Heavy Metal

1981 Canadian adult animated sci-fi-fantasy anthology film
Movie animated_film Q1471965
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Heavy Metal

Summary

Heavy Metal is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heavy Metal's instance of is recorded as animated film[3].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Gerald Potterton[4].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Jimmy Murakami[5].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as John Bruno[6].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Harold Whitaker[7].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Pino van Lamsweerde[8].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Jack Stokes[9].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Barrie Nelson[10].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as John Halas[11].
  • Heavy Metal's director is recorded as Paul Sabella[12].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Daniel Goldberg[13].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Len Blum[14].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Corben[15].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Juan Giménez[16].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Bernie Wrightson[17].
  • Heavy Metal's screenwriter is recorded as Dan O'Bannon[18].
  • Heavy Metal's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[19].
  • Heavy Metal's genre is recorded as science fiction film[20].
  • Heavy Metal's genre is recorded as fantasy film[21].
  • Heavy Metal's genre is recorded as adventure film[22].
  • Heavy Metal's genre is recorded as action film[23].
  • Heavy Metal's genre is recorded as adult animation[24].
  • Heavy Metal's followed by is recorded as Heavy Metal 2000[25].
  • Heavy Metal's producer is recorded as Ivan Reitman[26].
  • Heavy Metal's director of photography is recorded as Brian Tufano[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Heavy Metal's producer is recorded as Ivan Reitman[26]. Directors include Gerald Potterton[4], Jimmy Murakami[5], John Bruno[6], Harold Whitaker[7], Pino van Lamsweerde[8], and Jack Stokes[9]. Screenwriters include Daniel Goldberg[13], Len Blum[14], Richard Corben[15], Juan Giménez[16], Bernie Wrightson[17], and Dan O'Bannon[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1982-02-18T00:00:00Z[29]. Heavy Metal's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include science fiction film[20], fantasy film[21], adventure film[22], action film[23], and adult animation[24].

Subject and Themes

Heavy Metal's main subject is recorded as extraterrestrial life[31].

Reception

Reviews include 61%[32] and 5.8/10[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Heavy Metal's followed by is recorded as it 2000[25].

Why It Matters

Heavy Metal ranks in the top 10% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . CineTV. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . CineTV. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CineTV. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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