Heavy Metal
“A step beyond science fiction.”
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Studio
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Language
en
Status
Released
How Heavy Metal performed
Budget
$9.3M
Worldwide Gross
$20.1M
Gross Profit
$10.8M
Return
2.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~38/62, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Animation) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Hanover Fiste / Dr. Anrak (voice)
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
John Candy
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Katherine (voice)
Jackie Burroughs
Katherine (voice)
Lawyer / General (voice)
Joe Flaherty
Lawyer / General (voice)
Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
Don Francks
Grimaldi / Co-Pilot / Barbarian (voice)
Whore / Queen (voice)
Marilyn Lightstone
Whore / Queen (voice)
Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice)
Eugene Levy
Sternn / Male Reporter / Edsel (voice)
Zeke (voice)
Harold Ramis
Zeke (voice)
Girl (voice)
Caroline Semple
Girl (voice)
Harry Canyon (voice)
Richard Romanus
Harry Canyon (voice)
Girl / Satellite (voice)
Susan Roman
Girl / Satellite (voice)
Rudnick (voice)
Al Waxman
Rudnick (voice)
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