A ferry orbits the Earth and descends in the middle of the North American fields, while fly frees from the cargo section a Corvette that is driven across the road by an astronaut to his home where he parks and descends carrying a briefcase with something obtained in space. It seems to be an intergalactic traveler and seems to desire to consume everything it approaches. "Heavy Metal" stands as a fine animated feature of the early 80s.The Loc-Nar is of unknown origin. This remains as the only non-animated sequence in the film. The shot of the exploding house at the end of the Grimaldi sequence was originally to be rotoscoped, but as the film's release date had been moved up from October/November to August 7, 1981, a lack of time prevented this. Additionally Taarna the Taarakian was rotoscoped, using Toronto model Carole Desbiens as a model for the animated character. The B-17 bomber was shot using a 10-foot replica, which was then animated. This process consists of shooting models and actors, then tracing the shot onto film for animation purposes. The film uses the rotoscoping technique of animation in several shots. There were many animation specialists that were recruited from all over the world to contribute their talents to this production. Among the songs included: Devo's reworking of the Lee Dorsey hit "Working In The Coal Mine", Sammy Hagar's track "Heavy Metal" from his "Standing Hampton" album and the classic Journey ballad "Open Arms". There was also an additional soundtrack released that featured songs by some of the top rock artists of the time: Riggs, Blue Oyster Cult, Donald Fagen, Stevie Nicks, Journey, Cheap Trick, Don Felder, Grand Funk Railroad, Nazareth, Trust, Black Sabbath and Devo. The soundtrack score was composed by the legendary Elmer Bernstein, conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The characters were voiced by actors such as John Vernon, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis and John Candy. The individual segments are as follows: "Soft Landing", "Grimaldi", "Harry Canyon", "Den", "Capta in Sternn", "B-17", "So Beautiful And So Dangerous" and "Taarna". The end result is a fabulous cohesive selection of varied animated pieces all tied together within a central theme the individual stories are connected together by the presence of a green glowing sphere called the Loc-Nar. With Ivan Reitman producing and Gerald Potterton directing from a screenplay writen by Dan Goldberg and Len Blum, the work was expedited by having several animation houses working simultaneously on different segments, including CinéGroupe and Atkinson Film-Arts.
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Based upon the successful comic book series of the same title, "Heavy Metal" is unlike any other animated motion picture that has ever been released. Move over, Walt Disney, for a wild and wicked animated adventure. If you are a comic book or animation collector, you will want to own a copy.
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This is definately NOT a movie for families, children under the age of 16 or women with a feminist chip on their shoulders!īecause of its memorable part in my own personal movie-going history, this movie has a permanent place in my library. Obviously this is something designed to appeal to teenage males and those who never quite outgrew that stage in their life. Despite the lack of SFx the talent of the various animators is evident and if your expectations don't exceed a comic book come to life, you won't be disappointed.Īll of the animated shorts feature women with exaggerated breasts and artfully trimmed pubic hair, who willingly engage in consensual sex. It is best viewed in the same "altered state" many of us first saw it in.Ĭompared to current standards, the animation in Heavy Metal is simplistic and "special effects" (SFx) are non-existent. If you’re in your 35-50, watching this movie will undoubtedly bring back memories of Midnight Movies and the vexing decision of whether to go to Heavy Metal, Rocky Horror Picture Show or the laser light show at the local planetarium. Reviewing a cult classic like Heavy Metal is not easy. A Classic Animated Comic Book Flashback for Adults
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