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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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Harvey Atkin
Actor
18-Dec-1942   Sgt. Coleman on Cagney and Lacey
Rodger Bumpass
Actor
1-Jan-1951   Voice of Squidward Tentacles
John Candy
Actor
31-Oct-1950 4-Mar-1994 Uncle Buck
Joe Flaherty
Comic
21-Jun-1941   SCTV
Doug Kenney
Comic
10-Dec-1946 27-Aug-1980 National Lampoon cofounder
Eugene Levy
Comic
17-Dec-1946   Earl Camembert from SCTV
Harold Ramis
Comic
21-Nov-1944   Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters
John Vernon
Actor
24-Feb-1932 1-Feb-2005 Dean Wormer in Animal House
Al Waxman
Actor
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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