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Rock & Rule

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Rock & Rule
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PG,1hr 25min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Musical
Release:
1983
Director:
Clive A. Smith
Distributor:
Unearthed
Starring:
Don Francks, Paul Le Mat, Susan Roman  ...more
Synopsis: A rock & roll singer searches for eternal life in this animated musical fantasy set in a post-nuclear dystopia. Similar to the earlier Heavy Metal (1981) in tone, this film attempts to incorporate mythical themes and mutant beings with music by Cheap Trick, Deborah Harry, Iggy Pop, and other popular acts of the time, with mixed success. Clive Smith's film was a disappointment at the box-office, but has since attracted a minor cult following. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
The benefit of hindsight makes it easy to see why Rock & Rule got buried during its original release: too cute and restrained for the adult-animation set but too dark and edgy in its ideas for the kiddie set, the film manages to be only partially acceptable to either of the traditional audiences for animation in the early '80s. The same sense of hindsight also reveals why it became something of an ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Don Francks
Mok (speaking voice), Mok [speaking]
Paul Le Mat
Omar (speaking voice), Omar [speaking]
Susan Roman
Angel
Dan Hennessy
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