The battle is over, Skeletor has been defeated and He-Man's Earth friends are preparing to return to their own time. All except for Detective Lubic who, emerging with two Eternian beauties at his side, announces he's going to stay.

"The only thing I'll miss is the World Series," he says.

Playing the good-natured, smart-mouthed Detective Lubic offered veteran character actor James Tolkan an opportunity to break out of the heavy roles he has essayed for many years.

Tolkan took center stage in the play "Wait Until Dark" -- a thriller about a psychotic criminal terrorizing a blind girl -- when, as understudy to Robert Duvall, he was rushed in after Duvall unexpectedly broke his hip. That fracture resulted in Tolkan's moving into the limelight for the play's two-year run.

His other theatrical credits include "Three Sisters," "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Wings." Tolkan's numerous film credits include "Back to the Future," "Top Gun," "Love and Death," "A View from the Bridge" and "Prince of the City."

But Tolkan is the first to concede that his role in "Masters of the Universe" is definitely a change of pace, commenting, "I mean, can you tell me when was the last time I even lived to the last reel of a film, let alone got the girl?"