SilverHawks: The Origin Story
An elite team of cyborg heroes takes flight across the Limbo galaxy to stop an escaped space gangster and his criminal gang.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- campy
- nostalgic
- family viewing
- nostalgic cartoon marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on assembling the Silverhawks as a counterforce after Mon Star escapes the Penal Planet.
The story takes place across the Limbo section of the galaxy and revolves around an outer-space gangster and his gang.
The elite cyborg Silverhawks oppose Mon Star and his gang in a brightly defined 1980s animated action setting.
Mon Star is characterized as an outer-space gangster whose escape creates a flamboyant threat to the galaxy.
Films like SilverHawks: The Origin Story, and why
Thundercats: Exodus
animated science fiction adventure featuring a colorful team of heroic defenders battling a flamboyant space criminal
The Transformers: The Movie
1980s animated superhero adventure centered on an assembled team protecting a threatened world from a recurring villain
Battle for the Planets: The Movie
family-friendly animated science fiction with space-faring heroes, comic-book action, and an eccentric villain
Movie Details
- Directors
- Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
- Release Date
- 1986-06-23
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Rating
- 3.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Bob McFadden
- Earl Hammond
- Larry Kenney
- Peter Newman
- Maggie Wheeler
- Doug Preis
- Adolph Caesar
- Pete Cannarozzi
Common questions
- What is SilverHawks: The Origin Story about?
- An elite team of cyborg heroes takes flight across the Limbo galaxy to stop an escaped space gangster and his criminal gang.
- What is SilverHawks: The Origin Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of SilverHawks: The Origin Story as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is SilverHawks: The Origin Story violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in SilverHawks: The Origin Story as mild.
- Which films are like SilverHawks: The Origin Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Thundercats: Exodus, The Transformers: The Movie, and Battle for the Planets: The Movie.
- How long is SilverHawks: The Origin Story?
- SilverHawks: The Origin Story runs 46 minutes.
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