Someone Else's Movie

Charlie Tyrell on Heavy Metal

Episode Summary

We're still stuck in the '80s, as Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Charlie Tyrell (My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes) brings the love for Heavy Metal, the 1981 anthology feature that was supposed to bring sexy sci-fi animation into the mainstream. Your genial host Norm Wilner has some thoughts on why it didn't.

Episode Notes

We’re still stuck in the ’80s, as Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Charlie Tyrell (My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes) brings the love for Heavy Metal, the 1981 anthology feature that was supposed to bring sexy sci-fi animation into the mainstream. Your genial host Norm Wilner has some thoughts on why it didn’t.