Movie Review – Fire and Ice (1983) – Blue Underground 4K – HorrorFuel.com

Animator Ralph Bakshi has never been afraid to dip his toes… or any other body part… into the realms of fantasy (see 1977’s Wizards and 1978’s Tolkein adaptation, Lord of the Rings if your ass doubts me) but his magnum opus of the genre is 1983’s Fire and Ice . Young warrior Larn (William Ostrander, Christine) is caught in a war between the noble King Jarol (Leo Gordon, Alienator ) of the volcano kingdom of Firekeep, and Wolf Queen Juliana ( Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker , the Angel franchise) and her ice wizard son Nekron (animator Sean Hannon) after his village is destroyed by Nekron’s glaciers (which he appears to summon via orgasm apparently). Soon Larn sets out to rescue Jarol’s daughter Teegra (Maggie Roswell, The Simpsons ) who is kidnapped by Nekron’s Neanderthal troops, the Subhumans in order to provide the wizard an heir… at least that’s what Juliana desires, but Nekron apparently runs “cold” when it comes to mating with voluptuous prisoners. As the adventure continues, Larn encounters monsters, witches, and more unholy nightmares on his quest, but luckily he gains the assistance of battle-axe wielding bad-ass murder machine Darkwolf (familiar TV heavy Steve Sandor)… but will his
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