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Heavy Metal is supposed to be watched for the first time in middle school. It's like a coming-of-age thing.
The cast was a real who's who in the early 80s comedy scene. John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy were among the bigger names, while smaller players were also present. The goofy counselor from Meatballs who woke up on the lake, for example, was also in it. I would really like to watch some interviews about the making of but I get the feeling no one would be honest on camera. There is no doubt in my mind everyone involved was on cocaine. Hell, the segment with the aliens who abducted the woman from the White House even joked about cocaine.
The opening with the guy dropping down to Earth in his convertible is still really slick. An excellent anthology movie all-around. Haven't watched it in close to 15 years.
edit: speaking of cocaine and great early 80s comedies, here's a very good interview with Dan Aykroyd about The Blues Brothers: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...tha-franklin-s-iconic-performance/ar-BB16jNu8
The cast was a real who's who in the early 80s comedy scene. John Candy, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy were among the bigger names, while smaller players were also present. The goofy counselor from Meatballs who woke up on the lake, for example, was also in it. I would really like to watch some interviews about the making of but I get the feeling no one would be honest on camera. There is no doubt in my mind everyone involved was on cocaine. Hell, the segment with the aliens who abducted the woman from the White House even joked about cocaine.
The opening with the guy dropping down to Earth in his convertible is still really slick. An excellent anthology movie all-around. Haven't watched it in close to 15 years.
edit: speaking of cocaine and great early 80s comedies, here's a very good interview with Dan Aykroyd about The Blues Brothers: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...tha-franklin-s-iconic-performance/ar-BB16jNu8
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