Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton (in his director debut) and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, which was the basis for the film. It starred the voices of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Percy Rodriguez, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky.
The film is an anthology of various science-fiction and fantasy stories tied together by a single theme of an evil force that is "the sum of all evils". It was adapted from Heavy Metal magazine and original stories in the same spirit. Like the magazine, the film features a great deal of graphic violence, sexuality, and nudity. Its production was expedited by having several animation houses working simultaneously on different segments.
1 Sammy Hagar– Heavy Metal 3:50
2 Riggs– Heartbeat 4:20
3 Devo– Working In The Coal Mine 2:48
4 Blue Öyster Cult– Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 4:48
5 Cheap Trick– Reach Out 3:35
6 Don Felder– Heavy Metal (Takin' A Ride) 5:00
7 Donald Fagen– True Companion 5:02
8 Nazareth – Crazy (A Suitable Case For A Treatment) 3:24
9 Riggs– Radar Rider 2:40
10 Journey– Open Arms 3:20
11 Grand Funk Railroad– Queen Bee 3:11
12 Cheap Trick– I Must Be Dreamin' 5:37
13 Black Sabbath– The Mob Rules 2:43
14 Don Felder– All Of You 4:18
15 Trust – Prefabricated 2:59
16 Stevie Nicks– Blue Lamp 3:48
The Score by Elmer Bernstein
