---
title: 'Heavy Metal (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jimmy Murakami'
released: '1981-08-07'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heavy-metal-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082509/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heavy Metal (1981)

1981 · R · 90 min · Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · Canada


## Synopsis

Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, which was the basis for the film. It starred the voices of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Percy Rodriguez, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. The screenplay was written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jimmy Murakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-murakami), [John Halas](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-halas), [John Bruno](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bruno), [Gerald Potterton](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-potterton), [Jack Stokes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-stokes), [Harold Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-whitaker), [Pino van Lamsweerde](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-van-lamsweerde), [Paul Sabella](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sabella), [Barrie Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barrie-nelson)
- **Screenplay:** [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon), [Bernie Wrightson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-wrightson), [Richard Corben](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-corben)

## Cast

- [John Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-vernon)
- [Jackie Burroughs](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-burroughs)
- [Susan Roman](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-roman)
- [John Candy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-candy)
- [Joe Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-flaherty)
- [Eugene Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-levy)
- [Alice Playten](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-playten)
- [Marilyn Lightstone](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-lightstone)
- [Douglas C. Kenney](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-c-kenney)
- [Percy Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-rodriguez)
- [Al Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-waxman)
- [Harold Ramis](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-ramis)
- [August Schellenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-schellenberg)
- [Don Francks](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-francks)
- [Rodger Bumpass](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodger-bumpass)

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/heavymetal
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heavy-metal-1981
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