Heavy Metal (1981) movie poster

Heavy Metal (1981)

"A Step Beyond Science Fiction"
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👍 73%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
AnimationScience FictionAdventureFantasyMusic

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Director
Gerald Potterton, John Bruno
Runtime
1h 30m
Country
Canada, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.5/10 (768 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
66%
Metacritic
51

Cast

Rodger Bumpass as Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice) · 67% avg
John Candy as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) · 75% avg
Jackie Burroughs as Katherine (voice) · 78% avg
Joe Flaherty as Lawyer / General (voice)
Don Francks as Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice) · 65% avg
Marilyn Lightstone as Whore / Queen (voice)
Eugene Levy as Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice) · 70% avg
Harold Ramis as Zeke (voice) · 74% avg

Is Heavy Metal good?

Most people think so. 73% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 58%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#456 / 661 · Animation
Rank in its year
#37 / 40 · 1981
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free Music Movies on Roku Channel (#7) · 25 Best Free Music Movies on Tubi (#14) · Best Free Animated Movies on Roku Channel (#24)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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

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