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Heavy Metal

Gerald Potterton

1981 • 1h 30m

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Heavy Metal

Official Trailer

Cast

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger BumpassHanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)

John Candy

John CandyDesk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie BurroughsKatherine (voice)

Joe Flaherty

Joe FlahertyLawyer / General (voice)

Don Francks

Don FrancksGrimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)

Marilyn Lightstone

Marilyn LightstoneWhore / Queen (voice)

Eugene Levy

Eugene LevySternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice)

Harold Ramis

Harold RamisZeke (voice)

Caroline SempleGirl (voice)

Richard Romanus

Richard RomanusHarry Canyon (voice)

Susan Roman

Susan RomanGirl / Satellite (voice)

Al Waxman

Al WaxmanRudnick (voice)

Harvey Atkin

Harvey AtkinAlien / Henchman (voice)

Glenis Wootton GrossWhore (voice)

John Vernon

John VernonProsecutor (voice)

Crew

Jean Giraud

Jean GiraudCharacters

Ivan Reitman

Ivan ReitmanProducer

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer

Gerald Potterton

Gerald PottertonDirector

Len Blum

Len BlumScreenplay

Don Felder

Don FelderTheme Song Performance

Sammy Hagar

Sammy HagarTheme Song Performance

John Bruno

John BrunoVisual Effects Director

Jimmy T. Murakami

Jimmy T. MurakamiSequence Supervisor

Paul Sabella

Paul SabellaSequence Supervisor

John Halas

John HalasSequence Supervisor

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'BannonOriginal Story

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Heavy Metal (1981) — Backlot Notes