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Heavy Metal (1981)

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Heavy Metal

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Directors

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  • Gerald Potterton
    Gerald Potterton
  • John Bruno
    John Bruno
    director (segment "Soft Landing")
  • John Halas
    John Halas
    director (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
  • Julian Harris
    Julian Harris
    director (segment "Captain Sternn")
  • Jimmy T. Murakami
    Jimmy T. Murakami
    director (segment "Soft Landing")
  • Barrie Nelson
    Barrie Nelson
    director (segment "B-17")
  • Paul Sabella
    Paul Sabella
    director (segment "Captain Sternn")
  • Jack Stokes
    Jack Stokes
    director (segment "Den")
  • Pino Van Lamsweerde
    Pino Van Lamsweerde
    director (segment "Harry Canyon")
  • Harold Whitaker
    Harold Whitaker
    director (segment "Grimaldi")

Writers

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  • Daniel Goldberg
    Daniel Goldberg
    screenplay (as Dan Goldberg) &
  • Len Blum
    Len Blum
    screenplay
  • Dan O'Bannon
    Dan O'Bannon
    original story (segment "Soft Landing")
  • Daniel Goldberg
    Daniel Goldberg
    story (segment "Harry Canyon") (as Dan Goldberg) &
  • Len Blum
    Len Blum
    story (segment "Harry Canyon")
  • Richard Corben
    Richard Corben
    original story (segment "Den")
  • Bernie Wrightson
    Bernie Wrightson
    original story (segment "Captain Sternn") (as Berni Wrightson)
  • Dan O'Bannon
    Dan O'Bannon
    story (segment "B-17")
  • Angus McKie
    Angus McKie
    original story (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
  • Daniel Goldberg
    Daniel Goldberg
    story (segment "Taarna") (as Dan Goldberg) &
  • Len Blum
    Len Blum
    story (segment "Taarna")
  • Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
    characters and situations (segment "Taarna") (uncredited)

Cast

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  • Don Francks
    Don Francks
    Don Francks
    Grimaldi (segment "Grimaldi")
    /Co-Pilot (segment "B-17")
    /Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Caroline Semple
    Caroline Semple
    Girl (segment "Grimaldi")
    (voice)
  • Richard Romanus in The Young Black Stallion (2003)
    Richard Romanus
    Richard Romanus
    Harry Canyon (segment "Harry Canyon")
    (voice)
  • Susan Roman
    Susan Roman
    Susan Roman
    Girl (segment "Harry Canyon")
    /Satellite (segment "Harry Canyon")
    (voice)
  • Al Waxman in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    Rudnick (segment "Harry Canyon")
    (voice)
  • Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    Alien (segment "Harry Canyon")
    /Henchman (segment "Harry Canyon")
    (voice)
  • John Candy at an event for The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988)
    John Candy
    John Candy
    Desk Sergeant (segment "Harry Canyon")
    /Dan (segment "Den")
    /Den (segment "Den")
    /Robot (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Glenis Wootton Gross
    Glenis Wootton Gross
    Whore (segment "Harry Canyon")
    (voice)
  • Marilyn Lightstone
    Marilyn Lightstone
    Marilyn Lightstone
    Whore (segment "Harry Canyon")
    /Queen (segment "Den")
    (voice)
  • Jackie Burroughs
    Jackie Burroughs
    Jackie Burroughs
    Katherine (segment "Den")
    (voice)
  • Martin Lavut
    Martin Lavut
    Ard (segment "Den")
    (voice)
  • August Schellenberg at an event for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
    August Schellenberg
    August Schellenberg
    Norl (segment "Den")
    /Taarak (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • John Vernon
    John Vernon
    John Vernon
    Prosecutor (segment "Captain Sternn")
    (voice)
  • Eugene Levy at an event for For Your Consideration (2006)
    Eugene Levy
    Eugene Levy
    Sternn (segment "Captain Sternn")
    /Male Reporter (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    /Edsel (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Joe Flaherty in Freaks and Geeks (1999)
    Joe Flaherty
    Joe Flaherty
    Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn")
    /General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    Hanover Fiste (segment "Captain Sternn")
    /Dr. Anrak (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice) (as Roger Bumpass)
  • Douglas Kenney
    Douglas Kenney
    Douglas Kenney
    Regolian (segment "Captain Sternn")
    (voice)
  • George Touliatos in Prom Night (1980)
    George Touliatos
    George Touliatos
    Pilot (segment "B-17")
    /Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Zal Yanovsky
    Zal Yanovsky
    Navigator (segment "B-17")
    /Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Patty Freedman
    Patty Freedman
    Woman Reporter (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice) (as Patty Dworkin)
  • Warren Munson
    Warren Munson
    Senator (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Alice Playten
    Alice Playten
    Alice Playten
    Gloria (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Harold Ramis
    Harold Ramis
    Harold Ramis
    Zeke (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
    (voice)
  • Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    Barbarian Leader (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Mavor Moore
    Mavor Moore
    Elder (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Thor Bishopric
    Thor Bishopric
    Boy (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Len Doncheff
    Len Doncheff
    Len Doncheff
    Barbarian (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Cedric Smith
    Cedric Smith
    Cedric Smith
    Bartender (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Joseph Golland
    Joseph Golland
    Councilman (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
  • Charles Jolliffe
    Charles Jolliffe
    Councilman (segment "Taarna")
    (voice) (as Charles Joliffe)
  • Ned Conlon
    Ned Conlon
    Councilman (segment "Taarna")
    (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Percy Rodrigues in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Percy Rodrigues
    Percy Rodrigues
    Loknar
    (voice) (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Vic Atkinson
    Vic Atkinson
    sequence producer (segments "Harry Canyon", "B-17")
  • John Coates
    John Coates
    sequence producer (segment "Soft Landing")
  • Michael C. Gross
    Michael C. Gross
    associate producer (as Michael Gross)
  • John Halas
    John Halas
    sequence producer (segment "Grimaldi")
  • Richard Hawley
    Richard Hawley
    associate producer
  • Jerry Hibbert
    Jerry Hibbert
    sequence producer (segment "Den")
  • Peter Lebensold
    Peter Lebensold
    associate producer
  • Leonard Mogel
    Leonard Mogel
    executive producer
  • Larry Nesis
    Larry Nesis
    associate producer (as Lawrence Nesis)
  • Ivan Reitman
    Ivan Reitman
    producer
  • W.H. Stevens Jr.
    W.H. Stevens Jr.
    sequence producer (segments "Harry Canyon", "B-17")

