Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)

Director:

Lance Laspina

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

For over 50 years, Frank Frazetta dominated the art world with his images of fierce warriors, helpless princesses...

Plot Keywords:

Art | Artist | Painter | Barbarian | Pop Art

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Eleanor Frazetta	...	Herself
Frank Frazetta	...	Himself
Heidi Frazetta	...	Herself
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Simon Bisley	...	Himself
John Buscema	...	Himself
Glenn Danzig	...	Himself
Bo Derek	...	Herself
Kevin Eastman	...	Himself
Joe Jusko	...	Himself
Dave Stevens	...	Himself
Al Williamson	...	Himself
David Winiewicz	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neal Adams	...	Himself
Ralph Bakshi	...	Himself
Mike Kaluta	...	Himself
John Milius	...	Himself
J. David Spurlock	...	Himself
William Stout	...	Himself
Bernie Wrightson	...	Himself
Mark Schultz	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Lance Laspina

Produced by
Jeremy J. DiFiore	....	producer
Lance Laspina	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Phillip James Gilberti		(co-composer)
Michael Goodis

Cinematography by
Devin Rice

Film Editing by
Lance Laspina

Sound Department
Tom Landis	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
John Baker	....	visual effects
Kirk Cadrette	....	visual effects
James H. Dargie	....	CG artist: Cinemachine
Lance Laspina	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Shane White	....	camera operator

Other crew
Joel Thingvall	....	research consultant
Shane White	....	creative consultant

Thanks
J. David Spurlock	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cinemachine
• Dark Kingdom Inc.

Distributors

• Blue Underground (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinemachine

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Cinemachine

Movie Connections:

Features Fire and Ice (1983)

FRAZETTA: PAINTING WITH FIRE (TV) (Lance Laspina, 2003) ***

Overlong but generally informative feature-length documentary on celebrated artist Frank Frazetta (whose work in comic strips influenced generations of designers), which is perhaps slightly too reverential towards its subject. His distinctive three-dimensional style (with which I was familiar, if not the artist's name) is discussed at length - as is Frazetta's personal life, including his recent health problems - and, of course, even features interjections from noted film-makers such as John Milius (who directed the Frazetta-influenced CONAN THE BARBARIAN [1982]) and Ralph Bakshi (with whom Frazetta collaborated on FIRE AND ICE [1983]). Still, one would have liked some narration to smooth over, i.e. put into context, the many anecdotes and opinions - rather than have 90 uninterrupted minutes of just 'talking heads'!