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Heavy Metal

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Heavy Metal
© 1981 Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) − All right reserved.

Heavy Metal

Poster for the movie "Heavy Metal"
Release Date  7 August 1981 (1 h 30 min)
Directed by  Gerald Potterton
Writer 
Composer  Elmer Bernstein
Country   Canada
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

  • Year of production  1981
  • Release Date  7 August 1981
  • Local Release Date  8 March 1996
  • Revenue  $20,100,000
  • Budget  $9,300,000
  • Language  English, Hungarian


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Overview

A Step Beyond Science Fiction

A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.


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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  11827
  • Original Title  Heavy Metal
  • Release Date  7 August 1981
  • Local Release Date  8 March 1996
  • Runtime  1 h 30 min
  • Production  Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
  • Country   Canada
  • Languages  English, Hungarian
  • Genres  Animation, Science Fiction
  • Director  Gerald Potterton
  • Producer  Ivan Reitman
  • Director of Photography 
  • Original Music Composer  Elmer Bernstein
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  R
  • Budget  $9,300,000
  • Revenue  $20,100,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0082509
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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The Jungle Book

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The Jungle Book
© 1967 Walt Disney Pictures − All right reserved.

The Jungle Book

Poster for the movie "The Jungle Book"
Release Date  17 October 1967 (1 h 18 min)
Directed by  Wolfgang Reitherman
Writer 
Composer  George Bruns
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

  • Year of production  1967
  • Release Date  17 October 1967
  • Local Release Date  18 October 1967
  • Revenue  $205,843,612
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

The Jungle is JUMPIN'!

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.


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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  9325
  • Original Title  The Jungle Book
  • Release Date  17 October 1967
  • Local Release Date  18 October 1967
  • Runtime  1 h 18 min
  • Production  Walt Disney Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Family, Animation, Adventure
  • Director  Wolfgang Reitherman
  • Producer  Walt Disney
  • Director of Photography 
  • Original Music Composer  George Bruns
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Revenue  $205,843,612
  • IMDb Id  tt0061852
  • Adult 
  • Homepage  http://movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-1967


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George Bruns

Production

Walt Disney

Companies

Walt Disney Pictures

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My Neighbor Totoro

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My Neighbor Totoro
© 1988 Studio Ghibli − All right reserved.

My Neighbor Totoro

Poster for the movie "My Neighbor Totoro"
Release Date  16 April 1988 (1 h 26 min)
Directed by  Hayao Miyazaki
Writer  Hayao Miyazaki
Composer  Joe Hisaishi
Genres  Fantasy, Animation, Family
Country   Japan
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

  • Year of production  1988
  • Release Date  16 April 1988
  • Local Release Date  7 May 1993
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  Japanese


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Overview

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.


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  • TMDb ID  8392
  • Original Title  となりのトトロ
  • Release Date  16 April 1988
  • Local Release Date  7 May 1993
  • Runtime  1 h 26 min
  • Production  Studio Ghibli, Nibariki, Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd.
  • Country   Japan
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Fantasy, Animation, Family
  • Director  Hayao Miyazaki
  • Producer  Tooru Hara, Ned Lott
  • Director of Photography  Mark Henley
  • Original Music Composer  Joe Hisaishi
  • Author 
  • Writer  Hayao Miyazaki
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0096283
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario

Hayao Miyazaki

Soundtrack

Joe Hisaishi

Production

Tooru Hara
Ned Lott

Companies

Studio Ghibli
Nibariki
Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd.

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Fantastic Planet

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Fantastic Planet
© 1973 Krátký Film Praha − All right reserved.

Fantastic Planet

Poster for the movie "Fantastic Planet"
Release Date  1 May 1973 (1 h 12 min)
Directed by  René Laloux
Writer 
Composer  Alain Goraguer
Country   Czech Republic,   France
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Fantastic Planet tells the story of “Oms”, human-like creatures, kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue giants called “Draags”. The story takes place on the Draags’ planet Ygam, where we follow our narrator, an Om called Terr, from infancy to adulthood. He manages to escape enslavement from a Draag learning device used to educate the savage Oms — and begins to organise an Om revolt.

  • Year of production  1973
  • Release Date  1 May 1973
  • Local Release Date  1 December 1973
  • Revenue  0
  • Budget  0
  • Language  French


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Overview

A Sublime Trip to a Fine New World

Fantastic Planet tells the story of “Oms”, human-like creatures, kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue giants called “Draags”. The story takes place on the Draags’ planet Ygam, where we follow our narrator, an Om called Terr, from infancy to adulthood. He manages to escape enslavement from a Draag learning device used to educate the savage Oms — and begins to organise an Om revolt.


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  • TMDb ID  16306
  • Original Title  La planète sauvage
  • Release Date  1 May 1973
  • Local Release Date  1 December 1973
  • Runtime  1 h 12 min
  • Production  Krátký Film Praha, Ceskoslovenský Filmexport, Argos Films, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA), Les Films Armorial
  • Country   Czech Republic,   France
  • Languages  French
  • Genres  Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • Director  René Laloux
  • Producer  Anatole Dauman
  • Director of Photography  Boris Baromykin, Lubomir Rejthar
  • Original Music Composer  Alain Goraguer
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  0
  • Revenue  0
  • IMDb Id  tt0070544
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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