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Fritz the Cat (1972)

UNRATED  78 min  -  Animation | Comedy   -  16 October 1972 (Sweden)
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A hypocritical swinging college student cat raises hell in a satiric vision of various elements on the 1960's.

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Writers:

Ralph Bakshi (screenplay), Robert Crumb (characters)

Stars:

Mary Dean, Skip Hinnant and Rosetta LeNoire
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Cast

Credited cast:
Mary Dean Mary Dean
Skip Hinnant Skip Hinnant ...
Fritz the Cat (voice)
Rosetta LeNoire Rosetta LeNoire ...
(voice)
John McCurry John McCurry ...
(voice)
Phil Seuling Phil Seuling ...
(voice)
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Storyline

A persiflage on the protest movements of the 60s. Its hero is the bold and sex-obsessed tom-cat Fritz the Cat, as created by the legendary underground artist Robert Crumb. Quitting university Fritz the Cat wanders through the hash, Black Panther and Hell's Angels scenes to find to himself. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cat | Underground | Robert Crumb | 1960s | Animal In Title  | See more »

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Yiddish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Fritz el gato See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$850,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$190,000,000 (Worldwide) (1972)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Aurica Finance Company, Black Ink, Fritz Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (end credits) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The works of Walt Disney are satirized twice. Silhouettes of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Donald Duck are shown cheering on the United States Air Force as it drops napalm on a black neighborhood during a riot. In another scene, Fritz imagines a pink naked feline fly into his bedroom, in reference to the "Pink Elephants on Parade" sequence from Dumbo See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When he emerges from the trash can, Fritz's outfit changes color from red to blue to red again between shots. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Hey, yeah - the 1960s? Happy times, heavy times.
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Connections

Spoofs Night of the Living Dead (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Yesterdays"
(1952)
Written by Jerome Kern & Otto A. Harbach
Performed by Billie Holiday, vocal
Joe Newman, trumpet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax
Oscar Peterson, piano/organ
Freddie Green, guitar
Ray Brown, bass
Gus Johnson, drums See more »