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Heavy Metal (1981)

Heavy Metal
Very few escape my grasp. Even in death, my powers continue.
—Loknar
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Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami and John Bruno
Producer: John Coates
Writer: Dan O'Bannon
Art Director: Thomas Warkentin
Title Designer: Burke Mattsson
Titles: MGM Title Department (as MGM Title)
Animators: Dale Herigstad, John Leprovost, Jay Teitzell
Animation Element Cinematography: Christopher Dusendschon, Bo Gehring Associates

Music: Elmer Bernstein
Song: "Radar Rider" by Riggs

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Title sequence

  • Category

    Film

  • Styles

    1980s, animation, cel animation, character animation, hand drawn, main title, motion control, optical, prologue, stop motion
Heavy Metal

  • Film Director

    Gerald Potterton

  • Release Date

    August 7, 1981

  • Aspect Ratio

    1.85:1

  • Studios

    Columbia Pictures, Guardian Trust Company, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Famous Players

  • Country

    Canada

  • Language

    English

  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
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