Friday 6 July 2012

Heavy Metal


Not content with giving the world Maple Syrup & the suffix "eh", Canada struck gold again with this 1981 cult animated fantasy boobfest from Ivan Reitman & Gerald Potterton.

Plot: Throughout the Galaxy, a mysterious green ball has been floating about, bothering ample chested ladies and being a prick to all that cross its path. When an astronaut decides that the "sum of all evils" is a suitable gift for a small child, the sphere regales the girl with tales of his intergalactic arsehole escapades. What follows is several short stories of space dragons, space boobs, space cocaine and WWII zombies...all set to Journey, Cheap Trick & Black Sabbath.

With the voices of John Candy (Legend, R.I.P), Eugene Levy & Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters), a classic soundtrack and characters that make Russ Meyer seem like a puritan, it's trashy comic book revelry at it's best.

Budget: $9,300,000

Gross: $20,000,000

Fun Facts: Rodger Bumpass is not only the brother-in-law of Ben Stiller, the voice of Spongebob's neighbour Squidward Tentacles, but also has a hilarious name however you look at it. Kudos to you, Bumpass!




review by Callum S (he's secretive don't cha' know)


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