Rock and rule dvd, 2005, single disc version for sale online ebay. Animated fantasy feature film with rock soundtrack. When a young female mouse makes a deal with the devil to become a rock star and learns the price, her boyfriend has to help her avoid damnation. The thing that got me into anime before akira reestablished me into anime. The black cauldron 1985 it seemed like a good idea at the time. Cindys not in the movie very long, but shes pretty wellliked due to her funloving, energetic personality that contrasts with most of her brothers evil is cool. It looked like a movie after my own heart, with some.
All clips are owned by the respective and listed sources in the credits. Rock and rule partially lost original soundtrack of animated. Favorite animated movie villains defeats and deaths duration. Its distributor, believing that an animated movie directed at teens and young adults wouldnt be successful, underpromoted it. The pianist of omars rock band and the love interest of the main protagonist of the film, angel has a charming and charismatic voice, a trait that it is sought by the malevolent rock star mok swagger for his own twisted purposes. James and the giant peach 1996 is probably the darkest of stories in the disney animated tales. The movie began development in 1978 as a childrens film entitled drats. Animated and forgotten, classic cartoon movies, old animated. United artists was to distribute the movie, but when they were purchased by metrogoldwynmayer, the new management team had no interest in it. Its a week of box office disappointments on the home market with charlie st. Rock and rule is a film that ive noticed out of the corner of my eye for years now, but i never got around to watching it until recently. Ralph bakshi had a few successful films in the 70s, but as the 80s came along, he failed. A very well made animated film that has garnered a cult following. To say that this film is obscure and has a cult following is a massive understatement.
It was, however, rated pg because it was released before the pg rating was established. Animated movie inspired by the french metal hurlant comic series consists of four fantasyscifi story segments all propelled by late1970s heavy rock riffs. I must say, that this movie almost doesnt belong here, since it doesnt start out as an animated film. When zip watches an uncle mikey cartoon about how you should be good instead of evil. Nikkdisneylover8390s spoof of the 1983 animated film rock and rule. In this gloriously insane animated film from canada the first entirely produced within that country, a dark magician aging rock stars wicked plan to summon a grotesque demon are thwarted by furries who sing early 80s rock music about the power of love. Directed by gerald potterton, john bruno, john halas. Isnt very well known for obvious reasons, but still retains a small following nonetheless who appreciate the animation, songs and plot ensemble dark horse. Rock and rule villains disney versus nondisney villains wiki. This time also overlaps with the period where disney was still the king of animation for feature length cartoons and everyone else was lucky to even be mentioned not everything is destined to be a hit or even lucky enough to get cult classic status.
In this acclaimed, animated rock and roll feature, angel, a member of a punk rock band in the apocalyptic future, is kidnapped by mok, a legendary super rocker. I taped it off an mgm tape from one of the local video stores in albuquerque and loved it since, thank god it came on dvd even with extras and the. Because hes upset that his last concert didnt sell out and hes not as. Heavy metal is a 1981 canadianamerican adult animated science fantasy film directed by gerald potterton, produced by ivan reitman and leonard mogel, who also was the publisher of heavy metal magazine, which was the basis for the film, and starring the voices of rodger bumpass, jackie burroughs, john candy, joe flaherty, don francks, martin lavut, marilyn lightstone, eugene levy, alice playten. Angel is the deuteragonist of the animated movie rock and rule. With chris wiggins, annabel kershaw, martin lavut, jim henshaw. Obsessed with an evil experiment, mok plans to use angels voice to summon a demon from another dimension. This will not play on most bluray players sold in north. Smith with john halfpenny, patrick loubert, and peter. In fact, this was actually the very first traditionally animated film to even use cgi.
In this gloriously insane animated film from canada the first english language one entirely produced. An unduly forgotten, animated canadian film, rock and rule will go to some lengths in getting you your ralph bakshi, heavy metal, fix. Rock and rule provides examples of 2d visuals, 3d effects. Angel disney versus nondisney villains wiki fandom. Rock and rule is a 1983 animated feature film produced by the nelvana animation studio the film features musical talents such as cheap trick, iggy pop, and debbie harry. Set in a postapocalyptic world where mankind has mutated into animals, a satanic cult plots to take over the world using a rock. Rock and rule dvd, 2005, 2disc set, collectors edition for sale. Nuclear war has cast a dark shadow over the united states, and humanoids, mutated from. Set in a postapocalyptic world where mankind has mutated into animals, a satanic cult plots to take over the world using a rock song. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Rock and rule 1983 starring paul lemat, susan roman, don francks directed by clive a. Many are aware of the not for kids animated movie, heavy metal.
