Fire and Ice (1983)
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53% of users liked it
(8,258 ratings)
Ralph Bakshi's last stab at epic fantasy takes place shortly after the Ice Age. The evil queen Juliana (voice of Eileen O'Reill) plots to conquer the world and raises her son Nekron (Sean Hannon) as a master of sorcery and arcane mental powers. Together the two conquer the Ice Kingdom, and… More Ralph Bakshi's last stab at epic fantasy takes place shortly after the Ice Age. The evil queen Juliana (voice of Eileen O'Reill) plots to conquer the world and raises her son Nekron (Sean Hannon) as a master of sorcery and arcane mental powers. Together the two conquer the Ice Kingdom, and from their stronghold Nekron commands massive glaciers to destroy everything between them and their ultimate goal: Fire Keep, ruled by the wise and powerful King Jarol Leo Gordon. Nekron's latest advance destroys a Northern village, leaving Larn (Randy Norton) the sole survivor, bent on revenge; it also exhausts Nekron, who resorts to sending emissaries to coerce Jarol into surrendering. When words fail, they resort to kidnapping Jarol's daughter Teegra (Cynthia Leake), who escapes and accidentally hooks up with Larn. Aided by the mysterious masked warrior Darkwolf (Steve Sandor), they attempt to return to Fire Keep and mobilize their warriors to bring the fight to Nekron. ~ Emru Townsend, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Bakshi
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cult Movies
- In Theaters
- Aug 26, 1983 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
The Blu-ray transfer is solid, although owners of the 2-disc DVD set may want to hang on to that documentary.
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Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review
Its ambiguously gay villain notwithstanding, Fire and Ice just doesn't hold the weight, either visually or thematically, that its creators probably hoped it would.
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Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
A worn if decently stitched together amalgamation of fantasy cliché... the movie's occasional visual punch is undeniable.
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Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Fire and Ice plays like a longer, slower He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode - with of course the bonus of Bakshi's dependable booty fixation.
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Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
A supremely silly (if technically adept) tribute to fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.
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Cast
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Susan Tyrrell
as Juliana
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Maggie Roswell
as Teegra
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William Ostrander
as Taro
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Stephen Mendel
as Nekron
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Clare Nono
as Tutor
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Alan Koss
as Envoy
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Hans Howes
as Defender captain
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Raymond Oliver
as subhuman
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Nathan Purdee
as subhuman
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Le Tari
as subhuman
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Leo Gordon
as Jarol
- Cynthia Leake
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Mickey Morton
as Otwa
- Randy Norton
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Steve Sandor
as Darkwolf
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Big Yank
as Mongo
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Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw
as Roleil
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Greg Wayne Elam
as Pako
- James Bridges
- Eileen O'Reill
- Micky Morton
- Sean Hannon
- Tamarah Park
- Eileen O'Neill
