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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
1,850 Views


All the fairies were so good--

we're here. Scortch.

Chrome!

Come. we'll walk right up the road...

and no one will expect it.

- we'll act like slaves.

- Yeah.

The castle. I see it.

It's quite a distance.

[ Avatar Muttering ]

I had one where the whole country

would disappear for a day.

Ohh. [ Chuckles ]

That was, uh--

That was really, uh--

I just don't know.

Over there.

That must be the entrance...

to the lower cities.

- Now, guards might be about. Come on.

- Mmm.

Hmm. How ugly.

How ugly. Kapow!

Boom. Boom.

Ah.

- [HitlerSpeaking German

OverLoudspeaker]

- [ Laughing ]

[Hitler's Speech Continues ]

[Avatar Muttering]

Ijust don't know.

Maybe-- Maybe I should

make a deal with them.

?? [ Singing I n German ]

Chrome.

which way?. I don't know.

You know, I should have

stayed with them.

- They love magic.

- Shh.

- Avatar,just stay quiet.

- Yeah. Oh.

Psst. Hey, General.

want to buy an elfhat?. Elfbeard?.

Souvenirs forsale.

Precious souvenirs forsale.

- Get them while they're still hot.

- No more wars, you fools-- love.

Scortch can be beautiful too.

Look, look. Real, beautiful presents.

[Laughing]

Now, that-that--

that is a wonderful trick.

- wonderful.

- It's Avatar. Oh, General.

It's him. It's bad.

It's come to hurt the fhrer.

Kill it.

Oh, master, kill it.

[ Laughs ]

That's impossible.

That dirty old man

is Avatar the Great?.

[ Laughing ]

Ifthat is so...

then I am a warthog's uncle!

[ Laughs ]

Funnyyou should saythat.

[ Screams ]

Kiyah!

Ki-Kiyah!

Oooowah!

[ Screaming ]

The enemy is dead.

Oh, master, the enemy is dead.

My God! what have I done?.

Master loves Larry.

Master feeds Larry.

what are elves good for?.

Avatar, good luck!

The beast has shown us

the way to the castle.

I'm sorry, weehawk.

I'm just an old fool.

You know...

the world owes you much, kid...

even ifwe don't take another step.

[HitlerSpeaking German

OverLoudspeaker]

- ?? [ Horn Blowing ]

- [Marching Footsteps ]

[ Laughing ]

[ Thunder Rumbling]

[ Creatures Growling ]

[ Soldiers Yelling ]

[ Elves Yelling ]

God! Avatar, get down.

I've seen him.

You can't beat him. He's too strong.

Avatar, don't do it.

[ Grumbles ]

You may be right...

but I gotta battle my brother.

You find an entrance into the castle.

Smash the projector,

and tell Elinore...

that Avatarwill die with her tonight...

even ifwe win.

Hello.

[ whistles ]

You have aged, old fool.

The world is mine.

[ Sobbing ]

- weehawk!

- Slut!

weehawk, don't!

weehawk, don't! Don't! Don't!

Stop, elf!.

Blood on blood flowing,

fathers and sons dying...

brothers and lovers spilling false hate

and rivers oflife flowing away.

Fool elf!. Thinkyour sword

is always quick, but what else?.

Think!

weehawk, I could not help it.

when I touched Peace in the desert...

Blackwolftrapped my mind.

I'm not as strong as Peace. It hurts.

[Elinore Sobbing]

Avatar must know.

The trouble with you, my brother...

is that you've always been too good.

well, that may be.

But I still think I look

more like Ma than you do.

You know, uh, lots of character.

I'm agin' better.

Brother, there is no need

for me to destroyyou.

Surrender.

Surrenderyourworld.

[ Chuckles ]

You always did need

an audience, you sap.

Let me tell ya...

I ain't practiced

much magic for a long time.

I wanna showyou a trick Mother

showed me when you weren't around...

to use on special occasions like this.

Ah. Oh, yeah, one more thing--

I'm glad you changed

your last name, you son ofa b*tch.

[ Groaning ]

Avatar!

Elinore's no traitor!

She was possessed by Blackwolf.

[weehawk Shouting]

It is done! It is done!

The world is free!

[Narrator]

The projector destroyed,

the battle was over.

Shadow creatures

froze in their tracks.

Some faded...

some crawled back to hell.

Mutants-- leaderless-- ran.

Elves swept the beaches clear ofthe few

remaining mutants that still fought...

- [ Squawki ng ]

- as hundreds ofcircling black birds...

screamed at the carnage below.

There was some rejoicing.

But mostly, everyone wished

to return home quickly...

to tell their loved ones

that the war was won...

Hitler was dead again...

and that they could live

once more in peace...

in the land they loved so much--

God-given. Amen.

God-given. Amen.

Avatar! Look what I caught!

Don't hurt Larry. Larry served.

Beast of a thousand scales--

Hey, hey, hey. Set it free.

It's harmless without Blackwolf.

Pity it. It's not its fault.

Mmm. So be it.

Thankyou. Thankyou.

Thankyou, master.

we ride back to Montagar.

weehawk, you ride back

to Montagar alone.

Avatar and I will start

a new kingdom somewhere.

You will rule Montagar as their new king.

[ Chuckles ]

Areyou and Avatar married, my Queen?.

Hey, kid, take it easy, huh?.

You did a good job,

but don't get carried away.

You thinkAvatar's

too old to get married?.

weehawk, how manyyears

do wizards live, 1 0,000 or more?.

And I got at least a thousand left,

you know what I mean?.

Forgive me, Avatar.

Forgive me, both ofyou.

For Montagar, forever.

[ Neighing ]

well, come on. Let's make it.

Avatar,

[ Giggling ]

you're getting older and much bolder.

Come on! I meant

let's make it out ofhere.

Sureyou did.

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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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