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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…
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Heavy Metal
“A step beyond science fiction.”
65%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Heavy Metal (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Heavy Metal (1981) — a movie tagged as Animation, Science Fiction, and Adventure with offbeat moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Heavy Metal 65% (779 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 779 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-08-07
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 11827
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What is Heavy Metal about?
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Is there an AI analysis for Heavy Metal?
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How long is the movie Heavy Metal?
The official runtime for Heavy Metal is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Gerald Potterton
Director
John Bruno
Director
John Halas
Director
- J
Julian Harris
Director
Jimmy T. Murakami
Director
- B
Barrie Nelson
Director
Paul Sabella
Director
- J
Jack Stokes
Director
- P
Pino Van Lamsweerde
Director
- H
Harold Whitaker
Director
- D
Daniel Goldberg
Screenplay
Len Blum
Screenplay
Dan O'Bannon
Story
Len Blum
Story
- D
Daniel Goldberg
Story
Cast
Rodger Bumpass
Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)
John Candy
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Jackie Burroughs
Katherine (voice)
Joe Flaherty
Lawyer / General (voice)
Don Francks
Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
Marilyn Lightstone
Whore / Queen (voice)
Eugene Levy
Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice)
Harold Ramis
Zeke (voice)
- C
Caroline Semple
Girl (voice)
Richard Romanus
Harry Canyon (voice)
Susan Roman
Girl / Satellite (voice)
Al Waxman
Rudnick (voice)
Harvey Atkin
Alien / Henchman (voice)
- G
Glenis Wootton Gross
Whore (voice)
John Vernon
Prosecutor (voice)
George Touliatos
Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
August Schellenberg
Norl / Taarak (voice)
Vlasta Vrana
Barbarian Leader (voice)
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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**
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