Wizards (film)

Wizards
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRalph Bakshi
Written byRalph Bakshi
Produced byRalph Bakshi
Starring
Narrated bySusan Tyrrell
CinematographyTed C. Bemiller
Edited byDonald W. Ernst
Music byAndrew Belling
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)[1]
Running time
80 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[3]
Box office$9 million

Wizards is a 1977 American animated post-apocalyptic science fantasy film written, directed and produced by Ralph Bakshi and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The film follows a battle between two wizards of opposing powers, one representing the forces of magic and the other representing the forces of technology.

The film is notable for being the first fantasy film by Bakshi, a filmmaker who was previously known only for "urban films" such as Fritz the Cat (1972), Heavy Traffic (1973) and Coonskin (1975). The film grossed US$9 million theatrically with a $2 million budget.

  1. ^ "Box Office Film Search Results". Variety Insight. Variety Media. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "WIZARDS (A)". British Board of Film Classification. March 8, 1977. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Press. p. 258. ISBN 0810842440.