Wizards Trailer (1977)

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The very idea of a film like Wizards made it into theaters is just phenomenal. Love Ralph Bakshi for pushing the boundaries of cinema.

[@JayRidders]

Yeah, screw those executives who meddled with Cool World for making Bakshi quit film. That’s what happens when artists in animation are taken for granted. Another example being Richard Williams, who worked hard on The Thief and The Cobbler for nearly 3 decades, but near the end of production, he was booted from the project, and it destroyed his career. As an appreciator of the arts with big ambitions, I dream of a world in the industry where artists’ works are seen not as quick money, but as true art, and that executives tamper less with the original vision of the artists, unlike what Calvert and Completion Bond did to Williams’ life’s work. As long as there are still people who view animation as art, these hopes for the future of the industry will live on!

[@mborok]

1977 was also the year of "Cinderella", the soft-core musical version starring Cheryl Smith. With a black, gay "fairy godmother" and songs that are actually...great! Has to be seen to be appreciated. It was a different time for sure.

[@bassplayer10]

It was a different time. My father took me to see “The Lord of the Rings” in the theater. I was 8, then again in ‘81 for “American Pop”, which nurtured the already growing need to rock. Taking me to see The Who in ‘82 (Chicago, 12 y/o) sealed the deal. He’s still unable to connect the dots and likes to criticize my pursuit of something other than money. What was i saying? Ralph Bakski. Brilliant.

[@JayRidders]

@@bassplayer10 Five words: Your. Dad. Was. Awesome. Nonetheless.

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

This shit is garbage even by the standards of its day. Ooh rotoscope ooh!

[@michaelobryan1552]

If you saw it in the theatres in 1977 you would be much more impressed. It was unlike anything we had ever seen in a movie theatre.

[@VIKTORSCHAUBERGERscammersONyt]

@PREMiERE PARER Reading comprehension.

[@s.c4754]

I saw this in 2022 on youtube and i am 19 years old and i find this unbelievable (for the time being of course-but still!)

[@Emily_X97]

I wish I did but I was born in the 90's

[@crazytrain7721]

@PREMiERE PARER sad

[@verandi3882]

I'm a millennial and have literally never seen anything like it thusfar , truly a masterpiece

[@elthe3rd]

The woman narrating this did a stellar job!

[@AnnHansonUSA]

Pretty sure that's Susan Tyrell!! What a Goddess

[@jackterry9761]

Excellent job

[@katelynpringle5506]

Never before or since has a movie looked more like a acid trip gone terribly, terribly wrong.

[@TobeyStarburst]

+Katelyn Pringle Lol.

[@seibervideo]

+Katelyn Pringle I saw Yellow Submarine some years ago and agree, this looks like an even bigger acid trip. :)

[@pryingeyes1551]

It looks like they changed art styles a dozen times throughout this trailer.

[@JeevesDotaTV]

Didnt see Ralph Backhis Lord of the Rings? :D :D

[@LelandGreen]

@Prying eyes, that's because they changed art styles a dozen times throughout the movie.✌😎 I still loved it. I saw it 6 times at the drive-in because that's where it was showing.😇 (I didn't really plan that... it just happened. Different friends would invite me and I'd say, "Sure! Why not? I've only seen it N times so far.")

[@metaflux2]

I saw this crazy movie as a kid, it totally tripped me out. The artists were definitely dropping some serious acid when animating this film.

[@mrsgaap1]

is it worth to watch it?

[@metaflux2]

Hum... IDK... If your looking for a surreal trippy movie that's unique and artsy then yes.

[@mrsgaap1]

do i have to be stoond to watch it? haha

[@metaflux2]

mrsgaap1 Probably lol, I would recommend it.

[@mrsgaap1]

haha ill keep taht in mind

[@danibrent3068]

"So ralph, you say you wanna make a kids movie?" "Well yes, but actually no"

[@magmat0585]

With topless fairy women XD

[@communistcomputergod6449]

@@magmat0585 and a nazi wizard

[@TobeyStarburst]

Lol

[@Tigerfire75]

The reason more people don't know of this movie is because it came out when theaters were battling over patrons. It competed against that other little know movie at the same time called Star Wars.

[@bigreality]

And Mark Hamill was in both movies)

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Yep, SW pushed Wizards off the screen after only 2 weeks, but I got to see it while it was there, and SW later on too! I liked them both, but only one changed my life.

[@iggystardust9236]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV Wow Wizards had that much of an impact on you, huh?

