Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, which was the basis for the film. It starred the voices of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Percy Rodriguez, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. The screenplay was written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum.
Heavy Metal (1981)
Directed by Gerald Potterton / John Bruno / Barrie Nelson / Harold Whitaker / Jack Stokes / Jimmy T. Murakami / John Halas / Julian Harris / Paul Sabella / Pino Van Lamsweerde
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Music, Science Fiction |
Release Date - Aug 7, 1981 |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$9,300,000
Box Office
$546,545
Themes
Tags
Adult Animation, Based On Comic, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Comics/Heroes, Cult, Cult Film, Donald Fagen, Drug Use, Flying Car, Midnight Movie, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Rotoscoping, Taxi
Attributes
Subject: extraterrestrial life
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