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Heavy Metal (1981) 6.5
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Director:Gerald Potterton |
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Cast
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| Don Francks | ... |
Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi") /
Co-Pilot (segment "B-17") /
Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
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Caroline Semple | ... |
Girl (segment "Grimaldi")
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| Susan Roman | ... |
Girl (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Satellite (segment "Harry Canyon")
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Al Waxman | ... |
Rudnick (segment "Harry Canyon")
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| Harvey Atkin | ... |
Alien (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Henchman (segment "Harry Canyon")
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| John Candy | ... |
Desk Sergeant (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Dan (segment "Den") /
Den (segment "Den") /
Robot (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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Glenis Wootton Gross | ... |
Whore (segment "Harry Canyon")
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| Marilyn Lightstone | ... |
Whore (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Queen (segment "Den")
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| Jackie Burroughs | ... |
Katherine (segment "Den")
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Martin Lavut | ... |
Ard (segment "Den")
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| August Schellenberg | ... |
Norl (segment "Den") /
Taarak (segment "Taarna")
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| John Vernon | ... |
Prosecutor (segment "Captain Sternn")
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| Eugene Levy | ... |
Sternn (segment "Captain Sternn") /
Male Reporter (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") /
Edsel (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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| Joe Flaherty | ... |
Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn") /
General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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>
Taglines:
Columbia Pictures takes you beyond the future into a universe you've never seen before...... A universe of mystery. A universe of magic. A universe of sexual fantasies. A universe of awesome good. A universe of terrifying evil. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 August 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Heavy Metal - Universo em Fantasia See more »Box Office
Budget:
$9,300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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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Performed by Cheap Trick
Written by Robert Jones, Pete Comita
Publisher: Adult Music, BMI
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Heavy metal Music was never called that until this movie Heavy Metal came out. See more »Goofs
In the "Den" story, the Queen gets up nude after sex, then is suddenly wearing a blue loincloth-type garment. See more »Quotes
[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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Soundtracks
"Reach Out"Performed by Cheap Trick
Written by Robert Jones, Pete Comita
Publisher: Adult Music, BMI
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One of my all-time favorite flicks is this animated anthology of stories all bound together by this glowing green "Locnar," an orb of evil unmatched in all of time and space. The animations are terrific: "Harry Canyon" about a futuristic cabbie in NYC, "DEN" about a nerd who is transported to a far off land as a hulking muscleman, "Taarna" about mankinds last stand against the power of the "Locnar," and others. My personal favorite is the short "B-17" about a bomber in WWII and the horrible power of the "Locnar." As I mentioned previously, the animation is spectacular...reminding me of a day when not everything was computer-generated. Features Cheap Trick, Riggs, Nazareth, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Devo and others on the kicking soundtrack. Overall, a classic of the 80's: one that shouldn't be missed at any cost. My Highest Recommendation.