Movies like heavy metal, the animated movie from 1981. A couple scenes involve cgi animation, such as the images on moks computer and the overall lighting throughout the film. It is the master of the infamous musician named mok swagger. Synopsis sound you can see in the movie you can feel. The movie 1989 the legend of the north wind 1992 malice 1993 pippi longstocking 1997 spaceman 1997 babar. Nov 23, 2017 my favourite animated movie, but does it hold up. Rock and rule benfranklinandjohndarlingfan style the. Rock and rule is not a kids movie it has lots of swearing is very vilonte has lots of sexual innuondoe and has characters that. An animated rock fable about a superstars quest for power, featuring songs by deborah harry, cheap trick and lou. Similar to the earlier heavy metal 1981 in tone, this film attempts to incorporate mythical themes and mutant beings with music by cheap trick, deborah harry, iggy pop, and other popular acts of the time, with mixed success. Zip has the personality of a child and mostly spends his time watching cartoon shows. Similar to the earlier heavy metal 1981 in tone, this film attempts to incorporate. There was a time, not that long ago, where aiming an animated movie at an older audience was quite the gamble. They were made by canadian animation studio nelvana.
Its quotable and fun to watch, it has amusing characters that werent designed to sell merchandise, it boasts. Smith you ever watched those shows care bears, beetlejuice or babar. While ive never been a cheap trick fan, their music works. The lead character, james is the only child of a married couple, when a rhinoceros from the sky kills his parents. An unduly forgotten, animated canadian film, rock and rule will go to some. The first fulllength animated feature to be produced entirely in canada, the film features state of the art animation and furry characters the film focuses on the fictional rock band drats. Rock and rule dvd, 2005, single disc version for sale. Rock and rule is a rock musical that takes place in a postapocalyptic united states populated by mutant humanoids, because apparently anything went in the 1980s. As mentioned by usythilis this genre or whatever you want to call it is very underdeveloped.
A glowing green orb which embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Apr 24, 2020 rock and rule is a film that ive noticed out of the corner of my eye for years now, but i never got around to watching it until recently. American pop is the animated story of a very talented and troubled family starting with 19th century russia and moving through several generations of musicians. Similar to the earlier heavy metal 1981 in tone, this film attempts to incorporate mythical themes and mutant beings with. But nobody could make a good one, and a series of bombs caused animation to be labeled boxoffice poison. These are the nondisney villains who have appeared first in the canadian animated sciencefiction fantasy film rock and rule, and they have a major role in the villains wars. Rock and rule partially lost original soundtrack of. A new generation 1986 burglar 1987 the care bears adventure in wonderland 1987 babar. The sequel is titled heavy metal 2000 also known as heavy metal. The film covers american popular music from the prejazz age through rhythm and blues, 1950s rock n roll, drugladen psychedelia, and punk rock, finally ending with the onset of new wave in the early 1980s. Rock and rule is a film that ive noticed out of the corner of my eye for. Oh the maxx is also fantastic notforkids animation.
With richard romanus, john candy, joe flaherty, don francks. Rock and rule dvd, 2005, 2disc set, collectors edition for. With some well realized post apocalyptic landscapes, great character designs, a pulpy story line, and some fun music, rock and rule definitely deserves more attention from animation aficionados. Hard truth killer eyes will not sell either domestically or internationally as an animated feature. May 10, 2016 nevlana had tried to branch out into animated features in 1982 with rock and rule, a bizarre mashup of rock, animation and just plain weirdness. Omar ben franklin ben and me angel sarah phillips libertys kids. However, his singing voice was provided by the late lou reed. Considered a loss, mgm subsequently shelved the movie entirely. Yellow submarine and fritz the cat had proved there was an audience for hip, edgy animated features. Some cgi was used in the film, and some photographic techniques were used to.
Share rock and rule dvd, 2005, single disc version currently sold out. The demon also known as the monster from another dimension, the energy monster, the giant nuclear monster, the evil devil creature, the mutant orange beast, the dimension giant of hell, or the being is the secondary antagonist of the 1983 animated musical film rock and rule. Is there a way to sell it and get rich not multimillionaire from it. An introduction states that in 1983, a nuclear world war iii had erupted between the soviet union and the united states of america which destroyed each other and the human race, allowing a new civilization of mutated street animals. Nevlana had tried to branch out into animated features in 1982 with rock and rule, a bizarre mashup of rock, animation and just plain weirdness. The storyline is pretty much the same, except this time the female lead is enticed to sell her soul to become a rock star. Like, i would like to sell it to a hollywood producer. Animated film, film, movie, animated movie language english. Years later, the movie gained a cult following after bootleg tapes of the movie were distributed at comic conventions, and the movie was aired late at.
Jan 03, 2010 hi, i am working on an animation movie like shrek or up although not that complicated because i lack 3d design skills. This was also a major factor in the movie s financial failure. Rock and rule reflects the confusion of the animation industry in the early 80s. Another great fave of mine since i was 11 when heavy metal, vampire hunter d and others aired on tbs. Rock and rule bluray disc, 2010, 25th annivesary edition. Nelvana was and is probably one of the finer animation studios all time. Set in a distantfuture, postapocalypse world with an evil magician and characters of mutant human canine. Theres a bunch of movies made by ralph bakshi that are of the same genre, but theyve mostly disappeared because adult cartoons were largely funded by the canadian national film board. The number of studios in north america who do feature animation as opposed to televisionweb is pretty low and most of those prefer to do inhouse or intellectual property development. See, some postapocalyptic tales of mutated, rock n rollplaying cats and dogs do have happy endings. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. It was produced and directed by the companys founders, michael hirsh, patrick loubert, and clive a.
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