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As long as there is a need for adolescent male sexual fantasy, there will be an audience for Heavy Metal. Released in 1981 and based on stories from the graphic magazine of the same name (possibly the greatest publication to simultaneously provoke imagination and masturbation), the film has since become the most popular single title in Columbia/TriStar's entire film library. That's an amazing fact considering just how silly and senseless the movie really is--an aimless, juvenile amalgam of disjointed stories and clashing visual styles, employing hundreds of animators from around the world with a near-total absence of creative cohesion. It remains, for better and worse, a midnight-movie favorite for the stoner crowd--a movie best enjoyed by randy adolescents or near-adults in an altered state of consciousness.
With a framing story about a glowing green orb claiming to be the embodiment of all evil, the film shuttles through eight episodic tales of sci-fi adventure, each fueled by some of the most wretched rock music to emerge from the 1980s. The most consistent trademark is an abundance of blood-splattering violence and wet-dream sex, the latter involving a succession of huge-breasted babes who shed their clothes at the drop of a G-string. It's all quite fun in its rampantly brainless desire to fuel the young male libido, and for all its incoherence Heavy Metal remains impressive for the ambitious artistry of its individual segments. Courtesy of producer Ivan Reitman (who'd just scored a hit with Stripes), voice talents include several Canadian veterans of Second City comedy, including John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy, and Joe Flaherty. --Jeff Shannon

Wow, this movie was crazy. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

Incredible soundtrack.

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I remember when i saw this first time.. In the 80's on shotime.. In retrospect.. Its pretty lame..
 

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Never heard of this either
 

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I remember when i saw this first time.. In the 80's on shotime.. In retrospect.. Its pretty lame..

I wouldn't say it's lame but it hasn't aged well. At the time, it was one of the coolest movies running. I saw it when it first came out in '81 and as a teenager I loved it. As an adult, the music is still good and the segments Capt. Sternn and B-17 are still great but seeing cartoon boobies just doesn't have the same affect. Also, if you listen you can hear the voices of John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Harold Ramis.
 

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I wouldn't say it's lame but it hasn't aged well. At the time, it was one of the coolest movies running. I saw it when it first came out in '81 and as a teenager I loved it. As an adult, the music is still good and the segments Capt. Sternn and B-17 are still great but seeing cartoon boobies just doesn't have the same affect. Also, if you listen you can hear the voices of John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Harold Ramis.


Cartoon boobs still do it for me!
 

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This was the first Rated R movie I saw as a kid. I asked my mom why "a robot would screw a toaster" and got my ass kicked.
 

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