Frank Langella as Skeletor in 'Masters of The Universe' Designed by Julie Weiss

Complete costume consisting of black/silver undergarment, chrome and black composite chest and shoulder armor; elaborate belt; black quilted jock strap; black and silver boots with silver skull ornamentation; black leather gloves with silver trim; elaborate black gauntlets with electrical trim; black leather textured chaps with chrome tile motif; wine cut-velvet floor length cape and matching cowl and actual long distance "cosmic key';" black wooden staff topped with skeleton head with horns.

Respected actor, Frank Langella was cast as the villain, Skeletor. Langella filled the character of all the bravado of Shakespearean villain with more depth than one would expect under layers of bad prosthetics. Langella has stated that the part was one of his favorite rolls he has ever played. With his performance and that of his second in command, Evil-Lynn, played by Meg Foster, they ended up becoming the most compelling characters in the show.

The film had been conceived and largely financed by Mattel Toys in conjunction with Cannon Films. It was considered a ‘slam dunk because Masters of the Universe toy line had made over four hundred million dollars in the previous year. During production however, the toy line profits were plummeting, and Cannon films was on the verge of bankruptcy due to their over ambitions number of films in production. Both needed a hit. Even though the film was panned by most critics when the film came out, it did eventually gain a cult status.

Years later costume designer, Julie Weiss, was surprise that anyone would take the time to save costumes from the film and hoped she would not be remembered for having designed the film. She had fascination stories of uncertain budges for the film and the poor actors who played the Troopers and Warlords who were constantly passing out in a heat wave in the desert where many of the battle scenes were shot. In the years since, she has come to realize the historical importance of the pieces and is grateful they've been preserved.