Starscream: The Movie (film)

This article is about the in-universe film. For the real-life comic book that tells the story of its production, see Starscream: The Movie (comic).

Starscream: The Movie is an epic and dynamic exploration of the life of Starscream, and his struggles, spanning eons as it gives audiences a glimpse into the Seeker's ambitions and motivations, covering his entire life, from his modest origins of simple wealth, to conflicted Decepticon, to his ultimate fall from grace, exploring its themes and characters in a way audiences never knew they needed. Featuring a sizzling script from the triple-threat that is Thundercracker, astonishing cinematography, and powerhouse performances from the greats of Cybertronian theatre, this film is an un-missable, once-in-a-lifetime piece of true art.

The crew's work includes:

• Writing and direction by Thundercracker
• Produced by Starscream
• Cinematography by Proxima
• Lighting by Flash Bang
• Production design by Seaspray

The cast include:

• Thundercracker as himself, Starscream, and Skywarp
• Acid Storm as Starscream (footage unused)
• Tankor as Megatron
• Flamewar as Rodimus
• Waspinator as "Bug"
• Sky-Byte as Metalhawk
• Aileron as Windblade

Special thanks go to Buster, Marissa Faireborn, Rashid Nasir, Richard Ruby, Starscream, Skywarp, Dirge, and a bunch of other people.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

In an attempt to get the people of Earth onto his side, Starscream approached Thundercracker, asking him to devise a film to help them understand the real Starscream. Thundercracker readily accepted, and set to work producing the script, with some assistance from Starscream, who provided entirely accurate testimony of his life.

With the script mostly done, Thundercracker set about actually bringing the film to life, with assistance from Proxima, Acid Storm, and Tankor. However, he soon found himself needing new perspective, visiting his old Seeker comrade Skywarp for help. When that didn't work out, he visited Starscream, then Alpha Trion. The old sage's words about using myths to inspire truth resonated with Thundercracker, who returned to his work (which had by this point cast Flamewar as Rodimus, despite his minimal involvement in events, to grab audience attention). Sadly, things didn't work so well, prompting Thundercracker to storm off set after Acid Storm complained about the quality of the make-up. Still conflicted, Thundercracker talked with Marissa Faireborn, who told her friend that Starscream was blatantly a self-serving sociopath, something 'Cracker acknowledged as making him an interesting protagonist, if it was what Starscream wanted the film to show. To help him, Marissa got Thundercracker in contact with the human Richard Ruby, who Thundercracker gave an early screening of the film to. The human criticized the movie as simply being a bunch of "talking heads", rather than what the audience wanted, which was explosions and plenty of them.

These words struck a chord with Thundercracker, who promptly tossed out the old script, and wrote a new one, designed to inspire people. Somehow, this did not inspire Acid Storm, who quit immediately after reading the new script. Therefore, Thundercracker valiantly took it upon himself to be the lead. And just as he did so, he was informed Starscream had been arrested. Which, as it turned out, provided the perfect ending for the film.

Despite mixed reactions from the producer, who tried axing the work before it reached cinemas, Thundercracker managed to get the film to Earth... where Ruby informed him that due to the last Cybertronian-made film bombing, he was only able to find a distributor called "Coma", and he wasn't even certain what kind of distribution they were.

It wasn't all doom and gloom, though. As it turned out, J.J. Hackensack had seen the movie, and felt it had a spark, enough so that he called up Thundercracker to ask him to make another movie with him. Starscream: The Movie