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

@@iggystardust9236 It did. I saw it at the theatre in that magic window and then in those days (before VCRs and Netflix) they would bring it back for the second film of a double feature, plus we watched it on cable when it came there several years later. It's one of me and my brothers favourite Ralph Bakshi movies.

[@MrsSmith-yy1nt]

@@TheRadioAteMyTV I feel the same. I saw this over and over as a kid, not in theaters. And after 40 years is one of the few things I clearly remember from my childhood... distopian stories still my big interest today too.

[@fandude666]

You got to admit, the animation is limited but the concept is what I love the most of this film, nuclear war destroys humanity and the magical creatures that have been force to live underground regain the earth once again. Then an evil wizard rediscovers human technology and the nazi party (which he probably doesn't even know what they were) to battle against creatures that live in a new medieval world.

[@jozinek876]

fandude666 yeh, I was very fascinated by the setting too. And you've described it better than I have

[@saramations]

Oh fuck Hello there 😏

[@stormcommando1640]

I feel like a remaster could do this good, though I feel they’d lose the campyness.

[@mjmartin3]

Then you should check out the Shannara books. Or the Chronicles of Shannara show, if that's your thing. But the books. :) The Sword of Shannara was released the same year as the movie with the same concept, minus the Nazi party. (or is it?)

[@mikethepokemaster2012]

This needs a remake or reboot no SJW bull either.

[@chrisstory563]

wow, a female narater in a trailer. extremely rare.

[@TobeyStarburst]

I like her.

[@Suchapill]

She narrates the entire movie she sounds witchy and like fresh water at the same time.

[@pookie67]

Susan Tyrell

[@nathanhorne1]

I love her voice so much!

[@abdurahmanpelletier8134]

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE!!

[@TheGreenPoncle]

I remember seeing this movie on TV back in 2000 when I was 10 and it scared the shit out of me.. yet I couldn't stop watching it. I was frightened yet intrigued. Now as an adult, i really appreciate this movie and Ralph Bankshi is one of my favorite animators!

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Ralph Bakshi a "wizard of animated magic." A very appropriate statement because that's what Ralph truly is and of a special kind of animated movie magic.

[@uncletrick1]

A remember seeing this as a kid in a second-run theater. It was a double feature with the movie Heavy Metal.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Rob L That must have been amazing!!!

[@bigguy130]

I saw it as a double feature with the animated version of lord of the rings.

[@kairon156]

Sounds like a good match up. Back when Space had good animated movies they would show this, Heavy Metal, and Galaxy Express 999. I'm sure there were others but these are the main 3 I learned from the Sci-fi channel.

[@GunGuy258]

I love this movie. One of the best ever. I was 8 in 1989 when I 1st watched it. I still have the VHS.

[@TobeyStarburst]

That is awesome ❤

[@ThisIsReadyMade]

I love the animation in this movie. Favorite parts have to be when they mix live action footage with the animation.

[@motodude1]

ThisIs ReadyMade it’s called Rotoscope

[@Aaron-8989]

@@motodude1 rotoscope tell me more about it🤨😃

[@DickDack]

Bakshi also did lotr animated in (1978 iirc) using rotoscope

[@ivanzivanovic4013]

@@DickDackyup LOTR is very similar to this. I remember the 4 horseman freaking me out as a kid. The mixture of animation and reality was unreal

[@vulcanprincess1584]

wtf how have i not heard of this, this looks EPIC

[@jackscroller595]

nazi detected

[@bigguy130]

@@jackscroller595 The guy who made the movie(Bakshi) is Jewish. So maybe people who like the movie might be Jewish?

[@ClementTodd]

@@bigguy130 Yeah, what? This is like, one of the most on-the-nose anti-Nazi movies ever made!

[@Aaron-8989]

No no bakshi depicted the evil mutated devil horned creatures to be nazi Germany because they were the bad guys and the elf fairy trolls referring to the good guys to save the day🤷‍♂️

[@allsportsbandfan]

This was one of my favorite movies way back then.

[@super_shag8685]

Acid Trip, The Movie.

[@TheMormonSorceress]

Am I the only one who thinks this world would make a cool tabletop RPG?

[@SmacSBU]

I ran a game in this setting about 15 years ago. It was insane fun because DND 3.5e and D20 Modern combined allowed for compatible rules for everything in the movie. Best part was sitting the party down to watch the movie so they could brainstorm characters.

[@wooddome87]

There's a D&D setting called darksun which takes this as inspiration....as well as Conan and mad max

[@jozinek876]

I love the concept of this: millenia after a nuclear holocaust, mutations and magic thrive. There's also an evil wizard discovering Nazism and the secrets to science and technology to use in battle against magic. Edit: 3 years later I remembered this trailer and decided to watch it again. Makes me even more interested in eventually watching the movie.

