Heavy Metal (1981) - Credits and Details

Heavy Metal Credits and Details

Directed by
	Gerald Potterton
	John Bruno	...	segment "Soft Landing"
	John Halas	...	segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous"
	Julian Harris	...	segment "Captain Sternn"
	Jimmy T. Murakami	...	segment "Soft Landing"
	Barrie Nelson	...	segment "B-17"
	Paul Sabella	...	segment "Captain Sternn"
	Jack Stokes	...	segment "Den"
	Pino Van Lamsweerde	...	segment "Harry Canyon"
	Harold Whitaker	...	segment "Grimaldi"
Written by
	Daniel Goldberg	...	screenplay / story
	Len Blum	...	screenplay / story
	Dan O'Bannon	...	original story / story
	Richard Corben	...	original story / based on the original art and stories by
	Bernie Wrightson	...	original story
	Angus McKie	...	original story
	Jean 'Moebius' Giraud	...	characters and situations
Cast
	Don Francks	...	Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (segment: Grimaldi) (segment: B-17) (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Caroline Semple	...	Girl (segment: Grimaldi) (voice)
	Richard Romanus	...	Harry Canyon (segment: Harry Canyon) (voice)
	Susan Roman	...	Girl / Satellite (segment: Harry Canyon) (segment: Harry Canyon) (voice)
	Al Waxman	...	Rudnick (segment: Harry Canyon) (voice)
	Harvey Atkin	...	Alien / Henchman (segment: Harry Canyon) (segment: Harry Canyon) (voice)
	John Candy	...	Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (segment: Harry Canyon) (segment: Den) (segment: Den) (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Glenis Wootton Gross	...	Whore (segment: Harry Canyon) (voice)
	Marilyn Lightstone	...	Whore / Queen (segment: Harry Canyon) (segment: Den) (voice)
	Jackie Burroughs	...	Katherine (segment: Den) (voice)
	Martin Lavut	...	Ard (segment: Den) (voice)
	August Schellenberg	...	Norl / Taarak (segment: Den) (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	John Vernon	...	Prosecutor (segment: Captain Sternn) (voice)
	Eugene Levy	...	Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (segment: Captain Sternn) (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Joe Flaherty	...	Lawyer / General (segment: Captain Sternn) (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Rodger Bumpass	...	Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (segment: Captain Sternn) (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice) (as Roger Bumpass)
	Douglas Kenney	...	Regolian (segment: Captain Sternn) (voice)
	George Touliatos	...	Pilot / Barbarian (segment: B-17) (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Zal Yanovsky	...	Navigator / Barbarian (segment: B-17) (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Patty Freedman	...	Woman Reporter (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice) (as Patty Dworkin)
	Warren Munson	...	Senator (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Alice Playten	...	Gloria (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Harold Ramis	...	Zeke (segment: So Beautiful and So Dangerous) (voice)
	Vlasta Vrana	...	Barbarian Leader (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Mavor Moore	...	Elder (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Thor Bishopric	...	Boy (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Len Doncheff	...	Barbarian (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Cedric Smith	...	Bartender (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Joseph Golland	...	Councilman (segment: Taarna) (voice)
	Charles Jolliffe	...	Councilman (segment: Taarna) (voice) (as Charles Joliffe)
	Ned Conlon	...	Councilman (segment: Taarna) (voice)
Uncredited Cast
	Percy Rodrigues	...	Loknar (voice)
Produced by
	Vic Atkinson	...	sequence producer
	John Coates	...	sequence producer
	Michael C. Gross	...	associate producer
	John Halas	...	sequence producer
	Richard Hawley	...	associate producer
	Jerry Hibbert	...	sequence producer
	Peter Lebensold	...	associate producer
	Leonard Mogel	...	executive producer
	Larry Nesis	...	associate producer
	Ivan Reitman	...	producer
	W.H. Stevens Jr.	...	sequence producer
Original Music by
	Elmer Bernstein
Special Effects by
	Peter Jermyn	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Jerry L. Allen	...	model construction
	Judy Allen	...	model construction
	Terry Allen	...	model construction
	Don Amundson	...	travelling shot
	Barry Atkinson	...	special effects
	Lee Atkinson	...	special effects
	Lisa Atkinson	...	visual effects artist / painter
	Rodolfo Azaro	...	airbrush artist
	Brian Borthwick	...	model construction / technical artist
	John Bruno	...	director of special effects
	Gordon Coulthart	...	special effects
	Mick Crane	...	airbrush artist
	Aris V. Dimalanta	...	restoration artist
	Lee Dyer	...	effects animator
	Vance Frederick	...	model construction
	Alex Funke	...	travelling shot
	John Halfpenny	...	effects animator: segment: Taarna
	Dale Herigstad	...	animator: main title
	Wayne Kimball	...	camera effects
	John Leprovost	...	animator: main title
	Michele Moen	...	background painter: special effects
	Harry Moreau	...	camera effects
	Max Morgan	...	camera operator: multiplane
	Rex Neville	...	special effects
	Peter Petronio	...	special effects
	Philip Phillipson	...	background painter: special effects
	Arthur Provis	...	model photography
	Robert Schaefer	...	background painter: special effects
	Gregory Schafer	...	camera operator: multiplane
	Eric Semones	...	background painter: special effects
	Scott Sinclair	...	model construction
	Jay Teitzell	...	animator: main title
	Tim Tondreault	...	model construction
	Ben Ballon	...	special effects
	Christopher Dusendschon	...	maintitle animation element cinematography: Bo Gehring Associates

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 29, 1981
Theatrical Release:	August 07, 1981
DVD Release:	November 23, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	February 01, 2011
Countries:
Distributor:	Sony Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
7.2 / 10	6.6 / 10	51 / 100

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures (presents)
Guardian Trust Company
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Famous Players
Heavy Metal
Potterton Productions

Distributors
Columbia Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
TBS Superstation (1993) (United States) (TV)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (United States) (laserdisc)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
England, UK

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