Heavy Metal (1981)

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R | 1 hr 30 mins | Action, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Animated | Released: 7/29/1981 |Box Office Total: $0.2M

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Synopsis:

Based on the popular magazine of the same name, this animated cult film interweaves six visionary stories of science fiction and fantasy. The soundtrack includes such rock superstars as Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo, Donald Fagen, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth and Stevie Nicks.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/29/1981

Director	Credit
James J Murakami	Segment Director - sequence director
Gerald Potterton	Director
John Halas	Segment Director - sequence director
Harold Whitaker	Segment Director - sequence director
Pino Van Lamsweerde	Segment Director - sequence director
Jack Stokes	Segment Director - sequence director
Paul Sabella	Segment Director - sequence director
Julian Szuchopa	Segment Director - sequence director
Lee Mishkin	Segment Director - sequence director
John Bruno	Segment Director - sequence director
Cast	Credit
Susan Roman	Satellite
Caroline Semple	of Girl
Richard Romanus	of Harry Canyon
Susan Roman	of Girl
Al Waxman	of Rudnick
Harvey Atkin	of Henchman
Harvey Atkin	of Allen
John Candy	of Dan
John Candy	of Den
John Candy	of Desk Sergeant
John Candy	of Robot
Glenis Wooton Gross	of Whore
Marilyn Lightstone	of Queen
Marilyn Lightstone	of Whore
Jackie Burroughs	of Katherine Wells
Martin Laved	of Ard
Schellenberg	of Nori
George Touliatos	of Pilot
George Touliatos	of Barbarian
Don Francks	of Co-Pilot
Don Francks	of Barbarian
Don Francks	of Grimaldi
Zal Yanovsky	of Navigator
Zal Yanovsky	of Barbarian
Patty Dworkin	of Woman Reporter
Eugene Levy	of Male Reporter
Eugene Levy	of Edsel
Warren Munson	of Senator
Joe Flaherty	of General
Rodger Bumpass	of Dr Anrak
Alice Playten	of Gloria
Harold Ramis	of Zeke
Vlasta Vrana	of Barbarian Leader
Mavor Moore	of Elder
Thor Bishopric	of Boy
August Schellenberg	of Taarak
Len Doncheff	of Barbarian
Cedric Smith	of Bartender
Joseph Golland	of Councilman
Charles Joliffe	of Councilman
Ned Conlon	of Councilman
Production Credits	Credit
John Coates	Segment Producer - sequence producer
Michael C Gross	Associate Producer
Leonard Mogel	Producer
John Halas	Segment Producer - sequence producer
Peter Lebensold	Associate Producer
Ivan Reitman	Producer
Vic Atkinson	Segment Producer - sequence producer
Lawrence Nesis	Producer
Jerry Hibbert	Segment Producer - sequence producer
W H Stevens Jr	Segment Producer - sequence producer
Production Companies	Credit
Guardian Trust Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Columbia-EMI-Warner	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Richard Corben	From Story
Dan Goldberg	Screenplay
Len Blum	Screenplay
Angus McKie	From Story
Dan O'Bannon	From Story
Thomas Warkentin	From Story
Bernie Wrightson	From Story
Art Department	Credit
Pat Gavin	Art Director - art direction
Juan Gimenez	Storyboard Artist
Richard Corben	Art Department - artist
Michael C Gross	Production Designer
Bernie Wrightson	Scenic Artist - original scenic artist
Angus McKie	Art Department - artist
Kurt Conner	Storyboard Artist
John Dorman	Storyboard Artist
Dan O'Bannon	Art Department - artist
Thomas Warkentin	Art Department - artist
Sherman Labby	Storyboard Artist
Hank Tucker	Storyboard Artist
Bernie Wrightson	Art Department - artist
Jeffrey Gatrall	Storyboard Artist
Mick Crane	Art Department - air brush artist
Rudolfo Azaro	Art Department - air brush artist
