Heavy Metal (1981)

Directed by Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Jimmy T. Murakami, Barrie Nelson, Paul Sabella, Jack Stokes, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Harold Whitaker

Heavy Metal movie poster

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

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music

Language: en

Countries: Canada, United States of America

Production

Composer: Elmer Bernstein · Editors: Ian Llande, Mick Manning, Gerald Tripp · Production Design: Michael C. Gross

Production: Canadian Film Development Corporation

Budget: $9.3M

Script: Read the script on Script Slug

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