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Metal Messiah (1978)

Directed by Tibor Takács
1h 16minruntime
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Overall average

5.0/10

Plot

A bizarre sci-fi rock opera like little else being produced under the banner of Canadian film at the time, Metal Messiah is about an enigmatic metallic-skinned stranger trying to stop society's self-destructive obsession with rock and roll. Anchored in Toronto's live music scene if the late 1970s, this dystopian parable was the feature film debut of local music impresario and director Tibor Takács. Working with screenwriter Stephen Zoller, Takács' film is a crudely crafted, episodic work that plays out like a glam version of Amos Poe's avant-punk NYC flick The Foreigner (1978), but with even more ambition, attempting to scale to the bombastic rock opera heights of films like Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and Tommy (1975). (from: http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/metalmessiah.html)

Genres

MusicScience Fiction

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleMetal Messiah
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesCanada
StatusReleased
Production companiesMM Productions
Release date26 aprile 1978
WriterStephen Zolle
CinematographyJoseph L. Sutherland
Assistant directorsTibor Takács
Camera operatorsJoseph L. Sutherland
Additional photographyJoseph L. Sutherland
MusicMychael Danna, Tim Clement
SoundMychael Danna, Tim Clement

Release dates

Theatrical release

Canada / Apr 26, 1978

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