Heavy Metal

Theatrical - Wide 1981-08-07

Cast John Candy Eugene Levy Harold Ramis
Directed by Gerald Potterton
Written by Dan Goldberg Len Blum

Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy Horror Science-Fiction

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A sweeping story of the battle of good against evil is told through an anthology of short animated films about a glowing green orb (the Loc-Nar) that is the personification of ultimate evil in the universe. Based loosely on the French... See more magazine “Heavy Metal.”

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Will Robert Rodriguez bring Heavy Metal to TV?

While doing promotional rounds at SXSW for his new "From Dusk Till Dawn" (review) series, Robert Rodriguez offered an update on the long talked about HEAVY METAL adaptation. Thanks to his newly launched El Rey network, it's no surprise that...

Posted 12 years ago

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Robert Rodriguez’s Heavy Metal might be heading to TV; talks Sin City 3

Posted 12 years ago

We haven't heard anything new about Robert Rodriguez's HEAVY METAL in almost three years. He revealed plans for the project at Coimc-Con in 2011, but there hasn't been any word on the film since. In a new interview with Screen...

Syfy abducts Metal Hurlant Chronicles, starring Scott Adkins and Kelly Brook

Posted 12 years ago

French sci-fi action series “Metal Hurlant Chronicles” has been picked up by the Syfy network, the trades are reporting. The series, which stars Rutger Hauer, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, James Marsters, John Rhys-Davies and Kelly Brook, was helmed by...

JoBlo.com’s tribute to the people from film & TV we lost in 2013

Posted 12 years ago

"We are meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?" ~ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button As 2013 draws to a close, we here at JoBlo.com want take a...

Ink & Pixel: Heavy Metal

Posted 13 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. If you yourself, or anyone you...

Awfully Good: Trick or Treat

Posted 14 years ago

Jason Spend Halloween with Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons and Skippy from “Family Ties!” Trick or Treat (1986) Director: Charles Martin Smith Stars: Marc Price, Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne A dead rock star haunts his biggest fan’s record player until he...

Heavy Metal comes back as a live-action French series

Posted 15 years ago

While we wait patiently for the new animated big screen version of HEAVY METAL, the French have other plans. Well, for the small screen anyways… French DVD house We Prods. is partnering up with publisher United Humanoids to produce METAL...