Film Camera	Credit
Richard Potterton	Video - video photography
Arthur Provis	Photography - model photography
Peter Petronio	Cinematographer - cinematography
Peter Turner	Camera Operator
Peter Jones	Camera Operator
Paul Van Der Linden	Photography - live action photography
Graham Orrin	Camera Operator
Wayne Kimball	Photography - effects photography
Harry Moreau	Photography - effects photography
Richard Wolff	Camera Operator
Claude Lapierre	Camera Operator
Alex Funke	Photography - special effects photography
Peter Bromley	Camera Operator
Don Admundson	Photography - special effects photography
Jean Robillard	Camera Operator
Serge Langlois	Camera Operator
Pierre Prevost	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Christopher Palmer	Orchestrations
Jerry Riggs	Song - songs
Jerry Riggs	Song Performer
Jeff Carson	Music Editor
Elmer Bernstein	Music
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer
Blue Oyster Cult	Song Performer
Elmer Bernstein	Music - music director
Jeanne Loriod	Music Performer
Marc Jordan	Song
David Spear	Orchestrations
Peter Bernstein	Orchestrations
Eric Bloom	Song
Donald Fagen	Song Performer
Stevie Nicks	Song Performer
Michael Moorcock	Song
Donald Fagen	Song
Journey	Song Performer
Cheap Trick	Song Performer
Stevie Nicks	Song
Steve Perry	Song
Don Felder	Song Performer
Jonathan Cain	Song
Grand Funk Railroad	Song Performer
Nazareth	Song Performer
Robert James	Song
Sammy Hagar	Song Performer
Pete Comita	Song
Don Felder	Song
Trust	Song Performer
Black Sabbath	Song Performer
Mark Farner	Song
Devo	Song Performer
Rick Nielsen	Song
D McCafferty	Song
Peter Agnew	Song
M Charlton	Song
D Sweet	Song
Sammy Hagar	Song
Jim Peterik	Song
Bernie Bonvoisin	Song
Norbert Krief	Song
Jimmy Pursey	Song
Black Sabbath	Song
Mark Mothersbaugh	Song
Gerald Casale	Song
R Mothersbaugh	Song
Allen Toussaint	Song
Production Management	Credit
Bob Yuile	Assistant Director
Christine Larocque	Production Manager
Christine Larocque	Production Supervisor
Andrew Gryn	Unit Manager
Dan Goldberg	Post-Production Supervisor
Joe Medjuck	Production Coordinator
Dominic Anciano	Production Coordinator
Jack King	Production Manager
Philip Nynch	Production Manager
Clennell Rawson	Production Coordinator
Bob Yuile	Production Manager
Susan Kapigian	Production Manager
Philip Lynch	Production Manager
Valerie Gifford	Production Manager
Frances Gallagher	Production Manager
Sound	Credit
Peter Thillaye	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Rod Crawley	Sound Effects Editor
Joe Grimaldi	Sound Effects - sound effects rerecording
Austin Grimaldi	Sound Effects - sound effects rerecording
Tony Reed	Sound Editor
Marc Chiasson	Sound Effects Editor
Peter Jermyn	Sound Effects - synthesized sound effects
Gordon Thompson	Sound Effects Editor
Joanne Hovey	Sound Effects Editor
Andy Malcolm	Sound Effects - post-synchronization sound effects
Peter McBurnie	Sound Effects - post-synchronization sound effects
Visual Effects	Credit
Harold Whitaker	Layout Artist
Harold Whitaker	Animation Director
Peter Turner	Animation Photography
Pierre Tremblay	Animation Supervisor - paint and trace supervisor
Jay Teitzell	Animator - main title animator
John Bruno	Special Effects Supervisor
Brian Borthwick	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Peter Petronio	Special Effects
Burke Mattsson	Titles - title design
Angus McKie	Background Artist
Barrie Nelson	Animation Director - animation sequence director
Lonnie Lloyd	Layout Artist
John LePrevost	Animator - main title animator
Sam Kirson	Background Artist
Michael Coulthart	Special Effects
