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Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian fantasy-animated film directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, the basis for the film. The screenplay was written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum.
The film is an anthology of various science fiction and fantasy stories adapted from Heavy Metal magazine and original stories in the same spirit. Like the magazine, it has a great deal of graphic violence, nudity and sexuality. Its production was expedited by having several animation houses working simultaneously on different segments, including CinéGroupe and Atkinson Film-Arts.
A sequel titled Heavy Metal 2000 was released in 2000.
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Soft Landing
The movie's title sequence story (based on the original story by Dan O'Bannon and art by Thomas Warkentin) opens with a space shuttle flying in orbit over Earth. The bay doors (on the belly of the shuttle) open, releasing a 1960 Corvette. An astronaut seated in the Corvette then begins descending through Earth's atmosphere, landing in a desert canyon.
Crew
Jimmy T. Murakami and John Bruno - Directors
John Coates - Producer
Dan O'Bannon - Writer
Music
Radar Rider by Riggs
Grimaldi
Leading directly from the title sequence, the film's framing story has the astronaut, named Grimaldi, arriving at home where he is greeted by his daughter. He shows her something he brought back: a crystalline green sphere. When he opens the case, the orb rises out and melts the astronaut. It introduces itself to the terrified girl as "the sum of all evils". Looking into the orb, known as the Loc-Nar, the girl sees how it has influenced societies through time and space
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
Don Francks ... Grimaldi
Caroline Semple ... Girl
Crew
Harold Whitaker – Director
John Halas – Producer
Harry Canyon
Original story by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum, written by Juan Giménez. In a dystopian New York City in the year 2031, cynical taxicab driver Harry Canyon narrates his day in film noir style, grumbling about his fares and occasional robbery attempts, which he thwarts with a disintegrator installed behind his seat. He stumbles into an incident where he rescues a girl from a gangster named Rudnick, who had murdered the girl's father. She tells him about her father's discovery: the Loc-Nar, an artifact over which people are killing each other. Harry takes the girl back to his apartment, where she climbs into his bed and has sex with him. The next day, one of his fares is Rudnick, who threatens Harry if he does not cooperate. The girl decides to sell the Loc-Nar to Rudnick and split the proceeds with Harry. He agrees to take her to the exchange, where Rudnick takes the Loc-Nar out of its isolation case and disintegrates. Meanwhile, the girl informs Harry that she's keeping the money for herself and pulls a gun on him. Harry is forced to use his disintegrator on her. He keeps the money and writes it up as a "two-day ride with one hell of a tip."
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
John Candy ... Desk Sergeant
Marilyn Lightstone ... Whore
Susan Roman ... Girl / Satellite
Richard Romanus ... Harry Canyon
Al Waxman ... Rudnick
Harvey Atkin ... Alien / Henchman
Crew
Pino Van Lamsweerde – Director
W.H. Stevens Jr. – Producer
Vic Atkinson – Producer
Daniel Goldberg – Writer
Len Blum – Writer
Music
"Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by Blue Öyster Cult
"True Companion" by Donald Fagen
"Heartbeat" by Riggs
"Blue Lamp" by Stevie Nicks
"Open Arms" by Journey
Den
Based on original art and story by Richard Corben. A nerdy teenager finds a "green meteorite" and puts it in his rock collection. During a lightning experiment, the orb hurls the boy into the world of Neverwhere, where he transforms into a naked (though he quickly dons a loincloth), bald muscle man called Den. He witnesses a strange ritual, rescuing a nubile young woman who was about to be sacrificed to "Uhluhtc" (/ˈuːlətɛk/ oo-lə-tek; "Cthulhu" spelled backwards). Reaching safety, she tells him that she is from the British colony of Gibraltar and that her name is Katherine Wells. While she demonstrates her gratitude with sexual favors, they are interrupted by the minions of Ard, an immortal man who wants to obtain the Loc-Nar for himself. He orders Den to get the Loc-Nar from the Queen (the woman who performed the ritual). Den agrees, and infiltrates the Queen's palace, but is promptly caught by the Queen, who offers leniency if he has sex with her. He complies, while the raiding party steals the Loc-Nar. Den escapes, races back to rescue Katherine from Ard, and recreates the lightning incident that drew him to Neverwhere, banishing Ard and the Queen. Refusing the opportunity to use the Loc-Nar rule, Den rides with Katherine into the sunset, content to remain in Neverwhere as Den.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
John Candy ... Den
Jackie Burroughs ... Katherine
Martin Lavut ... Ard
Marilyn Lightstone ... Queen
August Schellenberg ... Norl
Crew
Jack Stokes – Director
Jerry Hibbert – Producer
Richard Corben – Writer
Captain Sternn
