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Synopsis: In a post apocalyptic future that appears as a blend of World War II Europe and J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, a pint-size wizard named Avatar must save the world from a band of fascist mutants controlled by his evil twin brother, Blackwolf, who likes to confuse enemy armies by projecting films of Adolf Hitler speeches during attacks. Painted live-action footage of advancing Nazi armies contrasts with Saturday-morning-cartoon-style animation of fairies and elves as Avatar travels through various magical and radioactive realms on his quest. Aiding him are the beautiful Fairy princess Elinore, hot-blooded warrior elf Weehawk, and Peace, a misunderstood robot rebelling against his Blackwolf-controlled programming. A bizarre and psychedelic meditation on magic vs. technology, this ultimate futuristic fantastic epic cult film still finds an audience on college campuses and will prove quite rewarding to viewers in the right frame of mind.
Director(s): Ralph Bakshi
Production: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG
Year:
1977
80 min
Website
1,918 Views


until the king has ruled.

[ Laughs ] No one rules

over Elinore of Montagar.

[ Fairy]

we rule.

we rule over death,

lies, and deceit.

we rule.

She's emoting. I feel her pain.

It hurts! It hurts!

wow!

Avatar never told me

I had full fairy powers.

[ Laughs ]

He said I wasn't readyyet.

I told you, she's dangerous.

Destroy herwhile there's still time.

Isaydestroyher, king's rule ornot.

Now why'd you want

to go and do that for, love?.

It's hard enough

controlling them as it is.

Release me, or I, Elinore,

shall show all you ants something.

[ Roaring ]

- Stop him, miss. Stop him!

- Oh, did I do that?.

Stop! I command you to cease.

Okay. Leave everyone alone.

I say, miss, you better stop him.

I think it would be better

ifyou released me and we all ran away.

- [ Growling ]

- [ Fairies Chanting ] Kill! Kill! Kill!

[ Chanting Continues ]

Holy chrome.

Elinore's really gone and done it.

It's all a disaster.

well, old man, what are

you going to do about it?.

You better hurry, miss.

Avatar the Great...

- coming.

- Avatar!

Yeah.

You can kill me now, I'm sure.

I've given myselftoyou.

- I make no attempt to save myself.

- Save yourself?.

Save yourself?. Save me!

I can't, Elinore.

The only one who could

might be the king here.

My mission, O Lord, is to save

the world from another holocaust.

Sean was killednot byus,

but bymybrother's assassins...

who have been sent to kill

weehawk, Elinore...

Peace, and myself

before we reach Scortch.

For al I I know and fear,

weehawk is dead.

So m ight be Peace.

I ask for permission

to take the girl and myself...

to try to complete our mission alone...

though it does seem doomednow.

I will not allow you to hurt Elinore...

without a fight by myself.

My brother lies, my good King!

Avatar! Avatar!

[ Screams ]

what will it be, King?.

Time's gettingshort.

- Avatar, could you hurry up a little bit?.

- [ Roaring ]

we have been sent death...

images and humans...

each with a different story.

Something happening here.

Notyou, please. Oh, no. [ Laughs ]

I have always been very good...

and could even be

better sometimes.

Itstarts again.

The only act

that has been real so far...

is the fact that Avatar

did not break his word.

when the arrow struck him,

he did not fight back.

Andfrom what we all heard

aboutAvatar's power...

- that is surelythe sign of truth.

- [ Roaring ]

we will neither join

nor hinder nor help these two.

we will wait and see.

That is our decision.

[ Bellows ]

well, we're out of there.

Ouch!

Thanks.

I forgot about that.

- Let me helpyou.

- No, no, no, no. Let me helpyou.

How's that?.

It's very pretty, Avatar.

Yeah, well, it could be warmer.

we might as well begin.

This is the way, I think.

Scortch lies somewhere

over these mountains.

[Avatar]

well, goodmorning.

Cozymorning, huh?

Avatar, we're trapped.

It's nothing a little

hard work won't cure.

Here. Follow me, Snow Queen.

[ Elinore ]

I 'm so cold, so cold.

Is it much farther?.

Elinore, we've rested long enough.

we'd better move on.

Just a little while longer, Avatar.

I'm so tired.

well, okay.

I'll go over and see

ifl can see a pass or a path or a--

or a house or... something.

Oh, my God.

They're our own tracks.

we've been moving in circles.

I better not tell Elinore.

- [Hoofbeats ]

- It'll do her no good.

Avatar, riders!

Run! Assassins come to finish the job!

we'll cut their throats.