Lee Dyer	Visual Effects - animation effects
Jerry Allen	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Dale Herigstad	Animator - main title animator
Brian Larkin	Animation Director
Rex Neville	Special Effects
Terry Windell	Layout Artist
Terry Windell	Background Artist
Lorenzo Martinez	Layout Artist
Michael Guerin	Background Artist
Judy Allen	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Barry Atkinson	Special Effects
Joanna Fryer	Animator
Vance Frederick	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Sue Butterworth	Layout Artist
Barry Atkinson	Background Artist
Lee Atkinson	Special Effects
Hilary Audus	Animator
David Elvin	Layout Artist
Art Nelles	Background Artist
Harold Whitaker	Animator
Scott Sinclair	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Dennis Ryan	Background Artist
Tom Tondrealut	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Ted Pettingell	Layout Artist
Roger Mainwood	Animator
Janos Kass	Background Artist
John Perkins	Animator
Terry Allen	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Paul Shardlow	Layout Artist
Alan Best	Layout Artist
Bernie Denk	Background Artist
Euen Frizzell	Animator
Errol Bryant	Layout Artist
Brian Borthwick	Animator - technical art
Lorenzo Martinez	Background Artist
Brent Boates	Background Artist
Vic Atkinson	Animator
Vanessa Clegg	Layout Artist
Ian Craig	Layout Artist
Ray DeSilva	Animator
Christian Benard	Background Artist
Raymond Lebrun	Background Artist
Michael Hirsch	Layout Artist
Peter Miller	Animator
Bert Kitchen	Layout Artist
Fabio Pacifico	Animator
Daniel DeNiger	Background Artist
Richard Ollive	Layout Artist
Greg Reyna	Animator
Alain Masicotte	Background Artist
Brenda Martin	Background Artist
Norm Roen	Animator
Wynn P Thomas	Layout Artist
Carlos Baeza	Background Artist
Michel Breton	Layout Artist
Chris Schouten	Animator
Ken Stephenson	Animator
Johanne Storch	Background Artist
Fred Hellmich	Layout Artist
Blake James	Layout Artist
Pierre Houde	Background Artist
Stephen Weston	Animator
Don Wong	Layout Artist
Jerry Hibbert	Animator
Anne Beauregard	Background Artist
Jean Bello	Background Artist
Bob Balser	Animator
Brian Larkin	Layout Artist - layout
Bobbie Clennel	Animator
George Ungar	Layout Artist
Bernie Denk	Layout Artist
Rich Cox	Animator
Douglas Crane	Animator
Richard R Hoover	Layout Artist
Michael Dudok DeWit	Animator
Richard Fawdry	Animator
Mike Hibbert	Animator
Dick Horn	Animator
Dave Livesy	Animator
Reg Lodge	Animator
Alistair McIlwain	Animator
Edric Radage	Animator
Jack Stokes	Animator
Mike Williams	Animator
Shivan Ramsaran	Animator - key animator
Jeff Hale	Animator
Fred Hellmich	Animator
Ruth Kissane	Animator
Bill Littlejohn	Animator
Spencer Peel	Animator
Bill Perkins	Animator
Brian Larkin	Animator
John Cousen	Animator
Borge Ring	Animator
Jose Abel	Animator - key animator
Gary Mooney	Animator - key animator
Ernesto Lopez	Animator - key animator
Sean Newton	Animator - key animator
Milt Gray	Animator - key animator
Zdenko Gasparovic	Animator - key animator
Dan Thompson	Animator - key animator
Mitch Rochon	Animator - key animator
Charlie Downs	Animator
William Recinos	Animator
George Ungar	Animator
George Scribner	Animator
Mauro Maressa	Animator
Russell Mooney	Animator
Malcolm Draper	Animator
Arnie Wong	Animator
Trell Yocum	Animator
Michael Stribling	Animator
Norton Virgien	Animator
Norman Drew	Animator
Alvaro Gaivoto	Animator
Danny Antonucci	Animator
Colin Baker	Animator
Michael Bannon	Animator
Roger Chiasson	Animator
David Feiss	Animator
Mike Longden	Animator
Daniel Decelles	Animator

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