Based on original art and story by Bernie Wrightson. On a space station, a square-jawed space captain named Lincoln F. Sternn is on trial for numerous serious charges (and one moving violation) presented by the prosecutor. Pleading "not guilty" against the advice of his rat-faced lawyer, Sternn explains that he expects to be acquitted because he bribed a witness, Hanover Fiste. Fiste takes the stand, but his perjury is subverted when the Loc-Nar, now the size of a marble, causes him to blurt out the truth about Sternn's evil deeds. Fiste rants with such fury that he changes into a muscled giant and chases Sternn throughout the station, breaking through bulkheads and wreaking havoc. Eventually, he corners Sternn, receives his promised payoff, and promptly shrinks back to his gangly original form. Sternn opens a trapdoor under Fiste, and the Loc-Nar enters Earth's atmosphere with Fiste's bodiless flaming hand still clinging to it.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
Rodger Bumpass ... Hanover Fiste
Joe Flaherty ... Lawyer
Eugene Levy ... Sternn
John Vernon ... Prosecutor
Douglas Kenney ... Regolian
Crew
Julian Harris – Director
Paul Sebella – Director
Bernie Wrightson – Writer
Music
"Reach Out" by Cheap Trick
B17
Based on original story by Dan O'Bannon. A World War II B-17 bomber nicknamed the "Pacific Pearl" makes a difficult bombing run with heavy damage and casualties. As the bomber limps home, the co-pilot goes back to check on the crew. Finding nothing but dead bodies, he notices the Loc-Nar trailing the plane. Informing the pilot, he heads back to the cockpit, when the Loc-Nar rams itself into the plane and raises the dead crew members as zombies. The co-pilot is killed by the zombie ball turret gunner leaving only the pilot, who parachutes away in time. He lands on an island where he finds wreckage of airplanes, a graveyard for various planes of various times, along with the wrecked airplanes' zombified airmen.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
Don Francks ... Co-Pilot (Holden)
Zal Yanovsky ... Navigator
George Touliatos ... Pilot (Skip)
Crew
Barrie Nelson – Director
W.H. Stevens Jr. – Producer
Dan O'Bannon – Writer
Music
"Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" by Don Felder
So Beautiful
Based on original art and story by Angus McKie. A scientist (Dr. Anrak) arrives at the Pentagon for a meeting about mysterious mutations that are plaguing the United States. At the meeting, the doctor tries to dismiss the occurrences, but when he sees a green stone (the Loc-Nar, reduced again in size) in the locket of Gloria, a beautiful buxom stenographer, he behaves erratically and attempts to sexually assault her. A colossal starship bursts through the roof and abducts the berserk doctor and, by accident, Gloria. The ship's robot is irritated at Anrak, who is actually a malfunctioning android, but its mood changes when it sees Gloria. With the help of the ship's alien pilot and co-pilot, the robot convinces Gloria to stay on board and have "robot sex". Meanwhile, the crew inhale a massive amount of plutonian nyborg (a powdered substance resembling cocaine) and fly home stoned, zoning out on the cosmos. Too stoned to fly straight, they crash while landing into a huge space station.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
Rodger Bumpass ... Dr. Anrak
John Candy ... Robot
Joe Flaherty ... General
Eugene Levy ... Male Reporter / Edsel
Alice Playten ... Gloria
Harold Ramis ... Zeke
Patty Dworkin ... Woman Reporter
Warren Munson ... Senator
Crew
John Halas – Director
Angus McKie – Writer
Music
"Queen Bee" by Grand Funk Railroad
"I Must Be Dreamin'" by Cheap Trick
"Crazy? (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" by Nazareth
"All of You" by Don Felder
"Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar
"Prefabricated" by Trust
Taarna
Original story by Daniel Goldberg & Len Blum; inspired by Moebius' Arzach stories. The Loc-Nar, now the size of a giant meteor, crashes into a volcano, changing a tribe of human outcasts into mutated barbarians who ravage a peaceful city. The elders desperately try to summon the last of a warrior race, the Taarakians. Taarna, a strong, beautiful, Taarakian warrior maiden, arrives too late to stop the massacre and resolves to avenge the city. Her search leads to the barbarians' stronghold, where she is captured, tortured, and left for dead. With the help of her Taarakian mount, she escapes and confronts the barbarian leader. Though wounded, she defeats him. With Taarna readying her final attack on the Loc-Nar, it pleads to her mount not to sacrifice herself. She does not relent, and her self-sacrifice destroys the Loc-Nar.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
Don Francks ... Barbarian
August Schellenberg ... Taarak
Zal Yanovsky ... Barbarian
George Touliatos ... Barbarian
Vlasta Vrana ... Barbarian Leader
Mavor Moore ... Elder
Thor Bishopric ... Boy
Len Doncheff ... Barbarian
Cedric Smith ... Bartender
Joseph Golland ... Councilman
Charles Joliffe ... Councilman
Ned Conlon ... Councilman
Music
"The Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath
"Through Being Cool" by Devo
"Working in the Coal Mine" by Devo
Epilogue
As the final story ends, the Loc-Nar terrorizing the girl is similarly destroyed, blowing the mansion to pieces. Taarna's mount, reborn, appears outside and the girl happily flies away on it. It is then revealed that Taarna's soul has been transferred across the universe and through time to her. This is further signified by the change in hair color the girl now exhibits and the appearance of the Taarakian crest on her skin. Thus the girl is revealed to be the next Taarakian herself.
Cast
Percy Rodriguez ... voice of the Loc-Nar (uncredited)
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