Fritz the Cat is a 1972 American adult animated black comedy film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi in his directorial debut. Based on the comic strip of the same name by Robert Crumb, the film focuses on its Skip Hinnant-portrayed titular character, a glib, womanizing and fraudulent cat in an anthropomorphic animal version of New York City during the mid-to-late 1960s. Fritz decides on a whim to drop out of college, interacts with inner city African American crows, unintentionally starts a race riot and becomes a leftist revolutionary. The film is a satire focusing on American college life of the era, race relations and the free love movement, as well as serving as a criticism of the countercultural political revolution and dishonest political activists.
Fritz the Cat (1972)
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Genres - Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mature |
Sub-Genres - Adult Animation, Black Comedy Film, Satire |
Release Date - Apr 14, 1972 |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-MA
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$700,000
Box Office
$90,000,000
Themes
Tags
Adult Animation, Anthropomorphism, Cat, Comics/Heroes, Compass, Cult, Drug, Drugs, Exploit, Feature, Film Based On Literature, Fritz, Grindhouse, Hallucinogenic Drug, Length, Midnight Movie, Mind-Bending/Experimental, New York City, Orgy, Politics, Race Riot, Report, Sex, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Revolution, Sexual Violence, Synagogue, Tavern
Attributes
Based On: Fritz the Cat
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: house cat
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: house cat
Alternate Titles
El gato caliente
ES
El Gato Fritz
CL, EC
El gato Fritz
ES
El pícaro gato Fritz
PE
Frissi Köttur
IS
Fritz - kova kolli
FI
Fritz el gato
AR, MX
Fritz El Gato
CL, ES
Fritz Heh'Khatoul
IL
Fritz il gatto
IT
Fritz Il Gatto - Il Ritorno Del Pornogatto
IT
Fritz le chat
CA, FR
Fritz the Cat
AU, BE, CA, DE, IN, PH, GB, US
Fritz the Cat - fede tider, mand!
DK
Fritz, a macska
HU
Fritz, o Gato
PT
Fritz, o ponirogatos
GR
Katten Fritz
SE
Kot Fritz
PL
Mačak Fric
RS
O Gato Fritz
BR
Φριτζ, ο Πονηρόγατος
GR
Приключения кота Фрица
RU, US
フリッツ・ザ・キャット
JP