Composer

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  • Elmer Bernstein
    Elmer Bernstein

Editors

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  • Ian Llande
    Ian Llande
    editor (segment "Den")
  • Mick Manning
    Mick Manning
    editor (segment "Soft Landing")
  • Gerald Tripp
    Gerald Tripp
    editor (segments "Harry Canyon", "B-17")

Production Designer

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  • Michael C. Gross
    Michael C. Gross
    production designer (as Michael Gross)

Art Director

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  • Pat Gavin
    Pat Gavin
    art director (segment "Den")

Production Management

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  • Dominic Anciano
    Dominic Anciano
    production manager (segment "Soft Landing")
  • Francis Gallagher
    Francis Gallagher
    production manager: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Valerie Gifford
    Valerie Gifford
    production manager (segment "Taarna")
  • Daniel Goldberg
    Daniel Goldberg
    post-production supervisor (as Dan Goldberg)
  • Andrew Grynn
    Andrew Grynn
    unit manager: live action shoot (segment "Taarna") (as Andrew Gryn)
  • Susan Kapigian
    Susan Kapigian
    production manager (segment "Captain Sternn")
  • Jack King
    Jack King
    production manager (segment "Grimaldi")
  • Christine Larocque
    Christine Larocque
    production supervisor
  • Philip Lynch
    Philip Lynch
    production manager (segments "Grimaldi", "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
  • Elizabeth Murdoch
    Elizabeth Murdoch
    assistant production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Bob Yuile
    Bob Yuile
    assistant director (segments "Harry Canyon", "B-17")
  • Richard Hawley
    Richard Hawley
    first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • Chris Achilleos
    Chris Achilleos
    designer (segment "Taarna")
  • Neal Adams
    Neal Adams
    designer (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
  • Brent Boates
    Brent Boates
    designer (segment "Taarna")
  • Christian Bénard
    Christian Bénard
    designer (segment "Taarna")
  • Howard Chaykin
    Howard Chaykin
    designer (segment "Taarna")
  • Kurt Conner
    Kurt Conner
    storyboard artist (segment "Taarna")
  • Richard Corben
    Richard Corben
    original art (segment "Den")
  • John Dorman
    John Dorman
    storyboard artist (segment "Taarna")
  • Jeffrey Gatrall
    Jeffrey Gatrall
    storyboard artist (segment "Taarna")
  • Rusty Gilligan
    Rusty Gilligan
    storyboard artist

Sound Department

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  • Marc Chiasson
    Marc Chiasson
    sound effects editor
  • Rod Crawley
    Rod Crawley
    sound effects editor
  • Austin Grimaldi
    Austin Grimaldi
    sound re-recordist
  • Joe Grimaldi
    Joe Grimaldi
    sound re-recordist
  • Joanne Hovey
    Joanne Hovey
    assistant sound editor / sound effects editor
  • Peter Jermyn
    Peter Jermyn
    synthesized sound effects
  • Andy Malcolm
    Andy Malcolm
    post sync sound effects
  • Peter McBurnie
    Peter McBurnie
    post sync sound effects
  • Tony Reed
    Tony Reed
    dialogue editor
  • Nick Rotundo
    Nick Rotundo
    assistant sound editor

Special Effects

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  • Peter Jermyn
    Peter Jermyn
    special effects