[@srbrant5391]

This film is considered to be a spiritual predecessor to _Adventure Time._

[@lutho7693]

@@srbrant5391 Adventure Time could have saved the Finale, if it had more swear words and Nazi propaganda in it.

[@MatthewGill-nv4tb]

RE DISCOVERED

[@Vedvf]

Really a great movie I grew up with it, and watch it from time to time

[@casualgoats]

This trailer was a great representation of a movie I wish more people knew about. gonna go ahead and share this vid to a couple of friends.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Cool

[@Kemonokami]

This movie brings back great memories of Games Workshop and _Warcraft II._

[@MrDraxz]

Very 1970's animation.

[@bratwizard]

This is a great movie. I have loved it for years.

[@deckiedeckie]

Never before the struggle between good and evil was so well and originally portrayed

[@valley_robot]

I loved this movie , watched it on VHS in the 80s with my my mate Colin , we were quoting from it for weeks

[@bkebradley]

Remember when movie trailers actually told you what the movie was

[@TheRadioAteMyTV]

Go back to the early 70s and they told you the whole freaking movie! Watch the trailer for Westworld and you will see what I mean.

[@awsome14619]

Now they show the entire plot of the movie.

[@ceilingotaku]

a family picture

[@TobeyStarburst]

+ceilingotaku Lol.

[@SpiderandMosquito]

no no its a faaamliy picture

[@Gammera2000]

Christian Schmude By the guy who made Felix the Cat, an animated film that fetures orgys, rape, and eco terrorisim

[@DeathBivouac]

*Fritz the Cat... big difference there buddy.

[@GabrielDalposso]

Yeah, you can see it by the multiple nazi references.

[@punkgirl5003]

I saw this movie when I was a teenager I really enjoyed it. Saw it on the sci-fi channel

[@punkgirl5003]

Coolness I think you'll enjoy it

[@seibervideo]

+Joshua Mounts Any place to stream this movie?

[@metaflux2]

Me too! Along with Galaxy Express 999, the first anime I'd ever seen. Man, I was an angsty teen back then.

[@villainsinvitro]

Wtf, I just skimmed past the Syfy Channel and it was playing Skyfall, that's a 007 movie...that is hardly sci-fi

[@bradyanderson6311]

@@punkgirl5003 FX can air it at best.

[@GPN007a]

This is one of humanity's greatest treasures.

[@heavierthanheaven88]

great movie, rented it from blockbuster every chance i got as a kid.

[@StLouisEarl]

Saw this when it came out. I’d long forgotten about it till I spotted it at my local thrift store. Yes I bought it! 🧙🏻‍♂️

[@IndifferentSky]

Saw this as a kid and dreamed about all those shadowy bits.

[@fave3895]

It was, and is, a terrific movie

[@bloodcoverdmurderer]

this looks like the best movie ever

[@dragonhunter25laserpanther95]

Stephanie DePiano it is

[@pippincovington1348]

This was my favorite movie as a kid, it's so good

[@prod3698]

Joe Rogan sent me here and I'm grateful for it.

[@mfuji02]

this heavy metal and american pop were my favs when I was a kid

[@Johnlindsey289]

Me too and you also like Fire and Ice and Akira? other cool adult animations

[@The314moses]

I remember going to the movies to see this one rainy afternoon at The Fox Theater (long gone) on Rt 22 in Union NJ. I was 13 at the time. There were only a few people there, so it was really quiet and cozy.

[@JeremyYost]

I saw this in the movie theatre when I was 7. It freaked me out! I couldn’t sleep for weeks.

[@blort862]

I remeber watching this. I've been looking for it forever, I can particularly remeber the part where they literally showed footage of the nazis with the goblin looking people cheering and it's still a very vivid memory. I don't think I should've watched it when I was that young

[@byHexted]

The rotoscoping is so cool

[@garydoe9477]

You know when you like a movie when you're nodding and going like "Yeah this makes sense."

[@Gordies-World]

Man the midnight Movies over and over again. Tripping on LSD, Quaaludes, Girlfriends, Sneaking in a six pack of beer, Whisky. Those were the good old times (Cir: 1980)

[@GhostPlanetFilms]

Susan Tyrell [Narrator of "Wizards"] 1945 - 2012

[@4021971]

Wasn't she in some John Waters movies?

[@GiulerPowerGamer]

A Family Picture.. :D Yeah I am here becuse of the Nostalgia Critic

[@oldmanmammoth5364]

GiulerPowerGamer when did NC talk about this movie?

