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Overview
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Directors:
Writers:
Sam Dunn (writer)
Scot McFadyen (writer)
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Release Date:
21 June 2006 (USA) more
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Plot:
Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist who wrote his graduate thesis on the plight of Guatemalan refugees... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Is This the Most Metal Movie Ever Made?
(From Cinematical. 9 June 2009, 4:02 PM, PDT)
Weekly Poll Results: Best Rock Doc
(From FilmJunk. 22 April 2009, 10:41 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Color me impressed more (48 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Chris Adler | ... | Himself | |
| Tom Araya | ... | Himself | |
| Gavin Baddeley | ... | Himself | |
| Blasphemer | ... | Himself | |
| Randy Blythe | ... | Himself | |
| Alice Cooper | ... | Himself | |
| Pamela Des Barres | ... | Herself | |
| Bruce Dickinson | ... | Himself | |
| Ronnie James Dio | ... | Himself | |
| Malcolm Dome | ... | Himself | |
| Sam Dunn | ... | Himself | |
| Robert Ezrin | ... | Himself | |
| George Fisher | ... | Himself | |
| Gaahl | ... | Himself | |
| Donna Gaines | ... | Herself | |
| Al Gore | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Tipper Gore | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Angela Gossow | ... | Herself | |
| Ernest F. Hollings | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Ihsahn | ... | Himself | |
| Tony Iommi | ... | Himself | |
| Joey Jordison | ... | Himself | |
| John Kay | ... | Himself | |
| Kerry King | ... | Himself | |
| Chuck Klosterman | ... | Himself | |
| Mercedes Lander | ... | Herself | |
| Morgan Lander | ... | Herself | |
| Geddy Lee | ... | Himself | |
| Lemmy | ... | Himself | |
| Tom Morello | ... | Himself | |
| Necrobutcher | ... | Himself | |
| Vince Neil | ... | Himself | |
| Doro Pesch | ... | Herself | |
| Samoth | ... | Himself | |
| James 'Munky' Shaffer | ... | Himself | |
| Brian Slagel | ... | Himself | |
| Dee Snider | ... | Himself | |
| Corey Taylor | ... | Himself | |
| Eddie Trunk | ... | Himself | |
| Robert Walser | ... | Himself | |
| Alex Webster | ... | Himself | |
| Rob Zombie | ... | Himself |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Metal - Uma Jornada pelo Mundo do Heavy Metal (Brazil) [pt]
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (Finland) [fi]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, violent images, some nudity and sexual content.
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Runtime:
USA:96 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Canada:96 min | Australia:98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:18A | Australia:M | USA:R | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:14
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Trivia:
Varg Vikernes was released from prison the week of May 13 2009 after serving nearly 16 years. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the movie Sam says that Varg Vikernes received a life sentence for his crimes. In Norway, however, there is no life sentence. He got the maximum 21 years. more
Quotes:
Sam Dunn: Ever since I was 12 years old I had to defend my love for heavy metal against those who say it's a less valid form of music. My answer now is that you either feel it or you don't. If metal doesn't give that overwhelming surge of power that make the hair stand up at the back of your neck, you might never get it, and you know what? That's okay, because judging by the 40,000 metalheads around me we're doing just fine without you. more
Movie Connections:
Features Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor more
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I saw the film today and was mighty impressed. The film captured the buzz in the '80s when heavy metal became the biggest thing going. It was good to see Iron Maiden and Judas Priest contrasted to current bands such as Slipknot to show how the spirit of the genre is thriving. Tony Iommi, Dee Snider and Ronnie James Dio all give standout interviews with Dio's digs at Gene Simmons being especially revealing. It was also great to see '80s curiosities Accept and Quebec's own Voivod being represented. The segment contrasting the grunting, leather-clad bands such as Man O War with the lace-wearing bands such as Poison and Cinderella was unexpected and fascinating. Showing the closeted Rob Halford performing in full cruising gear for a rabid hetero audience was quite poignant. I especially like how the film stresses how the music let its fans dream, cope and find solace. Those like myself, whose interest in metal may have flagged in the intervening years would do well to view it and remind themselves what all of the fuss was about.