If you were to take elements of Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Jetsons, then throw them together using "He-Man: Masters Of The Universe" style animation and putting as much violence, tits and sci-fi as you can in to one feature... THEN you add 70's and 80's heavy metal music to it (featuring the likes of Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult and Journey) you may have something close to the 1981 feature Heavy Metal.
This bizzare Canadian animated feature, based on the magazine of the same name, manages to envelope all of the above while featuring the voice of Euegene Levvy and John Candy (the oddity grows doesn't it?) is split into several segments, all linked by a strange green glowing green orb that spans the length ad breadth of time and space.
Going off onto various Sci-fi tangents the film is at one moment showing you a WW2 plane being taken over by zombies, then takes you to a distant planet who's only saviour is a partially clothed young white headed female warrior. IT'S NUTS! That being said, it was thoroughly enjoyable. The crude animation and absurd plot still keep you eagerly anticipating the next futuristic yarn, while the animated chicks may not be as titillating as you'd think, it's still some imagery Badassery on-screen.
Overall, a fun little animated piece that (other than the animation) has aged pretty well, watch it alone for John Candy's robot seducing, making love and proposing to a human woman... priceless. 8/10
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