It's sexist, juvenile, and dated, but Heavy Metal makes up for its flaws with eye-popping animation and a classic, smartly used soundtrack.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gerald Potterton -
Producer -
Ivan Reitman -
Screenwriter -
Len Blum , Daniel Goldberg , Cornelius Cole , Dan O'Bannon -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures , Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) , Guardian Trust Company -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Fantasy , Adventure , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 7, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 25, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$204.7K -
Runtime -
1h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo , Dolby Stereo , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)