Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice is a 1983 American epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, a collaboration between Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, was distributed by 20th Century Fox, which also distributed Bakshi's 1977 release, Wizards. The animated feature, based on characters co-created by Bakshi and Frazetta, was made using the process of rotoscoping, in which scenes were shot in live-action and then traced onto animation cels.

The screenplay was written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, both of whom had written Conan stories for Marvel Comics. Background painter was James Gurney, the author and artist of the Dinotopia illustrated novels. Thomas Kinkade also worked on the backgrounds to various scenes. Peter Chung, of Aeon Flux fame, was a layout artist.

Plot
From their citadel Icepeak, the evil Queen Juliana (Eileen O'Neill) and her son Prince Nekron (Stephen Mendel) send forth a wave of glaciers; this forces humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to Firekeep, the citadel of King Jarol (Leo Gordon); ostensibly, this is to request the King's surrender. In truth, the Ice Queen has orchestrated it as a ruse so that her sub-human troops can abduct Jarol's beautiful daughter, Princess Teegra (Cynthia Leake). Juliana feels that Nekron should take a bride to produce an heir. However, the Ice Prince is incensed because he abhors the notion of peace; Nekron declines to marry Teegra, in spite of his mother's plan, but keeps the Fire Princess as a hostage.

Teegra escapes from Icepeak and meets a young warrior, Larn (Randy Norton), the only survivor of a village razed by Nekron's glaciers. Larn agrees to escort the Fire Princess back to her home. En route, Teegra is recaptured by the Ice Soldiers and Larn joins up with the mysterious Darkwolf (Steve Sandor) to save her. Darkwolf and Larn travel to Icepeak, where they confront Juliana. Darkwolf slays Nekron in a duel, as Icepeak is destroyed by lava released at the command of King Jarol.

Larn is about to kill an already-defeated Ice Minion when Teegra stops him. "It's over," she says, and embraces him. From atop a cliff, a mounted Darkwolf watches the pair briefly; he smiles, then rides off. Larn and Teegra kiss.

Cast

 * Larn/William Ostrander
 * Teegra/Maggie Roswell
 * Darkwolf/Steve Sandor
 * Nekron/Stephen Mendel
 * Jarol/Leo Gordon
 * Taro/William Ostrander
 * Juliana/Susan Tyrrell
 * Roleil/Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw
 * Otwa/Micky Morton
 * Tutor/Clare Torao (as Clare Nono)
 * Monga/Big Yank
 * Pako/Greg Wayne Elam
 * Envoy/Alan Koss
 * Defender Captain/Hans Howes