Heavy Metal is a 1981 fantasy film based on stories from the Canadian magazine of the same name.
Plot Synopsis
Heavy Metal is a collection of stories told from the perspective of a girl forced to look into a green orb known as "Loc-Nar". This green orb travels throughout the galaxy causing destruction wherever it goes. What the girl sees are many tales of horror all directly influenced by Loc-Nar. Some of these events include reanimation of the dead and peaceful people turned into barbarians.
Cast
- Harvey Atkin
- Thor Bishopric
- Jackie Burroughs
- John Candy
- Eugene Levy
- Marilyn Lightstone
- Harold Ramis
- Richard Romanus
Soundtrack
- "Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar
- "Heartbeat" by Riggs
- "Working in the Coal Mine" by Devo
- "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by Blue Oyster Cult
- "Reach Out" by Cheap Trick
- "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" by Don Felder
- "True Companion" by Donald Fagen
- "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" by Nazareth
- "Radar Rider" by Riggs
- "Open Arms" by Journey
- "Queen Bee" by Grand Funk Railroad
- "I Must Be Dreamin'" by Cheap Trick
- "The Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath
- "All of You" by Don Felder
- "Prefabricated" by Trust
- "Blue Lamp" by Stevie Nicks