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Heavy Metal (29-Jul-1981)
Director: Gerald Potterton Writers: Len Blum; Richard Corben; Dan Goldberg; Angus McKie; Dan O'Bannon; Bernie Wrightson Keywords: Musical, Sci-Fi, Action/Adventure, Rock and Roll
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| Harvey Atkin |
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18-Dec-1942 |
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Sgt. Coleman on Cagney and Lacey |
| Rodger Bumpass |
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1-Jan-1951 |
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Voice of Squidward Tentacles |
| John Candy |
Actor |
31-Oct-1950 |
4-Mar-1994 |
Uncle Buck |
| Joe Flaherty |
Comic |
21-Jun-1941 |
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SCTV |
| Doug Kenney |
Comic |
10-Dec-1946 |
27-Aug-1980 |
National Lampoon cofounder |
| Eugene Levy |
Comic |
17-Dec-1946 |
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Earl Camembert from SCTV |
| Harold Ramis |
Comic |
21-Nov-1944 |
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Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters |
| John Vernon |
Actor |
24-Feb-1932 |
1-Feb-2005 |
Dean Wormer in Animal House |
| Al Waxman |
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2-Mar-1935 |
18-Jan-2001 |
Lt. Samuels on Cagney and Lacey |
REVIEWS Review by Crazy Quagga (posted on 10-Feb-2005) Heavy Metal is one of the classic underground cult films, and one of the most popular in Columbia/TriStar's video collection. Heavy Metal is a grown-up version of Saturday morning-style cartoons-- complete with gratuitous nudity and drug content. The movie (based on the comic book series of the same name) centers around the Loc-Nor, a green-glowing ball of pure evil that tells of its spread of misery. Each story is told as a segment, and each segment has a different animation style and content. Although obstesibly "sci-fi", the movie successfully blends humor, drama, and fantasy in an entertaining way.
The plot is a bit incoherent in places, juvenile in others, and always a bit over the top. This may be why many consider it to be a "stoner" film, a reputation which it probably does deserve.
Although somewhat "primitive" by today's standards of CGI animation, the campy concept, style, and classic rock soundtrack give Heavy Metal a great deal of charm. However, the recent sequal, Heavy Metal 2000, is considerably less inspired.
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