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Ralph Bakshi did storyboards for every last shot in this movie.	D
Due to the dark imagery from the shadow-animation, this movie is a favorite for Midnight Movie shows [...]	D
Just before Larry the lizard leaves Blackwolf's chamber, the corpse he has been devouring turns arou [...]	D
The song played on the German propaganda film is the Nazi Party anthem, "Die Fahne Hoch" ("Raise the [...]	D
Alfie tells Peewhittle not to worry, and describes past engagements with Blackwolf which have always [...]	D
Brenda Banks did all the animation of Blackwolf's goons.	D
This movie was heavily influenced by the work of underground comix legend Vaughn Bode; most notably, [...]	D
Elinore's singing voice was provided by Susan Anton.	D
Elinore almost resembles British actress Madeline Smith.	D
Ralph Bakshi's wife Liz Bakshi and daughter Victoria Bakshi provided the voices of the Fairy Mother [...]	D
A possible spin-off film that centered around Peace was never considered by Ralph Bakshi. If a spin- [...]	D
The line "They killed Fritz! They killed Fritz!" is a reference to Robert Crumb killing off Fritz th [...]	D
Fritz and one of Blackwolf's other soldiers is voiced by Ralph Bakshi.	D
44 minutes into the film, when Weehawk falls into a chasm but urges Avatar to go on, Avatar appears [...]	D
Some of the shadow-warrior footage was taken from Zulu (1964), El Cid (1961), Patton, generale d'acc [...]	D
The pistol that Avatar uses against Blackwolf is a Pistole Parabellum 1908, commonly known as a Luge [...]	D
The "religious" articles in the temple include pinball machines, a Coca-Cola sign, a catcher's mitt, [...]	D
Just before the battle of East Elfland, a map is shown of the Wizards world. Scortch is apparently i [...]	D
George Lucas recommended Mark Hamill to Ralph Bakshi for the voice of Sean. Lucas was very excited t [...]	D
Many fans and animation buffs have said that this was the inspiration for the hit Cartoon Network sh [...]	D
Susan Tyrrell specifically requested to be uncredited for her role as the narrator, believing that p [...]	D
Bob Holt modeled Avatar's voice after Peter Falk.	D
Christopher Tayback's 2nd and final film.	D
On July 14th 2016 at the Hollywood Theatre, Portland, Oregon. Andrew Belling and Marie Karlin perfor [...]	D
Susan Tyrrell also narrated one of the American theatrical trailers for this film.	D
The film made $9,000,000 at the Box Office.	D
Peace's weapon in the film is called the blob gun.	D
Sean (Mark Hamill) appears at 41 minutes and is only in the film for 2 minutes.	D
Since the film's release, Ralph Bakshi had wanted to make a sequel "Wizards 2" and that the plot wou [...]	D
In East Elfland, the elves have arranged themselves for trench warfare. Blackwolf overwhelms them wi [...]	D
An uncredited Ralph Bakshi provided the voices of 3 different characters in the film: Fritz, Lardbot [...]	D
The film was released on VHS by CBS/FOX Video in Australia and New Zealand in 1984.	D
When the film was first released in New Zealand, it was given the M rating, due to the film's animat [...]	D
The voices of the fairy mother and her daughter is that of Ralph Bakshi's wife Liz Bakshi and daught [...]	D
The Battle of East Elfland is a textbook example of a set-piece battle and a Blitzkrieg.	D
Avatar's mount is wearing socks, although he himself remains barefoot throughout the entire movie.	D
The scene which Nekron 99 rides past 3 fairy prostitutes and a Kangaroo-like creature, which they al [...]	D
Although Peace is not the lead character and dies 60 minutes into the film, Peace and his camel are [...]	D
Ian Miller was flown in from England to do the illustrated backgrounds of Scortch in the film.	D
Princess Elinore was named after Ralph Bakshi's first girlfriend.	D
At the beginning of the Australian VHS of the movie when it was released in 1984, a trailer of L'Imp [...]	D
Fritz and Lardbutt are voiced by Ralph Bakshi.	D
Released on DVD in Australia and New Zealand in 2011.	D
The original title, "War Wizards," was changed to avoid confusion with another 20th Century Fox rele [...]	D
The lyrics to the song "Only Time Will Tell" goes: Time renews tomorrow/When we've used today/It wil [...]	D
The two priests in the temple are seated in front of a curtain decorated with the symbol of the CBS [...]	D
No pencil tests were done on the film because of its low budget. The drawings went straight to the f [...]	D
Mark Hamill also auditioned for the voice of Weehawk.	D
The CBS/FOX videotape of the movie in Australia and New Zealand removed the 20th Century Fox logo at [...]	D
The voice of Fritz was Ralph Bakshi.	D
Peace doesn't talk until 31 minutes into the film.	D
24 minutes into the film, a map is shown of the world in which the film takes place. On the map, the [...]	D
Ralph Bakshi would later make the animated sword and sorcery films Il signore degli anelli (1978) an [...]	D
The horse-like animals had two feet instead of four because it was easier and cheaper to animate.	D
Larry the Lizard was influenced by the character of Gollum from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rin [...]	D

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