WIZARDS with Ralph Bakshi Live

Rated PG; 80min; Director:Ralph Bakshi (1977)  

Location: Alamo Downtown

This show is a part of the Celebrity Guests Signature Series, Click to See More

Presented by the Austin School of Film, a non-profit training ground for independent film, art, and technology. Our goal is to educate, train, and develop emerging artists of all ages to be active participants in shaping our 21st century culture.

Ralph Bakshi's directorial debut FRITZ THE CAT enjoys the unique honor of being two disparate 'firsts'- it was the first animated feature film ever to receive an "X" rating from the MPAA and it was the first animated independent film to eventually gross 100 million. The infamous animator/writer/director, who had been born innocently enough from the warm and cozy womb of Terrytoons' "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse", had obviously pinched a sensitive nerve in the American subconscious. In his own words: "The art of cartooning is vulgarity. The only reason for cartooning to exist is to be on the edge. If you only take apart what they allow you to take apart, you're Disney. Cartooning is a low-class, for-the-public art, just like graffiti art and rap music. Vulgar but believable, that's the line I kept walking." Vulgar or profound or both, his films are art indeed.

About WIZARDS:
An adept, kid-friendly exploration into the malevolent power of propaganda, WIZARDS tells the story to two warring wizard-brothers vying to be the ruler of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Weaving together 'Disney' design with painted live-action war and archival footage (including Adolph Hitler speeches used as a weapon on the battlefield), Bakshi here creates a completely original world where magic and technology fight their own battle alongside the plot. A truly remarkable film, full of fantastic, and sometimes brutal, imagery.

Mr. Bakshi will also be in attendance for a screening of STREET FIGHT. Click here for more info and tickets.

Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

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