dstamlaw
Hair, Profanity, booze, being young and restless... Above and foremost, it was a time when hard rock n' roll was in its prime. Found a copy of it recently hiding in a deck among other music dvds in a "Public" Store and it made me listen to all 1986 records that I have. Hell Of a year for hard rock!!! "Zebraman" rules and without any doubt sums up the vibe of the era. By the way, my first concert was Saxon, May 1986 in Athens. They played a blinding set. Spitfire, a very underestimated Greek hard rock band(still fighting and giving great shows you know),was supporting. Judas Priest's of 1986 show was immortalized in "Priest Live" live LP and video too. It really got me rocking' in the summer of '87 when it was released...
DJJOEINC
Heavy Metal Parking Lot - legendary cult film taken in the Capital Centre parking lot on May 31,1986 before a Judas Priest/Dokken concert.The throng is ready to party and loud-it is a fun time capsule with tons of unintentional comedy and mullets and enthusiasm.I had heard about this movie for years and finally found the DVD.The DVD has the inspired original 15 minute film,7 minutes of outtakes,featurettes about the movie and the Capital Centre and 3 sequels- Monster Truck Parking Lot ,Neil Diamond Parking Lot & Harry Potter Parking Lot - none of the sequels capture the raw gonzo vibe of the 86 short film.Check out "TVs from Outer Space" - it is a video the film-makers shot of a local band-very funny stuff.The DVD also has commentary and an alumni section.A fun time capsule. B-
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.
nsx5400
The film was shot at the now defunct Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. This was the former home of the Bullets (now Wizards) and Capitals. It was torn down around 2002 and replaced with a shopping mall. When it opened, the Captial Centre was a state of the art facility - by the time the movie was made, it was THE place to see major acts (as well as stuff like pro wrestling and monster truck rallies) in the metro DC area. 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 80's.
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