Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)

After surviving an invasion on her peaceful homeworld, a beautiful avenger must stop a powerful psychopath from gaining immortality and rescue her kidnapped sister.

Directors:

Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire

Writers:

Simon Bisley (graphic novel "The Melting Pot"), R. Payne Cabeen

Stars:

Michael Ironside, Julie Strain, Billy Idol

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michael Ironside	...	Tyler (voice)
Julie Strain	...	Julie (voice) (as Julie Strain Eastman)
Billy Idol	...	Odin (voice)
Pier Paquette	...	Germain St-Germain (voice) (as Pierre Khol)
Sonja Ball	...	Kerrie (voice)
Brady Moffatt	...	Lambert (voice)
Rick Jones	...	Zeek (voice)
Arthur Holden	...	Dr. Schechter (voice)
Alan Fawcett	...	Jefferson / Additional Voices (voice)
Jane Woods	...	Sysop voice (voice)
Elizabeth Robertson	...	Cyber Sex Doll (voice)
Luis de Cespedes	...	Cyrus (voice)
Terrence Scammell	...	Chartog (voice) (as Terry Scammell)
Vlasta Vrana	...	Street Vendor (voice)

Storyline

In ages past, a malevolent race called the Arakacians discovered a place where space-time leaked an immortality water. The Arakacians conquered the known universe for centuries, and were finally vanquished after the fountain chamber was sealed by freedom fighters. Upon discovery of a shard of the Loc-Nar (the evil orb from the original movie), a miner named Tyler becomes possessed by an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to a planet which has the immortality fountain, Tyler makes a brief stop on F.A.K.K.² (Federation-Assigned Ketogenic Killzone) because its inhabitants carry some immortality water in their bodies. Tyler invades the space colony, wipes out most of the inhabitants, and kidnaps a beautiful woman named Kerrie. Enraged by Tyler's careless rampage, Kerrie's beautiful sister Julie vows to avenge her family and wipe out Tyler before he reaches the fountain.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | female warrior | brutality | adult animation | based on comic book | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Country:

Canada Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

F.A.K.K.2

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CinéGroupe,Helkon Media,Das Werk

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Julie and Germain pursue Tyler before his hyperspace jump, she passes a billboard which features Julie Strain herself on a magazine cover. It reads "Julie Strain: Six foot one and worth the climb". On the upper right hand corner of the billboard, it reads "Over 5 trillion sold".

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Quotes

Tyler: When you kill someone, make sure they're dead.

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Connections

Referenced in Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

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Soundtracks

Ion
Performed by Voivod
Produced by James Cavalluzzo
Written by Voivod
Courtesy of Hypnotic Records and Cosmic Songs/Warner Chappe
(P) Hypnotic Records

User Reviews

Left me cold

Another review here mentioned the likelihood that this was a Julie Strain Ego stroke. I kind of have to agree. I find her a terrible,not-worth-the celluloid actress, although as a cartoon she is better than in real life. The storyline was really weak. So weak in fact one has to wonder if they wrote the entire script on a paper cocktail napkin while out drinking one night. True, the first Heavy Metal's storyline was a little disjointed, but it had multiple contributors and was the first of it's kind. And as the first it was good... and FUN. This one was not fun. There was no ironic/dark comedy moments. You knew where the story was going from moment one. Total formula I could not get involved with these characters either. The writing just never made me care. Lastly there was no sense of adventure. It was just very, repeat VERY, mediocre. Leave it on the shelf at the video store.