saying "I'll be back!" Cast Dolph Lundgren as He-Man Frank Langella as Skeletor Courteney Cox as Julie Winston Barry Livingston as Charlie James Tolkan as Detective Hugh Lubic Christina Pickles as Sorceress Meg Foster as Evil-Lyn Chelsea Field as Teela Jon Cypher as Man-At-Arms Billy Barty as Gwildor Robert Duncan McNeill as Kevin Corrigan Anthony De Longis as Blade Tony Carroll as Beast Man Pons Maar as Saurod Robert Towers as Karg Peter Brooks as Narrator Richard Szponder as Pigboy Production Development and writing One of the original drafts from the script by David Odell (whose previous writing credits include Supergirl and The Dark Crystal) was reviewed in the third episode of the He-Man and She-Ra podcast, Masters Cast. The original draft included more time spent on Eternia and Snake Mountain, had Beast Man in a speaking role, and even revealed that He-Man's mother was originally from Earth, as per the character Queen Marlena from the Filmation animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, thus linking the two planets. Describing her character, Foster said that Evil-Lyn is not villainous, "she is just doing her job and she knows how to get results, even if it means being harsh." Langella agreed, calling Evil-Lyn a female more dedicated to Skeletor's cause than any man; she is obsessive around Skeletor because she is slightly lovelorn. The filmmakers considered having Foster wear contact lenses to mask her naturally pale-blue eyes, but decided that her natural eyes fit the character better. However, they did augment Foster's chest, fitting cleavage into the character's costume. Foster wanted the character to have a large hairstyle, rather than the short style featured in the film. When offered the role, Langella said that he "didn’t even blink…I couldn't wait to play him." Langella cited his then-four-year-old son's love of Skeletor while running around his house yelling He-Man's battle cry "I have the power!" as the reason he chose to play He-Man's archenemy. Filming According to director Gary Goddard, Mattel caused problems for the production crew for not paying their half of the production budget on time. A member of staff was forced to put lens caps on cameras during several days to prevent any more filming from taking place. Due to the production running out of budget, Goddard had to finance the filming of the battle scene between He-Man and Skeletor himself. Only Lundgren and Langella were present