What do you do when you’re best known as the baddest mofo in hell, but hardly anybody would give you the time of day if they saw you on the street? If you’re Doug Bradley, the man who breathed life into Pinhead in the HELLRAISER franchise, you lend your voice to Dr. Payne in DOMINATOR: THE ANIMATED MOVIE. The cracked metal/demon fest is getting its DVD release in January. If you’re not familiar with it, the story goes something like this:
When all-girl rock band CrowCut accidentally hit the legendary Lost Chord during a rehearsal, they pull to Earth the Dead Lord Of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself — Dominator! Pursued by Lady Violator, Extricator and Decimator, three fellow demons sent by the new ruler of Hell, Lord Desecrator, Dominator and the girls find themselves in a fight to the finish with the survival of Earth itself at stake. Aided by half-human, half-demon bounty hunter Hellkatt, and the mysterious Dr. Payne, Secretary of the Grand Order Of Undertakers, Dominator and co. raise Hell On Earth with the aid of a few occult-powered guitars, and a whole lot of testosterone…
So at this point your reaction is probably heavily tempered by whether or not you think HEAVY METAL was a kick ass movie, or a goofy laugh fest. Me, I loved it, so when you tell me I’ve got demons, metal, and hot chicks coming together for an apocalyptic trip down manga lane, ohhh baby. Another plus is the fact that Lady Violator (could she have a better name) looks like the second coming of Julie from RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III.
On the reality check side of things, these flicks often fail to live up to the promise of their concept, but hey, that’s why we’ve got online DVD rentals. If you want more info on which to raise or douse your interest, check out the official website here.
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