satoru Nakamura: Production Manager

## Camera

- Masatoshi Fukui: Director of Photography

## Editing

- David Hankins: Editor

## Sound and music

- Vince DiCola: Original Music Composer
- Stan Bush: Songs
- ['Weird Al' Yankovic](https://film.one/person/weird-al-yankovic.md): Songs

## Art

- Jung Soo Yong: Storyboard Designer

## Visual effects

- Koichi Tsunoda: Animation Director
- Yoshitaka Koyama: Key Animation
- Nobuyoshi Sasamon: Key Animation
- Yoichi Mitsui: Key Animation
- Satoshi Yamaguchi: Key Animation
- Yoshinori Kanemori: Key Animation
- Shigenobu Nagasaki: Key Animation
- Toshio Mori: Key Animation
- Masanori Shino: Key Animation
- Takahiro Kagami: Key Animation
- Shigeo Matoba: Key Animation
- Yoshihito Miki: Key Animation
- Tsuneo Ninomiya: Key Animation
- Kazuo Hayashi: Key Animation
- Kazuhiro Ochi: Key Animation
- Akihiro Enomoto: Key Animation
- Toshikazu Usami: Key Animation
- Yoshinobu Inano: Key Animation
- Kiyomitsu Tsuji: Key Animation
- Yasuyoshi Uwai: Key Animation
- Takashi Hyodo: Key Animation
- Masahiko Okura: Key Animation

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