[@peterfarrabuhk123]

Old Man Mammoth kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqnFhqBpZraGiK8

[@nahkohese555]

The first time we saw this movie there was a thunderstorm going on. And right at the beginning, when the world blows up, a transformer in the parking lot of the theater was struck by lightning. The explosion on screen was followed by the whole building shaking and the theater going dark. Talk about your realistic special effects! 🤣

[@noface2012]

This looks badass

[@davididiart5934]

This movie was batshit insane and I loved every second of it. Though... it did make my friends accidentally root for the nazis...

[@skumper7]

that sucks

[@davididiart5934]

@@skumper7 Yeah, it did. They spent the first couple minutes going "Fuck these sugary sweet fantasy things. I wanna root for Skele-arms over there!" And then... the swastikas came out, and everyone was mad at themselves.

[@AYATOLLAHBEATS]

One of my favorites

[@lovelyoppomist-imstillhere7630]

Its like The 1970's Hobbit movie on lsd the hell was Gandolf smoking?

[@findmestudios]

Lovely Oppomist - I'm Still Here! That pipe weed was very strong

[@Aaron-8989]

Definitely gandolf smoking 🤣

[@leedobson8031]

Saw this about 35 years ago: really good flick.

[@WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant]

My friend Recommended me this back in 2022, I absolutely Loved this movie, the propaganda and the apocalyptic future and magic and weapons, definitely creative and awesome to watch, want to watch these old Animated Movies from the 20th century with my 2 kids! 10/2/2024

[@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

kinda cheesy, but it works for this kind of film. not to mention, it has some deleted scenes.

[@yume5338]

I would love to see a remake of this film with some creative freedom mixed in. The entire concept of this is so fascinating I feel there's a lot more that could be done with it.

[@ArkOfMystery]

Sweet--to add to my Netflix queue.

[@SurgeCess]

I loved this movie! Wizards RULE

[@TobeyStarburst]

Cool avatar.

[@Johnlindsey289]

One of my favorite adult animated movies and fantasy movies and animated movies. I saw it on video 32 years ago with my big brothers who were 15 and 12 when i was 5 with Fire and Ice, Lord of the Rings, Warriors of the Wind aka Nausicaa and watership down and shocked me as i never knew animated characters could bleed yet i saw some adult animation at age 4 like Transformers the movie in theaters when i lived in St Louis and Starchaser Legend of Orin. I saw it again on video at age 12 25 years ago and been one of my fave fantasy films and animated films even adult animation. I even own the blu-ray! Elinore was hot as hell and she's on par with Crysta. This movie is like Heavy Metal, Ferngully, Mad Max, Star Wars, Tolkein, Fire and Ice, Fist of the North Star and Nausicaa in one.

[@spencerphilip1325]

Yeah thanks Rogan .!!

[@UhhKhakis]

This trailer freaked me the hell out while I was on a edible.

[@Aaron-8989]

🤣🤣

[@srbrant5391]

Captures the vibe of _Warcraft_ and _Warhammer perfectly._

[@Aaron-8989]

Yeah I agree

[@billmantie8778]

Now THAT'S a movie trailer!

[@victorhernandez8723]

Happy 40th anniversary to Ralph Bakshi's Wizards!

[@Jacobs-pillow]

Vaughn Bode is the artist behind it..80's Graff artists used to use him as well. Great comic books..Great artist with some heady ideas..

[@calvinduke4810]

JRE sent me here 🎧

[@The_Fish_]

Ralph Bakshi you genius bastard this is such a good movie good animation story and characters it's just a stellar movie if you could ever find a way to watch it DO it's worth it

[@bobjackson6524]

Theres alot of this which makes a great visual that would work well with Terry Brooks long running Shannara novels. Im amazed. Its just like what i see in my mind reading all of Brooks many trilogies

[@lokahi27]

They really need to do a reboot of this movie in the 2000's!

[@stevekyhos8358]

I watched the film as a 8 year old kid, and have never been the same since.....

[@Armorhunterash]

So now that Disney owns Fox, would Elanor be considered a Disney princess? lol

[@kairon156]

If Princess Leia is a Disney Princess I think Elanor can be too.

[@parsleyisthicc]

Cringe

[@lutho7693]

Brandon Tenold refrence.

[@deussalt4479]

This movie really needs a modern adaptation.

[@crowvalentine9914]

try adventure time

[@princequestly2218]

No it doesn’t. It’ll get ruined leave it be as an original stop trying to remake everything.

