Heavy Metal (1981) 6.7
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Director:Gerald Potterton |
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Heavy Metal (1981) 6.7
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Director:Gerald Potterton |
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Don Francks | ... |
Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi") /
Co-Pilot (segment "B-17") /
Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
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Caroline Semple | ... |
Girl (segment "Grimaldi")
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Richard Romanus | ... | ||
Susan Roman | ... |
Girl (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Satellite (segment "Harry Canyon")
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Al Waxman | ... |
Rudnick (segment "Harry Canyon")
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Harvey Atkin | ... |
Alien (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Henchman (segment "Harry Canyon")
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John Candy | ... |
Desk Sergeant (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Dan (segment "Den") /
Den (segment "Den") /
Robot (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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Glenis Wootton Gross | ... |
Whore (segment "Harry Canyon")
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Marilyn Lightstone | ... |
Whore (segment "Harry Canyon") /
Queen (segment "Den")
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Jackie Burroughs | ... |
Katherine (segment "Den")
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Martin Lavut | ... |
Ard (segment "Den")
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August Schellenberg | ... |
Norl (segment "Den") /
Taarak (segment "Taarna")
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John Vernon | ... |
Prosecutor (segment "Captain Sternn")
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Eugene Levy | ... |
Sternn (segment "Captain Sternn") /
Male Reporter (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") /
Edsel (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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Joe Flaherty | ... |
Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn") /
General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
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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 American magazine "Heavy Metal," and the French magazine "Métal Hurlant". Written by Christopher E. Meadows <cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu>
One of my all-time favorite flicks is this animated anthology of stories all bound together by this glowing green "Locnar," an orb of evil unmatched in all of time and space. The animations are terrific: "Harry Canyon" about a futuristic cabbie in NYC, "DEN" about a nerd who is transported to a far off land as a hulking muscleman, "Taarna" about mankinds last stand against the power of the "Locnar," and others. My personal favorite is the short "B-17" about a bomber in WWII and the horrible power of the "Locnar." As I mentioned previously, the animation is spectacular...reminding me of a day when not everything was computer-generated. Features Cheap Trick, Riggs, Nazareth, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Devo and others on the kicking soundtrack. Overall, a classic of the 80's: one that shouldn't be missed at any cost. My Highest Recommendation.