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Release Date:
7 August 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Step Beyond Science Fiction more
Plot:
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins
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1 nomination
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(26 articles)
W.A.S.P. – Babylon (Musick Review)
(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 12:31 AM, PST)
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(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 12:19 AM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 12:31 AM, PST)
Melvins – Chicken Switch (Musick Review)
(From Fangoria. 16 November 2009, 12:19 AM, PST)
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TAKE A RIDE...ON HEAVY METAL
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Cast
(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 | ... | Nort (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) |
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Runtime:
86 min | USA:90 min (premiere)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:12 |
Italy:VM14 |
South Africa:13LS |
Brazil:18 |
Australia:MA (video rating) |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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In the "So Beautiful, So Dangerous" segment, the two Plutonian Nyborg snorting aliens are named Zeke and Edsel.
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Continuity: The color of the Queen's hair and robe.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Step Brothers (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Radar Rider
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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.