2 Movies Directed by Gerald Potterton

The Railrodder

The Railrodder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-10-02

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

24 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (822 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyShort

Cast:

Writer:

Gerald Potterton

Fullplot:

After reading an newspaper advertisement in the London Times about touring Canada, an elderly Englishman decides to do just that. Following his long walk across the Atlantic Ocean, Keaton travels along the Canadian National Railway tracks on a railway motorcar (speeder), performing a few stunts reminiscent of those in his younger days.

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (21662 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Daniel Goldberg (screenplay)

Len Blum (screenplay)

Dan O'Bannon (original story)

Daniel Goldberg (story)

Len Blum (story)

Richard Corben (original story)

Bernie Wrightson (original story)

Dan O'Bannon (story)

Angus McKie (original story)

Daniel Goldberg (story)

Len Blum (story)

Fullplot:

A sweeping story of the battle of good against evil is told through an anthology of short animated films about a glowing green orb (the Loc-Nar) that is the personification of ultimate evil in the universe. Based loosely on the American magazine "Heavy Metal," and the French magazine "Mètal Hurlant".

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