Fire and Ice (1983 film)
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Fire and Ice is a 1983 American animated dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, a collaboration between Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The animated feature, based on characters co-created by Bakshi and Frazetta, was made using the process of rotoscoping, in which scenes were shot in live-action and then traced onto animation cels. The screenplay was written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, both of whom had written Conan stories for Marvel Comics. The background painter was James Gurney, the author and artist of the Dinotopia illustrated novels. The American painter Thomas Kinkade also worked on the backgrounds to various scenes. Peter Chung, the creator of Aeon Flux, was a layout artist.
Infobox
Directed by
Ralph Bakshi
Written by
mw- Gerry Conway Roy Thomas
Based on
Charactersby Ralph BakshiFrank Frazetta
Produced by
Frank Frazetta Ralph Bakshi
Starring
Susan Tyrrell Maggie Roswell William Ostrander Stephen Mendel Steve Sandor
Cinematography
Francis Grumman
Edited by
A. David Marshall
Music by
William Kraft
Productioncompanies
Aspen ProductionsFilm Finance Group
Distributed by
20th Century-Fox (United States)Producers Sales Organization (International)
Release dates
January 18, 1983 (1983-01-18) (Avoriaz Film Festival) August 19, 1983 (1983-08-19) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million
Box office
$860,000
Tables
· Cast
Larn
Larn
Character
Larn
Performance model
Randy Norton
Voice actor
William Ostrander
Teegra
Teegra
Character
Teegra
Performance model
Cynthia Leake
Voice actor
Maggie Roswell
Darkwolf
Darkwolf
Character
Darkwolf
Performance model
Steve Sandor
Nekron
Nekron
Character
Nekron
Performance model
Sean Hannon
Voice actor
Stephen Mendel
Jarol
Jarol
Character
Jarol
Performance model
Leo Gordon
Taro
Taro
Character
Taro
Performance model
William Ostrander
Juliana
Juliana
Character
Juliana
Performance model
Eileen O'Neill
Voice actor
Susan Tyrrell
Roleil
Roleil
Character
Roleil
Performance model
Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw
Otwa
Otwa
Character
Otwa
Performance model
Micky Morton
Tutor
Tutor
Character
Tutor
Performance model
Tamarah Park
Voice actor
Clare Nono
Monga
Monga
Character
Monga
Performance model
Big Yank
Pako
Pako
Character
Pako
Performance model
Greg Wayne Elam
Envoy
Envoy
Character
Envoy
Performance model
—
Voice actor
Alan Koss
Defender Captain
Defender Captain
Character
Defender Captain
Performance model
—
Voice actor
Hans Howes
Subhumans
Subhumans
Character
Subhumans
Performance model
James BridgesShane CallanArchie HamiltonMichael KelloggDouglas PaytonDale Park
Voice actor
Ray OliverNathan PurdeeLe Tari
| Character | Performance model | Voice actor |
| Larn | Randy Norton | William Ostrander |
| Teegra | Cynthia Leake | Maggie Roswell |
| Darkwolf | Steve Sandor | |
| Nekron | Sean Hannon | Stephen Mendel |
| Jarol | Leo Gordon | |
| Taro | William Ostrander | |
| Juliana | Eileen O'Neill | Susan Tyrrell |
| Roleil | Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw | |
| Otwa | Micky Morton | |
| Tutor | Tamarah Park | Clare Nono |
| Monga | Big Yank | |
| Pako | Greg Wayne Elam | |
| Envoy | — | Alan Koss |
| Defender Captain | — | Hans Howes |
| Subhumans | James BridgesShane CallanArchie HamiltonMichael KelloggDouglas PaytonDale Park | Ray OliverNathan PurdeeLe Tari |
References
- AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/57961-FIRE-ANDICE?sid=b1e25a0f-9c60-4480-b2c8-5d1f73d24237&sr=10.406734&cp=1&pos=0
- AFIhttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/57961-FIRE-ANDICE?sid=f0201824-a728-446d-a1fd-4e1725d262a6&sr=10.093174&cp=1&pos=0
- Fire and Ice
- Maslin, Janet (November 24, 1983). "Screen: 'Fire and Ice'". The New York Times. C12.
- Siskel, Gene (January 24, 1984). "Slow plot weighs down 'Fire and Ice' animation". Chicago Tribune. Section 5, p. 2.
- Benson, Sheila (August 26, 1983). "'Fire and Ice' is a Marriage of Genres". Los Angeles Times. Part VI, p. 6.
- The Monthly Film Bulletin
- Different Worlds
- Imagine
- Fire and Icehttps://archive.org/details/animatedmoviegui0000beck
- "Top 100 Animated Features of All Time"https://ofcs.org/ofcs-top-100-top-100-animated-features/
- Blue Undergroundhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070426065050/http://www.blue-underground.com/movie.php?movie_id=78
- Machetehttps://www.aintitcool.com/node/45169
- Crave Onlinehttp://www.craveonline.com/film/interviews/184701-the-gods-truth-an-interview-ralph-bakshi-part-2
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2014/12/robert-rodriguez-frank-frazetta-fire-and-ice-at-sony-pictures-1201330095/
- "Dynamite to Develop Comics and Game Based on Frazetta and Bakshi's 'Fire and Ice'"https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51667/dynamite-develop-comics-game-based-frazetta-bakshis-fire-ice
- "Dynamite Announces Writer and Artist for Fire and Ice Prequel Comics"https://movieweb.com/dynamite-announces-writer-and-artist-for-fire-and-ice-prequel-comics/
- "DC Comics & Dynamite Will Both Have Fire and Ice Comics Out"https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-dynamite-will-both-have-fire-and-ice-comics-out//