Fire & Ice (1983) Explored - How An Amazing Sword & Sorcery Film Flopped To Become A Cult Classic

Disney created and released a lot of animated movies in the seventies, but by the 80s, they became more focused on live-action films. Naturally, there was a demand and supply gap in the market for animated films. This was the time when several different production houses came forward to provide an alternative to Disney’s sweet musicals. While many made films as sugary sweet as Disney, the others figured out that animated films did not have to be just for children. In every list of such revolutionaries, the names of Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta do seem to appear. While Bakshi was the man behind pieces of art such as Fritz the Cat and Wizards, Frazetta is known for his cover photos of several Conan The Barbarian comics. The two of them co-produced a rotoscopic masterpiece in 1983 named Fire and Ice. Although it tanked at the box office, it later became a cult classic, something that fans have been craving for ever since. Now, before we go into our explanation, let me brief you about what rotoscoping is. Well