Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is a 16-minute documentary short film from 1986, so this one has its 30th anniversary this year. It was directed by John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and is probably still the duo's most (and only) known work 3 decades later. I don't see anything memorable in here. The title describes it perfectly. It is footage of interviews, video and audio recordings from a Judas priest concert that includes the audience members and they talk a bit about why they are there and how they fell. Very random stuff really. I also cannot say this is defining in terms of heavy metal. You could have made this film at exactly every other heavy metal concert by Judas Priest or another famous heavy metal band. I would even say that I don't really understand why this one is featured on IMDb and why so many people have seen and rated it. I would only recommend the watch to people featured in the video or maybe their relatives. I wish they could have recorded the concert instead, so at least there would be some music that some people like listening to. Anyway, luckily, it's over quickly. I give it a thumbs-down. Very easy decision.

Superunknovvn This little bootleg-movie takes you back to another era, when rock dinosaurs walked the earth and there was no difference between the looks of a guy and a girl. "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is a hilarious short documentary that gives us an impression of what it meant to be a metal fan in the 80's. The movie starts in the early afternoon as the first people arrive at the parking lot of a concert venue where a Judas Priest concert is going to take place later on. They come, they see, they crank up the volume of their car radios and get wasted. The whole thing is extremely entertaining to watch and also makes you a bit sentimental. In the end, you'll have to wipe a few tears from your eyes and come to the conclusion that metal fans just aren't what they used to be in those days.

Tommy Rock C'mon folks... This is the Spinal Tap fan-base without the script!!! Heavy Metal Parking Lots are now a thing of the past as cops patrol and the bands are more about being depressed and less about the RAWK! Back in the day, 20 years ago, the parking lot was where everybody was allowed to get messed up before a show. For those of us who lived it, the movie presents some of those people we met all those years ago.The editing is what makes this work. Sure, the film concentrates on the basest members of the band's audience, but it is really fun to laugh at how we ALL loved the rock and roll spirit in the 80s that had been handed down to us from the 1970s.A classic timepiece that needs to be treasured forever.Great movie.

ktc-browndog Jeff Krulik is the king of independent filmmaking in DC. "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" displays all his talent and charms: he actually seems to enjoy learning about and interacting with the subjects of his movies, while also reveling in how bizarre they are. A great way to spend a half hour, and a nice trip down memory lane for those of us unfortunate enough to remember all those hair bands.