Let them come.

- Right. I'll zap them back to Scortch.

- [Hoofbeats Approaching]

- [Horse Neighing]

- They split up.

Going to come at us from each end.

- Avatar, we really tried, didn't we?.

- Yes, Elinore.

That's all anyone

really could have done.

Steady.

Here they come.

Braxis plaxis traxis!

Montagar forever.

Death, assassins!

Peace! Peace, we found them!

we found them!

what tookyou so long?.

Quickly, Peace. Quickly.

Let's get them off this glacier.

The quest is saved.

[Narrator] The night

was spent in the protection of a cave.

Elinore and weehawk slept as

Avatar counseled with Peace...

on the quickest route to Scortch.

The journey took them past the ruins...

of ancient civilizations.

Strange beasts lurked about...

but the dangerous mutants

that lived there were gone...

gone to Blackwolf's army.

All they left were their wives,

hurling insults and rocks...

as the party passed through.

Then finally, the desert.

[ Cl ick ]

- Yeah, I feel it too.

- [ Elinore Screaming ]

Please do not attem pt

to draw your gun.

[ weapons Cocking ]

Avatar, you old fool! You've come!

[ Laughing ]

Oh!

Our father's returned.

[ Laughs ]

[Laughing Continues ]

Avatar-- fighter!

Avatar-- father, mother, freedom!

Love, life!

[Abdul's Laughter Continues ]

[ Laughing ]

we've been camping in the desert...

away from prying eyes.

- where did you get the guns, Abdul?.

- Guns!

well, we got them

from old Blackwolfhimself.

- You mean you joined with--

- [ Laughs ]

No, no.

we ambushed a wolf patrol...

took everything except theirwomen...

and two days from now,

we attack Scortch I.

what doyou mean, attack?.

The remaining elves of the free world...

have joined under my banner.

That bannerwill be

carried to Scortch I.

Join us, old wizard.

we desperately need you.

- [ Avatar Grunts ]

- [ Abdul Grunts ]

[ Elves Grumbling ]

[ C*cks weapon ]

Is this howyou're repayin' me?.

Stand back.

Avatarwill not be touched.

when ourworld was young,

so was mighty Avatar.

Misty moons ago...

he strode this planet like a messiah...

curing radiation sickness

from man and bird...

cleaning the planet of its filth.

I t was Avatar who fought

alongside my father...

against the first mutant attack.

So now we have

our messiah back again.

He's going to destroy

his brotherforus.

with what?

A woman-child, one elf...

and a moron robot.

Oh, Avatar.

[Screaming]

- what is it?.

- It's Blackwolf.

He's trying to gain control.

Back! Back!

Back to hell!

You can't have him!

You did it.

You beat the demon.

- what's happened?.

- Um.

[ Giggles ] well, I suddenly

felt very sorry for Peace...

so I went over to him, and I took

his hand and I tried to comfort him.

Peace is in constant

mental battle with Blackwolf.

Your kind words took his mind

of fthe battle.

It allowed Blackwolfhis chance.

- Avatar. what's that?.

- [VehicleApproaching]

Trapped.

[ Squawking ]

-Jump, Peace!

-Jump, Peace!

[Avatar]

Elinore!

Elinore!

[Avatar]

Ah, I don't know.

Ijust don't know.

I don't know what

happened to Elinore.

Betrayal of Elinore

to the quest has broken his heart.

There is nothing wrong

with him.

- Tomorrow morning, the attack begins.

- [AvatarMuttering]

- Avatar, we have to go now.

- Oh, whatever.

The cliffs of Scortch can be seen.

- we have to go now

to complete our mission.

- Huh?

Oh,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah.

- How?.

- we have to swim in.

Oh. Okay.

what's happened to the world?.

I don't know.

I can remember back--

[ Sighs ]

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Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 2015, he directed ten theatrically released feature films, six of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator. Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to animator, and then director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972. It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time. Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features. He is well known for such films as Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), American Pop (1981) and Fire and Ice (1983). In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years. After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, he directed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production and received poor reviews. Bakshi returned to television with the live-action film Cool and the Crazy (1994) and the anthology series Spicy City (1997). During the 2000s, he focused largely on fine art and painting and in 2003 co-founded The Bakshi School of Animation with his son Eddie and Jess Gorell. Bakshi has received several awards for his work, including the 1980 Golden Gryphon for The Lord of the Rings at the Giffoni Film Festival, the 1988 Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation, and the 2003 Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest Film Festival. more…

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