Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)

Directors:

Michael Coldewey
Michel Lemire

Writers:

Simon Bisley (graphic novel "The Melting Pot")
R. Payne Cabeen (writer)

Release Date:

10 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Fantasy | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Julie must keep madman Tyler from immortality...

Plot Keywords:

Immortality | Space | Revenge | Rotoscoping | Beautiful Woman

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Michael Ironside	...	Tyler (voice)
Julie Strain	...	Julie (voice) (as Julie Strain Eastman)
Billy Idol	...	Odin (voice)
Pier Paquette	...	Germain St-Germain (voice) (as Pierre Khol)
Sonja Ball	...	Kerrie (voice)
Brady Moffatt	...	Lambert (voice)
Rick Jones	...	Zeek (voice)
Arthur Holden	...	Dr. Schechter (voice)
Alan Fawcett	...	Jefferson / Additional Voices (voice)
Jane Woods	...	Sysop voice (voice)
Elizabeth Robertson	...	Cyber Sex Doll (voice)
Luis de Cespedes	...	Cyrus (voice)
Terrence Scammell	...	Chartog (voice) (as Terry Scammell)
Vlasta Vrana	...	Street Vendor (voice)

Also Known As:

F.A.K.K.2 (USA) (working title)
FAKK2 (USA) (working title)
Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 (Germany)
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. (USA) (working title)
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.² (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | South Africa:16LV | Brazil:18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Company:

CinéGroupe

Trivia:

After arriving at Neo-Calcutta, Julie is given the approach coordinates A-N-U-S-6-3-7-0. Shortly after that she is given the visa file number U-R-F-U-K-D-8-8-1.

Quotes:

Tyler: When you kill someone, make sure they're dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in How to Make a Monster (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Immortally Insane

A disappointing sequel to a bona-fide cult classic.

Being a huge and longtime fan of the original Heavy Metal film, I was ecstatic when I heard that they were finally planning a sequel.

Well, after viewing it, I was nothing short of disappointed in it. The animation was stiff and unconvincing and the combination of second-rate computer animation and hand drawn art was jarring and sloppy. What made the first film work so well was that it was an anthology of stories from animators/writers around the world. It was definitely a film where the whole was greater than the sum of it's parts.

The "sequel" on the other hand is just one long story. It's painfully obvious that they tried to stretch what might had made a great 30 minutes cartoon into a paper thin 88 minutes feature. The gore/violence and nudity were apparently thrown in just so it would be rated R and not PG-13.

The one thing that is great is the voice acting. The choices were definitely inspired and the cast really gets into their characters.

While it's by no means a bad film, it's just that it's been done before (and much better.)

Rating:6