Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sam Dunn
Tony Iommi
Geddy Lee
Tom Araya
Alice Cooper
Pamela Des Barres
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Sam Dunn is a 30-year-old anthropologist. He's also a lifelong metal fan. After years of studying diverse cultures, Sam turns his academic eye a little closer to home and embarks on an epic journey into the heart of heavy metal. His mission: to figure out why metal music is consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned, even while the tribe that loves it stubbornly holds its ground--spreading the word, keeping the faith, and adopting styles and attitudes that go way beyond the music. Sam visits heavy metal landmarks as far flung as L.A.'s Sunset Strip, the dirty streets of Birmingham, and the dark forests of Norway. Along the way, the two sides of Sam Dunn--curious anthropologist and rabid fan--collide, as Sam explores metal's obsession with sex, religion, violence and death, meets his her s, and discovers some things about the culture that even he can't defend.
Cast
Tony Iommi
Geddy Lee
Tom Araya
Alice Cooper
Pamela Des Barres
Dee Snider
Chuck Klosterman
Lemmy Kilmister
Ronnie James Dio
Donna Gaines
Vince Neil
Sam Dunn
Bruce Dickinson
John Kay
Rob Zombie
Crew
Tom Araya
Fred Brennan
Alice Cooper
Pamela Des Barres
Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn
Sam Feldman
Donna Gaines
John Hamilton
Tony Iommi
John Kay
Lemmy Kilmister
Chuck Klosterman
Geddy Lee
Kenneth Mak
Scot Mcfadyen
Scot Mcfadyen
Scot Mcfadyen
Michael Munn
Vince Neil
David Reckziegel
Noah Segal
Dee Snider
Lou Solakofski
Brendan Steacy
Brendan Steacy
Jessica Joy Wise
Jessica Joy Wise
Rob Zombie
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States April 21, 2006
Released in United States March 2006
Released in United States on Video May 23, 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Released in United States Spring April 14, 2006
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Spotlight: The Late Show) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 10-18, 2006.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness) September 8-17, 2005.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Spotlight: The Late Show) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States March 2006 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 10-18, 2006.)
Released in United States Spring April 14, 2006
Released in United States April 21, 2006 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video May 23, 2006
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness) September 8-17, 2005.)
