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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   3,426 votes
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Writers:
Sam Dunn (writer)
Scot McFadyen (writer)
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Release Date:
21 June 2006 (USA) more
Plot:
Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist who wrote his graduate thesis on the plight of Guatemalan refugees... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Is This the Most Metal Movie Ever Made?
 (From Cinematical. 9 June 2009, 4:02 PM, PDT)

Weekly Poll Results: Best Rock Doc
 (From FilmJunk. 22 April 2009, 10:41 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Color me impressed more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Chris Adler ... Himself
Tom Araya ... Himself
Gavin Baddeley ... Himself
Blasphemer ... Himself
Randy Blythe ... Himself

Alice Cooper ... Himself
Pamela Des Barres ... Herself
Bruce Dickinson ... Himself
Ronnie James Dio ... Himself
Malcolm Dome ... Himself
Sam Dunn ... Himself
Robert Ezrin ... Himself
George Fisher ... Himself
Gaahl ... Himself
Donna Gaines ... Herself
Al Gore ... Himself (archive footage)
Tipper Gore ... Herself (archive footage)
Angela Gossow ... Herself
Ernest F. Hollings ... Himself (archive footage)
Ihsahn ... Himself
Tony Iommi ... Himself
Joey Jordison ... Himself
John Kay ... Himself
Kerry King ... Himself
Chuck Klosterman ... Himself
Mercedes Lander ... Herself
Morgan Lander ... Herself
Geddy Lee ... Himself
Lemmy ... Himself
Tom Morello ... Himself
Necrobutcher ... Himself
Vince Neil ... Himself
Doro Pesch ... Herself
Samoth ... Himself
James 'Munky' Shaffer ... Himself
Brian Slagel ... Himself
Dee Snider ... Himself
Corey Taylor ... Himself
Eddie Trunk ... Himself
Robert Walser ... Himself
Alex Webster ... Himself
Rob Zombie ... Himself
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, violent images, some nudity and sexual content.
Runtime:
USA:96 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Canada:96 min | Australia:98 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Canada

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Varg Vikernes was released from prison the week of May 13 2009 after serving nearly 16 years. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the movie Sam says that Varg Vikernes received a life sentence for his crimes. In Norway, however, there is no life sentence. He got the maximum 21 years. more
Quotes:
Rob Zombie: Nobody wants to be the weird kid, you just end up being the weird kid. You don't know how you ended up getting there. more
Movie Connections:
References This Is Spinal Tap (1984) more
Soundtrack:
The Number Of The Beast more

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31 out of 34 people found the following comment useful:-
Color me impressed, 25 February 2006
8/10
Author: rhicik-1 from Canada

I saw the film today and was mighty impressed. The film captured the buzz in the '80s when heavy metal became the biggest thing going. It was good to see Iron Maiden and Judas Priest contrasted to current bands such as Slipknot to show how the spirit of the genre is thriving. Tony Iommi, Dee Snider and Ronnie James Dio all give standout interviews with Dio's digs at Gene Simmons being especially revealing. It was also great to see '80s curiosities Accept and Quebec's own Voivod being represented. The segment contrasting the grunting, leather-clad bands such as Man O War with the lace-wearing bands such as Poison and Cinderella was unexpected and fascinating. Showing the closeted Rob Halford performing in full cruising gear for a rabid hetero audience was quite poignant. I especially like how the film stresses how the music let its fans dream, cope and find solace. Those like myself, whose interest in metal may have flagged in the intervening years would do well to view it and remind themselves what all of the fuss was about.

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