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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 1H 35M

HEAVY METAL (1981) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics

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HEAVY METAL (1981) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics Watch: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link:  https://youtu.be/QB1NYKlnTPQ Listen: Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Link: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-usem5-cbde3a Welcome to Couch Potato Theater: 'Fandom Podcast Network Classics', where we celebrate our favorite movies on the Fandom Podcast Network!  HEAVY METAL (1981) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics. We're re-releasing this special presentation of this Couch Potato Theater podcast originally recorded in 2019 to celebrate its 45th Anniversary. Your Couch Potato Theater co-hosts and Fandom Podcast Network co-founders Kevin & Kyle welcome you to this special retrospective. We here at the Fandom Podcast Network are proud to celebrate Couch Potato Theater's special presentation of HEAVY METAL (1981). HEAVY METAL (1981) - Plot Description / Details: Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton (in his directorial 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 screenplay was written by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum. 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. Heavy Metal was released by Columbia Pictures on August 7, 1981. Contact Information: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork Link to all Fandom Podcast Network Shows and Social Media https://linktr.ee/fandompodcastnetwork Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Bluesky: @akylew - Kevin Reitzel on X, Instagram, Threads, Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store:  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network #HeavyMetal #HeavyMetalMovie #HeavyMetal1981 #CouchPotatoTheater #FandomPodcastNetwork #FandomPodcastNetworkClassics #HeavyMetalMagazine #CPT #FPNet #FPN #1981Movies #GeraldPotterton #IvanReitman #LeonardMogel #RodgerBumpass #JackieBurroughs #JohnCandy #JoeFlaherty #DonFrancks #MartinLavut #MarilynLightstone #EugeneLevy #AlicePlayten #HaroldRamis #PercyRodriguez #susanroman #JohnVernon #ZalYanovsky #KevinReitzel #KyleWagner

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