Visual Effects

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  • Jerry L. Allen
    Jerry L. Allen
    model construction (segment "Taarna")
  • Judy Allen
    Judy Allen
    model construction (segment "Taarna")
  • Terry Allen
    Terry Allen
    model construction (segment "Taarna")
  • Don Amundson
    Don Amundson
    travelling shot (segment "Taarna")
  • Barry Atkinson
    Barry Atkinson
    special effects (segment "B-17")
  • Lee Atkinson
    Lee Atkinson
    special effects (segment "B-17")
  • Lisa Atkinson
    Lisa Atkinson
    visual effects artist / painter (uncredited)
  • Rodolfo Azaro
    Rodolfo Azaro
    airbrush artist (segment "Soft Landing") (as Rudolfo Azaro)
  • Brian Borthwick
    Brian Borthwick
    model construction (segment "Grimaldi") / technical artist (segments "Grimaldi", "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")
  • John Bruno
    John Bruno
    director of special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • André Beaulieu
    André Beaulieu
    assistant camera: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Peter Bromley
    Peter Bromley
    camera operator (segment "Taarna")
  • Peter Brown
    Peter Brown
    camera assistant (segment "Taarna")
  • Michèle Carrier
    Michèle Carrier
    camera assistant (segment "Taarna")
  • Gabriel Caya
    Gabriel Caya
    camera assistant (segment "Taarna")
  • Peter Jones
    Peter Jones
    camera operator (segment "Den")
  • Serge Langlois
    Serge Langlois
    camera operator (segment "Taarna")
  • Claude Lapierre
    Claude Lapierre
    camera operator (segments "Captain Sternn", "Taarna")
  • Warren Lipton
    Warren Lipton
    still photographer: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Graham Orrin
    Graham Orrin
    camera operator (segment "Den")

Animation Department

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  • José Abel
    José Abel
    key animator (segment "Taarna")
  • Viki Anderson
    Viki Anderson
    assistant animator (segment "Taarna") (as Vicky Wintz)
  • Danny Antonucci
    Danny Antonucci
    animator (segment "Taarna")
  • Barry Atkinson
    Barry Atkinson
    background artist (segment "B-17") / color coordinator (segment "B-17")
  • Lee Atkinson
    Lee Atkinson
    color coordinator (segment "B-17")
  • Vic Atkinson
    Vic Atkinson
    animator (segment "B-17")
  • Hilary Audus
    Hilary Audus
    animator (segments "Soft Landing", "Den")
  • Carlos Lillo Baeza
    Carlos Lillo Baeza
    background artist (segment "Taarna")
  • Colin Baker
    Colin Baker
    animator (segment "Taarna")
  • Robert Balser
    Robert Balser
    animator (segment "Den") (as Bob Balser)

Editorial Department

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  • Peter Aries
    Peter Aries
    editing assistance
  • Janice Brown
    Janice Brown
    supervising editor
  • Jeff Bushelman
    Jeff Bushelman
    editorial consultant
  • Thomas Cadieux
    Thomas Cadieux
    editing assistance
  • Marc Kaskouski
    Marc Kaskouski
    editing assistance
  • Jason Levy
    Jason Levy
    assistant editor
  • Eva Ruggiero
    Eva Ruggiero
    editorial consultant
  • Gary Toole
    Gary Toole
    editing assistance

Music Department

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  • Irving Azoff
    Irving Azoff
    executive producer: soundtrack album
  • Elmer Bernstein
    Elmer Bernstein
    conductor
  • Peter Bernstein
    Peter Bernstein
    orchestrator
  • Jeff Carson
    Jeff Carson
    music editor
  • Bob Destocki
    Bob Destocki
    producer: soundtrack album
  • Keith Grant
    Keith Grant
    recording engineer
  • Jeanne Loriod
    Jeanne Loriod
    musician: Ondes Martenot
  • Christopher Palmer
    Christopher Palmer
    orchestrator
  • David Spear
    David Spear
    orchestrator
  • Bruce Dickinson
    Bruce Dickinson
    musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Debby Tiffin
    Debby Tiffin
    script assistant

Transportation Department

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  • Katherine Fitzgerald
    Katherine Fitzgerald
    driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Christina Asimacopoulos
    Christina Asimacopoulos
    production secretary
  • Nicole Beaudry-Pilon
    Nicole Beaudry-Pilon
    assistant: Gerald Potterton
  • Gerard Brunet
    Gerard Brunet
    production assistant: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Michèle Carrier
    Michèle Carrier
    production assistant: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Carole Desbiens
    Carole Desbiens
    model: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Jacqueline Johnson
    Jacqueline Johnson
    production secretary
  • Michael Larocque
    Michael Larocque
    production assistant: live action shoot (segment "Taarna")
  • Christian Lecour
    Christian Lecour
    production assistant
  • Wendy Loblaw
    Wendy Loblaw
    production secretary
  • Burke Mattsson
    Burke Mattsson
    title designer

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