Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice)
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Heavy Metal is a 1981 adult animated science fantasy anthology film known for its dark, surreal stories and rock soundtrack, in which Don Francks provided voice work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heavy Metal (1981 film) | 2 |
| Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10861138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice) Context triple: [Don Francks, notableWork, Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice)]
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A.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
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B.
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band best known for their theatrical image and rebellious anthems like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock."
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C.
Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is a landmark 1982 heavy metal album by Judas Priest, noted for its aggressive sound and the hit single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
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D.
Powerslave
Powerslave is a 1984 heavy metal album by Iron Maiden, renowned for its ancient Egyptian-themed artwork and classic tracks like "Aces High" and "2 Minutes to Midnight."
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E.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a 1973 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath, widely regarded as a creative peak for the band due to its darker themes and more complex, experimental sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice) Target entity description: Heavy Metal is a 1981 adult animated science fantasy anthology film known for its dark, surreal stories and rock soundtrack, in which Don Francks provided voice work.
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A.
Metallo
Metallo is a DC Comics supervillain and cyborg enemy of Superman, typically powered by a kryptonite heart.
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B.
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band best known for their theatrical image and rebellious anthems like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock."
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C.
Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is a landmark 1982 heavy metal album by Judas Priest, noted for its aggressive sound and the hit single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
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D.
Powerslave
Powerslave is a 1984 heavy metal album by Iron Maiden, renowned for its ancient Egyptian-themed artwork and classic tracks like "Aces High" and "2 Minutes to Midnight."
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E.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" is a 1973 heavy metal album by Black Sabbath, widely regarded as a creative peak for the band due to its darker themes and more complex, experimental sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1981 film
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adult animated film ⓘ anthology film ⓘ science fantasy film ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Atkinson Film-Arts
NERFINISHED
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CineGroupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heavy Metal magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bernard Zitzermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Gerald Potterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
adult animation
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anthology ⓘ cult film ⓘ science fantasy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
B-17
NERFINISHED
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Captain Sternn NERFINISHED ⓘ Den ⓘ Grimaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ So Beautiful and So Dangerous NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ Taarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dark and surreal stories
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rock music soundtrack ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Ivan Reitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfSoundtrack | Elektra Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rating | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-08-07 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bernie Wrightson
NERFINISHED
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Dan O’Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Len Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Corben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Alice Playten
NERFINISHED
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Don Francks NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ George Touliatos NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Ramis NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Atkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ John Candy NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Romanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodger Bumpass NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heavy Metal (1981 film, voice) Description of subject: Heavy Metal is a 1981 adult animated science fantasy anthology film known for its dark, surreal stories and rock soundtrack, in which Don Francks provided voice work.
Referenced by (3)
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Heavy Metal (1981 film)