Heavy Trip

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Heavy Trip

Released Oct 5, 2018

1h 31m

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In this offbeat comedy from Finland, Turo is stuck in a small village where the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. The only problem? He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway--the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival--and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer in order to make their dreams a reality.

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Critics Consensus

Heavy Trip's heartfelt humor and fully realized characters make this a journey well worth taking - and one of the best rock comedies in recent memory.

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Jamie Ludwig

Chicago Reader

One of the funniest buddy films of the year.

Mar 12, 2020

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

A cult hit waiting in the wings. Come for the brutal music, stay for the charming DIY optimism.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 5, 2018

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Remains knowingly true to its quirky quartet and milieu even as the plotting runs off the rails a tad in the third act.

Oct 4, 2018

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Marc Burrows

HeyUGuys

A likeable and loud outsider comedy that has metal in its heart and its heart on its sleeve. Turn it up to 11.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 27, 2021

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Jagged, scattered, unevenly paced and constructed, and occasionally uncertain in overall direction, "Heavy Trip" still delivers a damn fine time, peaking with moments of absurd metal glory, both for those who head bang and those who don't.

Rated: B

Jun 30, 2020

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The film is fun the watch, the music heavy as it should be, and the whole thing is a riotous fun package perfect for a Saturday night out.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 12, 2020

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Audience Member

As a metalhead I can honestly say that this is the best movie ever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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prawnda s

this is a medium budget film with great music, pretty decent acting, some solid gags and an overall positive and fun-loving attitude. i'm watching it because i saw a trailer for the sequel which just released, and i am definitely going to watch them back to back today. in many ways this is like a more grounded, live action version of metalocalypse. if you enjoy metal music or silly humor then you should definitely check this out.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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acsdoug D

The movie gets a bit silly towards the end, but up until that point it's very funny. I like metal, but I don't think that's necessary to enjoy the film. It's very funny guy humor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Elene N

I didn´t know I liked heavy metal. Absolutely cool.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Daniel K

This movie works so wonderfully well, because the people who made this movie knows so well what's metal about metal. Which, in turn, enables them to makes jokes about metal that REALLY hits home. It's a love letter to metal fans that pokes fun at all the tropes of the metal scene. 🖤🖤🖤

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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GÃ¡bor G

Charming, goofy and heartfelt, a love letter to metal that works as a comedy as well.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Juuso Laatio

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Jukka Vidgren

Director

Johannes Holopainen

Turo Moilanen

Max Ovaska

Pasi

Minka Kuustonen

Miia

Ville Tiihonen

Jouni Tulkku

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Synopsis

In this offbeat comedy from Finland, Turo is stuck in a small village where the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. The only problem? He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway--the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival--and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer in order to make their dreams a reality.

Director: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren
Producer: Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg
Screenwriter: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren, Aleksi Puranen, Jari Olavi Rantala
Distributor: Doppelgänger Releasing / Music Box Films
Production Co: Making Movies Oy
Genre: Comedy, Music
Original Language: Finnish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.7K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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