In 1986, jeff krulik and john heyn brought a camera to a judas priest show and interviewed the fans milling about in the parking lot. The parking lot movie is an american documentary film directed by meghan eckman. Thirty years later, the film continues to resonate with. Its a definitive cultural touchstone for the 1980s metal scene. Equal parts comedy and surreal anthropological documentary, heavy metal parking lot is loads of debauched fun. But arguably more interesting than the film itself is the diy means by which it has.
The saga of heavy metal parking lot is practically indiefilmdoms greatest story ever told. Top 10 important albums in heavy metal history duration. The stars heavy metal parking lot at 30 umd libraries. Judas priest are an english heavy metal band formed in west bromwich, west midlands in 1969. This is heavy metal parking lot by jeff krulik on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. A screengrab from the 1986 video documentary heavy metal parking lot. Both films are made available on youtube by snagfilms. Rocking out to heavy metal parking lot with one of the. The film celebrates such a remorselessly trashy aesthetic that treating it like lost footage from citizen kane is analogous to declaring sunnyvale trailer park a national heritage site, but its glorious in its own way. The 30year journey of a cult film sensation will be open at the gallery at the michelle smith performing arts library through may 2017. It was purchased by pbs and aired nationwide on independent lens. Great classics, indies, noir, westerns, etcabove you can also watch, heavy metal parking lot alumni.
Heavy metal parking lot 1986 judas priest in usa duration. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This poster captures the very essence of the maryland judas priest tailgating experience, circa 1986, in two mindblowing dimensions. Filmed in 1986 at a maryland concert arena parking lot before a heavy metal show, heavy metal parking lot is a documentary tribute to rock and roll fans, and a timecapsule of tailgater ritual. They have sold over 50 million copies of their albums, and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. The 30 year anniversary of the cult film sensation. Heavy metal parking lot is a brilliant short film about a group of fans tailgating outside a stadium before a judas priest concert. What they ended up creating was a cult film now considered among the greatest rock documentaries of all time. Although it didnt air, the documentary still bears. Heavy metal parking lot gets its own exhibition on 30th. I can remember working in college radio in the mid90s, on the phone with a label rep, talking about our metal youths. The genius of heavy metal parking lot is that the filmmakers simply let the camera roll and allowed the action to come to them. Heavy metal parking lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the capital centre since demolished in landover, maryland, on may 31, 1986, before a judas priest concert with opening act dokken. Clips from the cultclassic documentary heavy metal parking lot, now available on dvd at heavymetalparkinglot.
The disbelief and transformation of zebraman is the best part. On may 31, 1986, john heyn and jeff krulik filmed judas priest fans in a concert arena parking lot in suburban maryland. Heavy metal parking lot is a great movie both for metal fans and for those of us who grew up in the dc area during the. But if i were to pick one film that deserves this sort of decadent star treatment, it would be heavy metal parking lot. This film takes a look at 80s metal fans, and how they were. The story behind heavy metal parking lot by jeff krulik. Heavy metal parking lot is a 1986 documentary short produced by jeff krulik and john heyn. Heavy metal parking lot is a documentary short produced by jeff krulik and john heyn in 1986.
The filmmakers interview teen metalheads outside a judas priest concert. Cult documentary filmed in a maryland parking lot before a judas priest show in 1986. Heavy metal parking lot video 1986 release info imdb. In 1986, they wandered onto a concert parking lot and left with an underground film treasure. Harry potter parking lot shows the modern day hysteria and the naivete of childhood vs. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band had struggled with indifferent record production and a lack of major commercial. Heavy metal parking lot was only 16 and a half minutes long, and the concept was barebones. Amid the myriad of colorful characters partying in the parking lot before the concert, one person stands out from even that motley crew, loudly proclaiming his love of metal music and his vitriolic disdain for punk and pop. In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers eddy moretti and suroosh alvi traveled to baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in iraq, acrassicauda. The result was just about the funniest 17 minutes of nonfiction film ever produceddrunken, stoned, and just plain old ampedup metalhead kids mugged and preened for. Shot in the parking lot of the capital center arena in. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. In may, the university of maryland will open a yearlong exhibit heavy metal parking lot. That day, a movie screen descended from the top of the stage and played the approximately twentyminute rockumentary heavy metal parking lot.
Heavy metal parking lot reunion at the rock n pod expo duration. Based in washington, dc, theyve created an oeuvre of offbeat rock n roll documentaries, beginning with heavy metal parking lot to the more recent led zeppelin played here. Instead of focusing on judas priest and their music, krulik and heyns film showcases the people who attended the concert. Heavy metal parking lot was shot with equipment from the public access station where krulik worked, and it never aired on television at all. Heavy metal parking lot will be a dded to our list of free documentaries, a subset of our collection 1,150 free movies online. Virtually unknown to mainstream audiences for 2 decades hmpl was a vhs bootleg favorite among musicians, movie stars and cultvideo fanatics worldwide. It was one of the most hilarious pieces of film i had ever seen. Where are they now, the sequel to our featured film. Music and film nerds revere heavy metal parking lot. It was filmed from 2007 to 2010 and premiered at the south by southwest film festival in austin, texas, in 2010. Mine was like something out of heavy metal parking lot, he said. The university of maryland has mounted an exhibit on its college park campus to mark the videos 30th anniversary. Watch heavy metal parking lot, the cult classic film that ranks as.
The film features interviews with several small groups of young. Just under 17 minutes long, heavy metal parking lot features local heavy metal fans expressing their enthusiasm for judas priest before the band performed in concert that night. Heavy metal parking lot official poster tom pappalardo. Heavy metal parking lot 30th anniversary screening accepted. The genius behind heavy metal parking lot returns to his favorite subjects. Watch heavy metal parking lot, the cult classic film that. Heavy metal parking lot is hailed as one the greatest rock documentaries ever. Rocking out to heavy metal parking lot with one of the men who made it the film was an underground hit and bequeathed an underground fame on z. The followup segment with the stars of heavy metal parking lot is a satisfying experience as well. Jeff krulik and john heyn have collaborated as filmmakers for over 30 years.
Neil diamond parking lot is a perfect juxtaposition of the battiness of age vs. Heavy metal in baghdad is the story of the band and its members, young iraqis whose lives have. Heavy metal parking lot directed by john heyn and jeff krulik usa, 1986 often hailed as a hidden anthropological gem, it seems too many misunderstand the context and importance of this heavy metal parking lot. The 17minute 1986 documentary heavy metal parking lot records fans waiting for the start of a judas priest concert. With firas allateef, suroosh alvi, marwan reyad, faisal talal. A look at the wild scene outside a judas priest concert. Years before jersey shore, the film turned the unintelligible ravings of drunken fans into a documentary for the ages. Since its first screening at a club called dc space, heavy metal parking lot has become one of the most beloved of rock films worldwide. This short documentary shows metal fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the capital center in landover, maryland on may 31, 1986, before a judas priest concert. Here is the official poster for the cult video heavy metal parking lot for reasons involving metal and yelling, i insist to myself that the title always be written in allcaps. The film features interviews with several small groups of young heavy metal fans gathered for a tailgate party in the parking lot outside the capital centre in landover, maryland on may 31, 1986, as they prepare for a judas priestdokken concert being held there later that evening. As a longtime fan who once possessed his very own xth generation vhs dub of this.
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