Heavy Metal

1981

1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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17 Videos

99+ Images

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.

Directors

Writers

Daniel Goldberg(screenplay by)

Jean Giraud(characters by)

Len Blum(screenplay by)

Stars

Rodger Bumpass

John Candy

Jackie Burroughs

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Hanover Fiste …

Desk Sergeant …

Katherine (voice)

Lawyer …

Grimaldi …

Whore …

Sternn …

Zeke (voice)

Girl (voice)

Harry Canyon (voice)

Girl …

Rudnick (voice)

Alien …

Whore (voice)

Prosecutor (voice)

Pilot …

Norl …

Barbarian Leader (voice)

Directors

Writers

Daniel Goldberg(screenplay by)

Jean Giraud(characters by)

Len Blum(screenplay by)

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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 terribly impressive and the last, "Taarna" had good visuals but at that point I really was not invested. I don't know, maybe if I had watched this at some point in the late 80s or early 90s, it would have a better connection with my, but I was more interested as it is, not sure I have much interest in revisiting. **3.0/5**

JPV85223 Apr, 2022