Wizards
An epic fantasy of peace and magic.
After the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies.Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army, and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth.Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination — even if it means eliminating his own flesh and blood.
- Director
- Ralph Bakshi
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $9M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
23 billed performers
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What It's About
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After the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army, and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination — even if it means eliminating his own flesh and blood.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Wizards returned 4.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- Feb 9, 1977
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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