Fantasy Fiends Delight! The first of our three part “Good vs. Evil” movie series, Heavy Metal (1981) is based on a compilation of serial comics published in the classic Heavy Metal magazine (1970’s - present).

The film is centered around a glowing orb known as the Loc-Nar, brought home by an astronaut as a gift to his daughter. Claiming to be the embodiment of pure evil, the Loc-Nar kills the astronaut and terrorizes the girl with a series of bizarre and fantastic tales that it has influenced throughout the universe. From this introduction, the series of shorts culminates into a battle between good and evil, through the medium of vibrant cell animation (a lost art, these days), scored with an awesome metal soundtrack featuring Blue Oyster Cult, Journey, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, and many more.

Heavy Metal (1981, color)
86 min.
Rated: R

Screening:
8pm, Tuesday, August 18th @ The Phoenix Theater. FREE!!!