[@jesusseeger]

@1:00 min mark this is the sample that is on Cypress Hill's song Clash of the Titans/Dust from the Cypress Hill IV album. Sample is @0:30 sec into the song.

[@Wolfm708]

Reminds me of Star Wars. Ironically both movies came out in the same year and also features the same actor present in both movies and that is Mark Hamill.

[@countprophet5881]

I believe it was even going to be called 'Wizard Wars' before just calling it 'Wizards'. Lols.

[@HistoryGeeks101]

Really awesome concept!

[@gudalpesanz]

I haven't seen a really good animated adult feature in a really long time.

[@TobeyStarburst]

What was the last one you saw?

[@gudalpesanz]

@@TobeyStarburst Paprika and Metropolis 7 years ago.

[@tegetcrno]

Song at 0:26 ?

[@kabronex9877]

This movie came out when my dad was born. cool.

[@ZoeHarris6bbv5kp3]

That part with the mother and babies looked so much like Wendy Pini's Elfquest.

[@bigguy130]

If I remember correctly, Wendy Pini worked on this film(and was probably inspired by it), and then went on to create Elfquest.

[@rromero7849]

"They killed Fritz,they killed Fritz!"

[@kiaraomeara1684]

This movie was like an acid trip on shrooms

[@KodahSmith]

This movie sounds genuinely buck wild and I **need** to watch it

[@SoSezTheDude]

I remember seeing this movie as a small child, and thinking it was a fever dream. i flipped the fuck out when i saw a clip of it on youtube. like "HOLY SHIT THE MEMORY WAS REAL!?". Had to rewatch it immediately. What a great film, though the message is a bit heavy handed, and muddled by the hero arguably killing his brother in cold blood. But hey, its from the 70s, that decade ain't known for subtlety.

[@TobeyStarburst]

Happy you found it lol

[@chrisrogers1833]

Heh. I must've been 5 when I saw it. I still have memories of bits and pieces floating around. Star Wars was a lot more memorable though.

[@dodgeworldl8470]

I’m sold.

[@Sonny-e4o]

Welp, time to find some high powered tabs & go wild! 😜

[@nightmuffin937]

So this is the GODFAThER of Final Fantasy.

[@woody5831]

What a film this is love to see it again saw it few years ago

[@defygravity74]

Can't wait to watch this with my film group. :)

[@TobeyStarburst]

It is one strange movie lol.

[@TobeyStarburst]

How did it go?

[@defygravity74]

Tobey Starburst It was really cool--we enjoyed watching it. We paired it with Heavy Metal as a double feature. :)

[@TobeyStarburst]

Nice I love Heavy Metal.

[@allsportsbandfan]

defygravity74 Now that's a great combination. Saw both films and liked them both!

[@hurtdavis7070]

Anybody know where I can get that first song, the funky one?

[@robdog4062]

The animation is great

[@Dracobyte]

Amazing movie!

[@jakebob808]

This was really fun to watch!

[@danielposner6401]

You can’t tell me this isn’t 1970 adventure time lmao

[@alcahallic4526]

One can see how Bakshi evolved from this film to the LOTR movie

[@TheDreamWyrm]

Princess Eleanor's got me flustered

[@blvckphillip3917]

Had me licking my chops 😂😂😂 them thangs thangin'

[@danielcastillo4537]

In San Antonio Texas a local theater back in the day used to do a sci-fi film festival. They would always play this and "The Lord of the Rings." I remember people would get stoned between films. Those were the good old days.

[@TobeyStarburst]

That is awesome!!

[@lutho7693]

One of my all time favorite Fantasy movies! ...Or is it Science Fiction?...

[@raife0159]

Mark Hamill is in this! That's crazy

[@calamar1e320]

When people say Rankin Bass' version of the Hobbit in the same year had weird and creepy designs XD

[@Ringcaat]

I watched the trailer and guessed it was from 1977 exactly! Somehow. Looks fun... maybe? Also, wow, a lot of different styles seem to be mashed up here. Trippy!

[@TobeyStarburst]

Not for everyone lol

[@Anophis]

The experimental nature of the animation is the same in most of Bakshis work... I love it! Nice mix of rotoscope and collage but definitely a culture shock seeing so many meshing styles

[@geoffreypotter836]

Who was this narrator? Her voice is luxurious!

[@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce]

I wish I knew who she is/was too. Not going to lie, her voice is very sexy and unique. Perfect for this trailer.

[@bigguy130]

Susan Tyrell. She passed away around 10 years ago I think.

[@madjack821]

Adventure Time meets Heavy Metal

[@Nekogi2008]

The original Adventure Time

[@nikothecat9985]

The OG Smurf’s lol