Slash-Mess Day Six: Fire And Ice (1983)

The creator of the first X-rated cartoon and the master of all comic arts create Fire And Ice (1983).

A cartoon on the 'Blender? And during the unholy holiday of Slash-Mess!?! WTF... Unprecedented! But, yes, it is true O scale-less manlings. The Sleaze-A-Saurus has an unquestionable rationale for posting Fire and Ice (1983)... Two of 'em actually. Two 1970's era art masters.

First, may I present to you, Mr. Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi is the infamous director and animator of underground classics including Heavy Metal, Wizards and the world first X-rated cartoon, Fritz The Cat. His work was at once breath-taking in it's artistry and also disturbing due to the heavy amounts of brutal inhuman violence, nudity and an obvious irreverence for Establishment thought.

Bakshi's leadership and vision is emblematic of the creator driven, original approach that has shaped so much entertainment today. In animation, The Simpsons and Ren and Stimpy are the result of one man's personal drive to realize an original idea. This is definitely not the case with mainstream animation as Disney and Warner Brothers idea is to create a uniform product with a broad appeal - a cookie cutter approach devoid of substance. It is an approach to animation that has dominated the entertainment industry for 100 years outside of indie or underground animation.

The second master artist involved in Fire and Ice was the late Mr. Frank Frazetta. Frazetta became a legend in his own lifetime for his brilliant work and prolific output. His art in comics, illustration and fine art is unparalelled. His attention to detail and ferocity of his subject matter has contributed to the art form. Frazetta's work raised comics and illustration up to a level not outside the scope of fine art.

Due to Frazetta's original, fine arts driven and action oriented approach to comics and art there are wave after wave of incredible artists working in the mainstream comics industry after he blazed a trail to prove that unusual and original work can find a broad following.

Please, scaleless manlings, enjoy the culmination of these two masters collaboration in... Fire and Ice!

References:
IMDB, Fire And Ice (19830
Wikipedia, Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta Museum, Home

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Flicks: Q The Winged Serpent (1982)

Who's that ancient deity whose a sex machine with all the chicks? Q! That's who...

Today, in New York City, a flying green snakoid rules w/a tyrannical iron claw. Fiction, sez you? Well, allow me to present Creatures Exhibit #1: Larry Cohen's Q: The Winged Serpent that is. Oh, unwary manlings, the Sleaze-A-Saurus loves him some Larry Cohen. It began with the It's Alive franchise that featured killer mutant babies then the awful consumerism of The Stuff (1984), lasting to present today with his unexpectedly edgy script for Phone Booth (2002).

In 1982's Q, David Carradine (Kill Bill), Richard Roundtree (Shaft, square!) and Micheal Moriarty (Troll) go flyin' snake hunting in downtown NYC. On their way to dispatch the angry, ancient Aztec god of thunder, zany hi-jinks and also, automatic gunfire ensues.


The 80's produced three worthwhile things: big hair, B. A. Baracus and bad movie posters.

The animation for the monster was done with a remarkable similarity in style to Ray Harryhausen (Clash Of The Titans) but the film remains universally disliked by many. Dave Allen (Rick Baker's assistant on The Howling in '82) was on the Animation Production Team that animated Q. Allen went on to several high-profile assignments including: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), acting as chief puppeteer for Spielberg's *batteries not included (1987), at George Lucas' ILM for Ghostbusters II (1989), and Allen worked on Puppet Master II and V as the visual effects supervisor for his own company, David Allen Productions.

Randall William Cook, also on the Animation Production Team for Q, went on to work on all three Lord of The Rings films as an Animation Designer and Supervisor at Weta Digital in New Zealand for Peter Jackson.


References:
IMDB, Q (1982)
IMDB, Ghostbusters II (1989)
Motion/Capture, The Last Time I Saw Quezacotl

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