Heavy Metal (1981)
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Movie Release Date 1981
Country Canada
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 86 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.2
Cast
Don Francks Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian
Caroline Semple Girl
Richard Romanus Harry Canyon
Al Waxman Rudnick
Harvey Atkin Alien / Henchman
John Candy Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot
Glenis Wootton Gross Whore
Marilyn Lightstone Whore / Queen
Jackie Burroughs Katherine
Martin Lavut Ard
Crew
Director Gerald Potterton
Writer Daniel Goldberg
Writer Len Blum
Producer Vic Atkinson
Producer John Halas
Plot
An astronaut brings home a glowing green orb for his daughter. However, the orb kills him and corners the girl for its purposes. Claiming to the embodiment of all evil, the malevolent sphere, known as the Loc-Nar, terrorizes the little girl by showing a series of bizarre and fantastic tales it has influenced. The first is "Harry Canyon," a cynical taxi driver in a squalid futuristic New York who finds himself involved with a damsel in distress who is relentlessly pursued by murderous thugs who desire the Loc-Nar her archaeologist father found. The second is "Den" which chronicles the adventures of a nerdish boy who is thrown into the fantasy world of Neverwhere, where he is transformed into a studly naked muscle-man, desired by beautiful women, who must get involved in a conflict revolving around possession of the Loc-Nar. The third is "Captain Sternn" where the title character is a handsome but irredeemable scoundrel who stands accused in a trial that Loc-Nar throws into chaos. The fourth is "B-17", where a World War II bomber plane limps home after a bombing run, only to have the Loc-Nar ram into it and revive the dead crew members as murderous zombies. The next is "So Beautiful, So Dangerous" where a buxom secretary at the Pentagon is abducted by stoned alien wastrels and a oversexed robot. The final story is "Taarna", where the Loc-Nar has to come to a future Earth and changes a peaceful people into a horde of murderous barbarians who rampage with genocidal zeal. Only the last Tarackian, a silent swords-woman known as Taarna, can avenge the victims and stop the Loc-Nar.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 87
Position 2/3
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Mono