Heavy Metal (1981)
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Very few escape my grasp.
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
John Candy: (Voice)
Heavy Metal is a boldly created animated film, upon its release in 1981, it featured daring content. Unlike most animate... read more
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" As Loc-Nar, a pulsating green orb from deep space, finds its way into the Earth, a multifaceted story of cosmic malice that transcends the strict boundaries of our universe unfolds. No one knows the origin of the floating crystalline sphere; however, all those who have encountered mystical Loc-Nar--men and women across galaxies and dimensions, have fallen prey to the corrosive power of the ancient, green-hued entity. As the tentacles of the parasitic intergalactic force spread across time "

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: “Lincoln Sternn, you stand here accused of 12 counts of murder in the first degree, 14 counts of armed theft of Federation property, 22 counts of piracy in high space, 18 counts of fraud, 37 counts of rape...”, profanity, Drugs!, and nudity."

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★½ NOTES: A print from its original UK release that certainly shows its age, with excess wear, a brownish violet tint and reels that end several frames too soon. The audio, however, sounds terrific. DATE: August 31st 2022 CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: August 31st CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

"With the Disneyfication that has swept over the landscape of animated films these days, including those movies that are not under the mouse-earred banner, it's easy to forget that there was a time when the process of animation included experimenting with stories that were geared towards those audiences that were sporting pubic hair in their shorts. Heavy Metal, based on the comic magazine of the same name, was one such experiment. An adult anthology of sci-fi, horror and fantasy mash-ups, it "
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, it turned out to be a really decent watch and the damned thing definitely deserves its cult-classic reputation. First of all, it was so refreshing to see an animated feature targeting the adult audience as the vast majority of the genre is mostly focusing on kids, even very young kids usually. Concerning the animation itself, it was an anthology involving several directors so the quality was varying. Still, I really liked the style(s) used which was again really different than what you get in your usual mainstream animated production. Concerning the stories, it did like the fact that they were all linked somehow to the Loc-Nar which prevented the who” read more