The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974 ""I've Come a Long Way, Baby!""
5.3| 1h17m| R| en| More Info
Released: 18 September 1974 Released
Producted By: Film Roman
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Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.

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Animation, Comedy

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Director

Robert Taylor

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Film Roman

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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Audience Reviews

UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
TheBlueHairedLawyer The animation wasn't bad, although incredibly cheap as they used greenscreen shots of Fritz dancing as filler. However, the 1972 Fritz the Cat film was crude and racist because it was making a statement on society at the time, as well as the hippie lifestyle. This new sequel, made two years later, is crude and racist just for the hell of it. It certainly doesn't seem to be reflecting any time period of society, although, if Fritz' new obese wife had a cell phone and lived in a trailer, it could easily pass off as reflecting the jogging pants wearing, Wal-Mart, texting trailer trash people of today.There were some scenes that made absolutely no sense at all, and the only scene I thought was remotely funny was the one where Fritz and the businessman in the space helmet are in the truck. Even the soundtrack was better in the original. Duke doesn't even have the same sounding voice as he did in the first one.I wouldn't recommend this film, just stick with the first one, you're probably better off not seeing this.
1bilbo It is always a good idea to watch something all the way through before writing about it.This film has some excellent sideways kicks at society and anybody who does not have the education to understand or concentration span should switch off after ten minutes.BTW. The word "boob" means mistake what women have are breasts. To apply that word boob to a woman`s body is sexist and what one would probably expect from a redneck.This film does not have the cutting edge of the original and although some very good moments does tend to lose its way. However, these two films were landmarks and the satire has not been equaled via cartoon until South Park arrived.
gkmt50 I woke up at a strange time and was flipping channels. I found NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT on the Showtime FAMILY channel. Anyone who reads this, please go to www.sho.com to complain. I'm no prude, but to imagine a 5 year old tuning into this is horrible.Anyway, I only watched 5 or 10 minutes of this film. The animation is good for it's era, but the comedy & satire is worn and dated. Here's what the first few scenes entailed. A "big mama" cat with huge boobs is yelling at a stoned Fritz cat, telling him he's good for nothing, goes out all night looking for love, and she doesn't know why, 'cause he's bad in bed. Then we flash over to Fritz walking down the street, grabbing his crotch, lets out a fart and offends Juan, the stereotypical Hispanic Cat. Juan won't talk to Fritz because Fritz farted in his area. Fritz makes a lame comment about why doesn't Juan speak English so he can understand him? They talk about Fritz's plight to cash his welfare check. A few seconds later we see some black "thug" cats outside Fritz's house, talking about robbing this house in 'this' (white?) neighborhood. Fritz is sitting on the couch (yes, he's back home now, I guess? Flashback to earlier years?) about to light up a joint, and he's staring at his little sister's kitty butt. He's trying to get her high so he can "get with her." She smokes some, and we get a psychedelic menagerie of images that tries to be creative, but really, someone needs to take some lessons from "The Wall"'s animators. It was a stupid sequence. Flashback to the big mama cat yelling at Fritz again. Now that I read a few other reviews, I suppose the the whole time Fritz is supposed to be listening to big mama yelling at him, but zoning out to these different places while she's yelling.Anyway, my description of this is probably as funny as the cartoon itself. I didn't waste anymore of my time, I don't recommend you waste your time either.
Jimmy P Fritz the Cat is a cartoon character carried over from R.Crumb. The animated movie is both a story and a social commentary. There is a continuous flow of music, animation, sexual themes, and lots of acapulco gold. Narrowly missing the X-Rating in it's time with themes of sexism, political and racially ambiguity. The main Character Fritz is much like a 70's version of a Walter Mitty drawing unemployment, poverty, and henpeck pressures. This character escapes through daydreams heightened by his high and interrupted by complaints. The daydreams involve lots of sex with various ethnical backgrounds and periods of time. Some dreams are simple while others are grandiose, nostalgic, comical and realistic. You may feel that there is a need to cheer for Fritz or disgust for his character. There is an ever so slight feeling of optimism in this tale but, dream sequences with trash cans, dripping faucets, and toilets lead to no hope but, despair.