Science fiction, sword-and-sorcery, violence, sex, drug culture and humour all featured in varying degrees in Heavy Metal, an animated feature that took its title from the adult fantasy magazine of the same name.
An astronaut takes home a glowing green orb for his daughter but the orb kills him and traps the girl.
Claiming to be the personification of all evil, the malevolent sphere – known as the Loc-Nar – frightens the little girl by showing her a number of weird and fantastic stories it has influenced.
Of the six segments that comprised the film, one involving an un-heroic cab driver in a futuristic New York, and another in which a young bookworm is transformed into an inter-galactic stud, were the best.
The others, including an alien-type yarn of doomed B-17 pilots, a comedy Hulk-style send-up, and a fantasy in which a Pentagon secretary is abducted by a flying saucer, had less of an edge to them but benefited from some striking animation.
The voices for the animation included those of Harold Ramis, John Candy and Eugene Levy.
Grimaldi
Don Francks Harry Canyon
Richard Romanus Rudnick
Al Waxman Alien/Henchman
Harvey Atkin Desk Sergeant
John Candy Whore 1
Glenis Wootton Gross Whore 2
Marilyn Lightstone Dan/Den
John Candy Queen
Marilyn Lightstone Katherine Wells
Jackie Burroughs Ard
Martin Lavut Norl
August Schellenberg Capt. Lincoln P. Sternn
Eugene Levy Lawyer Charlie
Joe Flaherty Regolian
Douglas Kenney Gloria
Alice Playten Robot
John Candy Zeke
Harold Ramis Barbarian Leader
Vlasta Vrana Taarak
August Schellenberg Hanover Fiste
Rodger Bumpass Dr. Anrak
Rodger Bumpass
Directors
Gerald Potterton
Jimmy Teru Murakami
Harold Whitaker
Pino Van Lamsweerde
Jack Stokes
Paul Sabella
Julian Szuchopa
Barrie Nelson
Lee Mishkin
John Halas
John Bruno
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