Heavy Metal (1981)

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86 min - Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi - 7 August 1981 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.4/10 from 12,990 users
Reviews: 126 user | 50 critic

A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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A sweeping story of the battle of good against evil is told through an anthology of short animated films about a glowing green orb (the Loc-Nar) that is the personification of ultimate evil in the universe. Based loosely on the French magazine "Heavy Metal." Written by Christopher E. Meadows <cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu>

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Louder And Nastier Than Ever See more »

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Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Heavy Metal - Universo em Fantasia See more »

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Budget:

$9,300,000 (estimated)

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Columbia Pictures Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) See more »

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86 min | USA: 90 min (premiere)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Black Sabbath's Mob Rules is not the same version that came out in 1981, on the LP of the same name. The song in the movie has original drummer Bill Ward; the LP has his replacement Vinny Appice. See more »

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Continuity: In the "Den" story, the Queen gets up nude after sex, then is suddenly wearing a blue loincloth-type garment. See more »

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[first lines]
Narrator: A shadow shall fall over the universe, and evil will grow in its path, and death will come from the skies.
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Referenced in 21 (2008) See more »

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"Workin' In A Coal Mine"
Performed by Devo
Written by Allen Toussaint
Publisher: Marsaint Music/Warner Bros Music, BMI See more »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rodger Bumpass	...	Hanover Fiste (segment "Captain Sternn") / Dr. Anrak (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice) (as Roger Bumpass)
	John Candy	...	Desk Sergeant (segment "Harry Canyon") / Dan (segment "Den") / Den (segment "Den") / Robot (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
	Jackie Burroughs	...	Katherine (segment "Den") (voice)
	Joe Flaherty	...	Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn") / General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
	Don Francks	...	Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi") / Co-Pilot (segment "B-17") / Barbarian (segment "Taarna") (voice)
	Martin Lavut	...	Ard (segment "Den") (voice)
	Marilyn Lightstone	...	Whore (segment "Harry Canyon") / Queen (segment "Den") (voice)
	Eugene Levy	...	Sternn (segment "Captain Sternn") / Male Reporter (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") / Edsel (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
	Alice Playten	...	Gloria (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
	Harold Ramis	...	Zeke (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
	Susan Roman	...	Girl (segment "Harry Canyon") / Satellite (segment "Harry Canyon") (voice)
	August Schellenberg	...	Norl (segment "Den") / Taarak (segment "Taarna") (voice)
	Richard Romanus	...	Harry Canyon (segment "Harry Canyon") (voice)
	John Vernon	...	Prosecutor (segment "Captain Sternn") (voice)
	Zal Yanovsky	...	Navigator (segment "B-17") / Barbarian (segment "Taarna") (voice)