![]() ![]() An Unlucky Fall With Life-Changing Consequences The strangeness of the circumstances that shadowed Julie’s death could easily be the subject of fiction themselves, and while they seem fabricated, the story is a true one. We were fortunate to have her on the cover and within the pages of our magazine as often as we did. She was an essential part of Heavy Metal history and the Heavy Metal family. In an obituary to the late Julie Strain, Heavy Metal wrote: Many fans of the magazine and the wider sci-fi genre of this period would be able to recognize her face at a moment’s notice. While she was not an artist or writer in the world of comics and sci-fi, her additions to the genre, as well as Heavy Metal Magazine itself, are immeasurable. That doesn’t count the buck naked line dancing videos, or naked golf or anything.įortunately I dont have to do those anymore to pay my rent. Including her titular role as Judge Julie in Playboy’s ‘Sex Court’. Julie easily made over 100 films in her 18-year career in the film industry, not to mention her countless soft-core porn appearances during the 1990s. While actresses such as Sigourney Weaver were making their names in Hollywood with Alien and other high-budget sci-fi flicks, Julie dominated the world of B-grade sci-fi films, and was proud of it, embracing the often over-the-top take on the genre. Julie’s physical prowess, insatiable confidence, as well as humor, and authenticity made her a fan favorite in the underbelly of the sci-fi world. Vampires, witches, sorceresses and double agents. I am the chick that they call when they want a gun-toting Amazon bitch. The combination of her looks, a combination of looks, her physical prowess, and of course, her height meant that she was the ideal choice as the lead in many science fiction flicks on the small screen.Īs Julie points out herself in a 1997 interview: Julie was not only blessed with stunningly good looks but was also quite gifted athletically. She was also the muse for the subsequent game Heavy Metal F.A.K.K 2. A role where she continually managed to combine sex appeal with the sci-fi theme.ĭespite being the wife of Heavy Metal’s publisher Kevin Eastman, her talents went deeper than her looks would suggest.īuilding on her modeling career, she landed the role of ‘Julie’ in the animated film Heavy Metal 2000 which allowed her to exercise her voice acting skills and grow her reputation beyond her physical appearance. Twice crowned ‘Pet of the Month’ in Penthouse magazine in 19, Julie Strain was 6′ 1″, which made her an ideal choice to play the part of a sci-fi warrior princess. ![]()
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