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Heavy Metal (1981)

R  86 min  -  Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi   -  7 August 1981 (USA)
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A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Director:

Gerald Potterton

Writers:

Daniel Goldberg (screenplay), Len Blum (screenplay), and 10 more credits »

Stars:

Richard Romanus, John Candy and Joe Flaherty
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rodger Bumpass 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 Jackie Burroughs ...
Katherine (segment "Den") (voice)
Joe Flaherty ...
Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn") / General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice)
Don Francks Don Francks ...
Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi") / Co-Pilot (segment "B-17") / Barbarian (segment "Taarna") (voice)
Martin Lavut Martin Lavut ...
Ard (segment "Den") (voice)
Marilyn Lightstone 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 Susan Roman ...
Girl (segment "Harry Canyon") / Satellite (segment "Harry Canyon") (voice)
August Schellenberg ...
Norl (segment "Den") / Taarak (segment "Taarna") (voice)
Richard Romanus ...
John Vernon ...
Prosecutor (segment "Captain Sternn") (voice)
Zal Yanovsky Zal Yanovsky ...
Navigator (segment "B-17") / Barbarian (segment "Taarna") (voice)
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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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Heavy Metal | Anthology | Future | Taxi Driver | Taxi  | See more »

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 »

Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Heavy Metal - Universo em Fantasia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$9,300,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Runtime:

 | USA: (premiere)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

According to his creator, Richard Corben, Den's name is an acronym for David Ellis Norman. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The two final scenes of "So Beautiful, So Dangerous" are reversed. The robot and the secretary exit the ship onto the space station before the ship lands. If you look closely at the lower right corner of the screen as the ship grinds to a halt in the hangar bay, the escalator ramp used by the robot and the secretary only seconds before is deployed. 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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Connections

Spoofed in "South Park: Major Boobage (#12.3)" (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Radar Rider"
Performed by Riggs
Written by Jerry Riggs, Marc Jordan
Publisher: Mr. Sunshine Inc, BMI See more »