Moebius worked as a designer on Fifth Element and was also an artist for Heavy Metal. The publishers of his comic Incal tried to sue Luc Besson, but it fell through partly because Moebius collaborated with Besson on his project.

I just noticed this when watching Heavy Metal again and went to the internet to see if someone else connected these two movies. Yes, whoever wrote Fifth Element was definitely a Heavy Metal fan.

Heavy Metal is an arts class on steroids. It had both Space-Conan and Space-Red Sonja (with silver grey hair) in one movie. Plus the best zombie movie as an extra. And that soundtrack. Come on!

4:03 hey it's the Captain of the Red Dwarf!

Heavy metal should be way more popular

My grandfather was the lead editor for heavy metal. Sadly he passed away from brain cancer when his daughter (my mother) was 16. We still have the dark room in our house where some of the film was processed.

"Hey man, let me copy your homework." "Okay but don't copy it exactly!"

Well... Heavy Metal the American variant of Metal Hurlant, a French Sci-Fi publication, and Harry Canyon (I think) was a Moebius story. Luc Besson is French, and was likely very well acquainted with this type of story telling and aesthetic (especially Valerian), and so it makes loads of sense that there is a tonne of crossover!

Both of these movies are true classics!

I was lucky enough to have seen Heavy Metal in the theater, I was a collector of Heavy Metal Magazine and loved Möbius's and Richard Corbin's art and still have my collection and the Taarna Sideshow statute

Heavy Metal, The Fifth Element, and Blade Runner all originate from the period in which NYC was drowning in crime and inequality, and it seemed like it would only keep going to it's logical conclusion.

I have a vivid memory of watching Heavy Metal for the first time. I planned for it and it was a Friday night. The Heavy Metal cover was all over the cable t.v guide. First showing was of course after 10:30 due to the adult content. This was the 80s not today where its content on demand. To prepare for this night I froze some O.J and made rice crispy treats. The first issue with watching it was that the only t.v in the house that had cable was in my parents bedroom. Normally not a issue on a Friday night due to my folks owning a small tavern and usually worked Friday night. Well, this night she was off and getting dress to go somewhere around the start of Heavy Metal. So, now I am ready with my frozen O.J and my homemade rice krispy treats. Everything is good at the beginning and my mom is in and out of her bedroom while I am looking at Heavy Metal while eating frozen O.J and krispy treats. Then, the Den sex scene started and I can picture it vividly and my mom slows down while putting earrings in while looking at the scene. I sit there perfectly still without making a sound and then the scene ended. Then I heard my mom say quietly while continuing to get ready "at least its cartoons".

This is great editing

Heavy Metal had an excellent voice cast! I love that John Candy was involved.