Heavy Metal (1981)

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

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Ratings: 6.5/10 from 13,879 users
Reviews: 127 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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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 »

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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)

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Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

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1.37 : 1

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Taarna storyline was illustrated by the acclaimed artist, Moebius. He is concerned about the environment, which is why the background has a lot of water pipes. 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 »

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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 (500) Days of Summer (2009) See more »

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"Heartbeat"
Performed by Riggs
Written by Jerry Riggs
Publisher: Mr. Sunshine Inc, 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)