Heavy Metal (1981)
1h 30m | PG-13
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Director: Gerald Potterton
Studio: Canadian Film Development Corporation
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Video: 720p
Cast
Rodger Bumpass
as Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)
John Candy
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Jackie Burroughs
as Katherine (voice)
Joe Flaherty
as Lawyer / General (voice)
Don Francks
as Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
Marilyn Lightstone
as Whore / Queen (voice)
Reviews
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**