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Heavy Metal (Collector's Edition)

starring: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs
directed by: Gerald Potterton

: Heavy Metal (Collector's Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767836319
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767836316
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 23, 1999
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 4747
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: August 07, 1981



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Product Description:
Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine heavy metal producer ivan reitman creates an otherworldly tale of good vs. Evil. Packed with special effects heavy metal sets the standard for alternative contemporary animation. Plus a pounding soundtrack by black sabbath blue oyster cult and more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/23/1999 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: R Director: Gerald Potterton

Amazon.com:
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



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great buy, as good as I remember
It was sent promtly and arived quickly, in was as good as I remember it from the 80's


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Heavy Metal
I bought the new revamped dvd. It said it was better than the old one. Is that nought a horible thing ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent!
DVD arrived very, very fast and in great condition! Excellent transaction! Would definitely purchase from ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Love the digital copy
The single most unique aspect here is the digital copy that's included for transfer to PC or Sony PSP. The ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Still a great film!
I thought this film would be way out-dated when I first picked it up, but even in the year 2008 I still consider ... Read More

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