Heavy Metal story
Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated sci-fi-fantasy film directed by Gerald Potterton, produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, which was the basis for the film, and starring 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 screenplay was written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum.
12 total · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| good vs. evil | major | The story was a battle between forces of good and the evil Loknar. |
| hatred | major | Various people became consumed with hatred while under the influence of the Loknar. |
| pure evil being | major | The Loknar was a green orb of pure evil. |
| the lust for power | major | Each story featured people lusting for the power that would come with getting their hands on the Loknar. |
| what if I found myself in an alternate reality | major | A nerdy teenager found a green meteorite near his house and put it in his rock collection. During a lightning experiment, the orb hurled the boy into the world of Neverwhere, where he is transformed into a naked, bald-headed muscular man called Den. |
| what is good and evil | major | The Loknar was a green orb of pure evil. |
| flying car | minor | Flying cars were prevalent in future New York. |
| from zero to hero | minor | In the second tale, a nerdy guy was transformed into a big muscular man, and transported to a fantasy world where he was celebrated as a hero. |
| human sacrifice | minor | The nerd in the second story saved a girl from being sacrificed. |
| humanoid robot | minor | In the fifth tale, a robot got engaged to a Jewish woman. |