Heavy Metal (1981)

08/07/1981 (CA) • 1h 30m

Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music

A Step Beyond Science Fiction

Overview

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

Top Billed 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)

Caroline Semple

Girl (voice)


collection-back

Part of the Heavy Metal Collection

Includes Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000

View The Collection

Recommendations

Heavy Metal 2000

60%

Passchendaele

62%

Until the Light Takes Us

67%

Notes from Melanie

55%

Puce Moment

56%

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

48%

Blood Relatives

57%

Garapa

82%

Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes

68%

The Flame of New Orleans

63%

The Royal Siren

61%

1990: The Bronx Warriors

50%

Dr. Caligari

59%

Blood Out

52%

Way Out West

71%

Night of the Creeps

67%

Wrinkles

76%

You Kill Me

61%

Time Masters

73%

The Wash

54%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$9,300,000.00

Revenue

$20,118,654.00

Keywords

flying car

taxi

midnight movie

heavy metal

based on comic

drug use

rotoscoping

adult animation

© All Rights Reserved 2025