Cinematic background from Heavy Metal 1981 - The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Heavy Metal

1981

Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

Directors:
Gerald Potterton, Jack Stokes, Jimmy T. Murakami, Harold Whitaker, Julian Harris, John Bruno, John Halas, Paul Sabella, Barrie Nelson, Pino Van Lamsweerde
Writers:
Dan O'Bannon, Daniel Goldberg, Bernie Wrightson, Angus McKie, Len Blum, Richard Corben, Jean 'Moebius' Giraud
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Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An illustration of a demon sitting on top of a throne; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of an animated scene of a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A car is parked in front of a large green house at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a mountain with a green light in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animation of a man with a yellow hair piece; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A car parked in front of a lit up house at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a city in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a man laying on a plane in front of the moon; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a woman holding a suitcase; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A green and purple room with two people standing in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A person standing in front of an entrance to a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of a space ship in the sky; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a woman and a robot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – The sun is setting over a desert landscape; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An old yellow taxi cab parked in front of a graffiti wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of the sun setting in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An artistic drawing of a city at night with a bridge in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A cartoon picture of a stage with a light shining through the ceiling; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a large building with a banner hanging from it's side; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman running down a street in a city; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An artistic drawing of a desert landscape with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of an animated scene of a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of a room with a bed in it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of an alien flying in the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of an animated scene with a man in a green hat; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A cartoon drawing of a car on the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An artistic drawing of a city street and buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An illustration of a space station in the middle of a city; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man carrying a child on his back in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a river running through a valley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An illustration of a city with a statue of a man and cars; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An oil painting of a desert scene with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A group of men standing in front of each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman and a man are standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a beach with a tree in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man is walking through the jungle at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a man in a red jacket; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man standing on top of a building near a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a group of people on a boat; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A hand holding a cell phone in a field with purple clouds in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated car is shown in a cartoon; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An image of an ancient statue in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated man holding a green object in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a castle on a hill; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a woman with red hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated character sitting at a desk in a space station; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman standing in front of an alien landscape; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man sitting on top of a boat in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A group of people walking across a barren field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a field with purple clouds in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a man and a woman in bed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a dirt road leading to a house on top of a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a man floating in the sky with the moon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a man and a woman with suitcases; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman's face in a cartoon; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A large room with a lot of windows and doors; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man looking out over a city from a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – Two cartoon characters are standing in front of a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A character from the animated series; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a man holding a knife; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A man in a uniform standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A painting of a woman standing in front of a bunch of trees; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An aerial view of a person jumping in a hole; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman walking down a street holding a suitcase; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A person in a space suit sitting in a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A view of the earth from a space station; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a woman looking at a man in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a man looking up at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An artistic rendering of a large building with a bridge in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A cartoon of a man in a leather vest standing next to a car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a man and a car with an electric shock coming out of it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a man and a woman in front of a chain link fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A car driving down a street at night with headlights on; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – A woman in lingerie stands in front of a giant statue; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated scene of a space station with people in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An old man sitting in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Heavy Metal” (1981), directed by Gerald Potterton – An animated picture of a man wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle