Heavy Metal

1981 90 min ★ 6.5 Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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Cast

Rodger Bumpass

Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)

John Candy

Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

Jackie Burroughs

Katherine (voice)

Joe Flaherty

Lawyer / General (voice)

Don Francks

Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)

Marilyn Lightstone

Whore / Queen (voice)

Eugene Levy

Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice)

Harold Ramis

Zeke (voice)

Caroline Semple

Girl (voice)

Richard Romanus

Harry Canyon (voice)

Details

Director

Gerald Potterton

Screenplay

Len Blum

Tagline

"A step beyond science fiction."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$9,300,000

Revenue

$20,118,654

Production

Canadian Film Development Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Famous Players, Potterton Productions, Columbia Pictures

Reviews

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JPV852

April 23, 2022

★ 6/10

I know this has an incredible fan base and considered a cult classic but as someone who never watched this I don't have any nostalgia feelings for this. I found some of the animation to be pretty good while others, like for the segment, "Harry Canyon", I didn't care very much for (although it was my favorite one of the bunch, reminded me of The Fifth Element). The rest was watchable but not terrib...