Heavy Metal Movie Barcode Poster
This is Heavy Metal (1981), like you've never seen it before... told entirely in colour. The most prominent colour of every frame comes together to form a colour barcode of the film — a vivid portrait of its mood, light and palette from beginning to end. Choose your layout: the full design with the film's title, year and key credits, a simpler version with just the title and year, or the barcode on its own — a love letter to Heavy Metal for those who know it scene by scene.
A glowing green orb of pure evil narrates its way through a riot of animated tales — swords, spaceships, taxi-flying noir and barbarian queens — in Gerald Potterton's gleefully lurid anthology, drawn from the pages of the cult magazine. With voices including John Candy, a thunderous rock soundtrack and Elmer Bernstein's surging score, it became a midnight-movie institution and a touchstone of adult animation.
Order today and you can expect delivery 3rd - 9th September.
Credits
These credits are featured on your print.
Directed by
Gerald Potterton
Written by
Daniel Goldberg
Len Blum
Starring
Rodger Bumpass
Jackie Burroughs
John Candy
Joe Flaherty
Don Francks
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
Print size & quality
Every piece is printed on thick, 175gsm fine-art matte paper with archival inks — so the colours stay rich, deep and true for years, with no fading and no fuss. Before it heads your way, it's wrapped in soft tissue to keep it scratch-free and sent out in a sturdy kraft tube or a robust triangular kraft box (never plastic).
Available sizes
Framing options
Fancy it ready to hang? Add a solid pine frame — sturdy, handsome and built to last. Take your pick from black, natural wood, or white. Each one is 20–25mm deep and 10–14mm wide: the sweet spot between strength and understated good looks.
We finish every frame with shatterproof, crystal-clear plexiglass to keep your print pristine — and it arrives already framed, so it goes straight from the box to your wall with no faff.
Framing is available for these sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, 8x10, 11x14, 12x16, 12x18, 16x20, 18x24, 20x28, 24x32, 24x36 and 28x40.
Shipping & returns
Designed in Edinburgh, printed close to you. We've teamed up with trusted print partners across the globe, so your order is made and posted from wherever's nearest — order from the US, for instance, and it's printed and shipped by our US partner. That means it reaches you sooner, and travels a lot less to get there.
Changed your mind? Not a problem. Every order is covered by our 30-day, no-quibbles money-back guarantee — if it's not quite right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.