Heavy Metal Britannia
2010 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 208 VOTES · DIR. Chris Rodley
Overview
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,152 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 This programme contains some strong language
00:03:37 You look at those pictures of people with
00:07:09 I suppose it was a post beatnik thing as well
00:11:17 # Get your motor runnin'
00:15:22 Oh, yes, please, sir. Yes, please, sir.
00:19:53 The name came from the Boris Karloff movie, Black Sabbath.
00:23:59 Peace and love was not necessarily our reality.
00:27:39 and been so loud that the barman's been catching the glasses.
00:31:51 But what I do is called screaming.
00:36:32 Sabbath were a conundrum because nobody sounded like Ozzy.
00:39:34 they were doing their demos
00:42:53 So riffs had always been part of it
00:46:46 The dark heavy metal sound and its powerful dynamic range owed
00:50:10 # When you hold me in your arms, and I say it once again. #
00:53:43 Long hair, denim and leather, patches and insignia, seemed to be
00:57:20 and the Church banned us from playing.
01:01:09 I don't know why, it's just seems
01:04:50 And then, in the latter years of the Wagon, we started getting them from Europe.
01:08:09 Hawkwind's Silver Machine to form the band that was Motorhead.
01:11:20 a bit faster and a bit more powerful.
01:14:58 and doing silly things on...
01:18:46 I think it gave us a bit of will
01:22:13 the musicianship was fantastic, guitar-playing was astounding.
01:25:14 My absolute wildest dreams had all happened in a year.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,152
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:25:14
Production Record
DirectorChris Rodley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes208