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Blu-ray Review – Heavy Metal (1981) – Beyond Genres #16

April 21, 2022 by Brad Cook

Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Starring Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsk. SYNOPSIS: If you’re a Heavy Metal completist, you may want this new region-free Umbrella Entertainment release […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alice Playten, August Schellenberg, Don Francks, Eugene Levy, Gerald Potterton, Harold Ramis, Heavy Metal, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, John Vernon, Marilyn Lightstone, Martin Lavut, Richard Romanus, Rodger Bumpass, Susan Roman, Umbrella Entertainment, Zal Yanovsk

4K Ultra HD Review – Heavy Metal (1981)

November 1, 2022 by Brad Cook

Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Featuring the voice talents of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. SYNOPSIS: Cult classic animated movie Heavy Metal makes its 4K debut with […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Alice Playten, August Schellenberg, Don Francks, Eugene Levy, Gerald Potterton, Harold Ramis, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal 2000, Ivan Reitman, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, John Vernon, Kevin Eastman, Marilyn Lightstone, Martin Lavut, Richard Romanus, Rodger Bumpass, Susan Roman, Zal Yanovsk

Blu-ray Review – Rabid (1977)

August 27, 2019 by admin

Rabid, 1977. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Susan Roman, and Howard Ryshpan. SYNOPSIS: Reissue of David Cronenberg’s second feature from 1977 in a 2K scan and featuring new extras. A quick search through the Flickering Myth archives will reveal that David Cronenberg’s Rabid has already been reviewed, on Blu-ray, […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: David Cronenberg, Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver, Marilyn Chambers, Rabid, Susan Roman

Blu-ray Review – Rabid (1977)

February 9, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Rabid, 1977. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Susan Roman and Howard Ryshpan. SYNOPSIS: After receiving experimental plastic surgery a young woman develops a taste for human blood and begins to infect everyone around her with her bloodthirsty madness. Following on from their excellent release of David Cronenberg’s Shivers last […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: David Cronenberg, Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver, Marilyn Chambers, Rabid, Susan Roman

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