Underplayed Gems

Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)

Heavy Metal Parking Lot poster
Directed by
Jeff Krulik, John Heyn
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
17 min
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A short documentary from 1986 interviews heavy metal fans tailgating before a concert. It shows their excitement and antics in the parking lot.

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What happens

Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a 1986 shot-on-video documentary short produced by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn. 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 Priest/Dokken concert being held there later that evening. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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