On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Jesse Welles
- Elinore
- (voice)
Richard Romanus
- Weehawk
- (voice)
David Proval
- Peace
- (voice)
Jim Connell
- President
- (voice)
- (as James Connell)
Steve Gravers
- Blackwolf
- (voice)
Barbara Sloane
- Fairy
- (voice)
Angelo Grisanti
- Frog
- (voice)
Hyman Wien
- Priest
- (voice)
Mark Hamill
- Sean
- (voice)
- (as Mark Hamil)
Peter Hobbs
- General
- (voice)
Tina Romanus
- Prostitute
- (voice)
- (as Tina Bowman)
Susan Anton
- Princess Elinore
- (singing voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Liz Bakshi
- Fairy Mother
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Ralph Bakshi
- Fritz
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Victoria Bakshi
- Fairy Girl
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Charles Gordone
- Alfie
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe horse-like animals had two feet instead of four because it was easier and cheaper to animate.
- GoofsWhen Avatar is telling the president about his brother, the narrator says that Blackwolf has been studying black magic for 5,000 years. But when Blackwolf is introduced, it says that the story takes place 3,000 years later.
- Alternate versionsOn April 30th, 2005, as part of the Ralph Bakshi retrospective at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Bakshi's personal print of the film was shown, which was missing two pieces of narration:
- Susan Tyrrell does not read the opening shot's storybook title in her narration voice-over. In this print, the film's narration starts with "The world blew up in a thousand atomic fireballs...," in the next shot.
- The character of Nekron 99's (AKA Peace's) narrated introduction was also missing from the print.
- ConnectionsEdited from Triumph of the Will (1935)
- SoundtracksOnly Time Will Tell
Performed by Susan Anton
Featured review
This is one of the most brilliant movies ever made. Though the film alters in tone quite often from dark and moody to light and whimsical, it's one of my all time favorite movies. It's Ralph Bakshi's first film aimed at children, but it's actually very intense, violent battle sequences, some mild adult language, suggestive material, and some dark themes that are more suited for older audiences. It's a story of Avatar and Blackwolf, two wizard brothers. Avatar rules the peaceful kingdom of Montagar with wisdom and magic, while the evil Blackwolf rules the dark land of Scortch with technology and war.
It's a great combination of science fiction and fantasy set years into a strange post apocalyptic future where broken tanks, guns, and Nazi propaganda are regarded as ancient artifacts. Wonderful supporting characters include Weehawk, a courageous and cynical elf, Elinore, a young fairy princess whom Avatar is in love with, and Necron 99, a robotic assassin who is turned into a good robot named Peace. This movie has a great deal of symbolism and is very thought provoking, it deals with the power of propaganda and the dangers of the over reliance on technology.
I was impressed by the surreal and creative animation, and I was mesmerized by the mystical and otherworldly music score. The film's climax is brilliant and fits the overall tone of the film. Treat yourself to a symbolic retro-future style film loaded with psychedelic animation, memorable characters, and a truly wonderful adventure that will transport you to a whole new world set ten million years into the distant future.
It's a great combination of science fiction and fantasy set years into a strange post apocalyptic future where broken tanks, guns, and Nazi propaganda are regarded as ancient artifacts. Wonderful supporting characters include Weehawk, a courageous and cynical elf, Elinore, a young fairy princess whom Avatar is in love with, and Necron 99, a robotic assassin who is turned into a good robot named Peace. This movie has a great deal of symbolism and is very thought provoking, it deals with the power of propaganda and the dangers of the over reliance on technology.
I was impressed by the surreal and creative animation, and I was mesmerized by the mystical and otherworldly music score. The film's climax is brilliant and fits the overall tone of the film. Treat yourself to a symbolic retro-future style film loaded with psychedelic animation, memorable characters, and a truly wonderful adventure that will transport you to a whole new world set ten million years into the distant future.
- desotowright
- Sep 5, 2007
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- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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