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Heavy Metal (1981)

Film · 1981 · 90 min · R · Animation · Science Fiction · Adventure

A step beyond science fiction.

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

Directed by Gerald Potterton

Starring Rodger Bumpass, John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis

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In cinemas7 August 1981
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First release anywhere7 August 1981

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