The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
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| Directed by | Robert Taylor |
| Produced by | Steve Krantz |
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| Music by | Tom Scott & The L.A. Express |
| Edited by | Marshall M. Borden |
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| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 American adult animated comedy film directed by Robert Taylor and written by Taylor, Fred Halliday, and Eric Monte. It features a series of drug-induced vignettes both related and unrelated to life in the 1970s.
Starring Skip Hinnant as the voice of the titular feline protagonist, the film is a sequel to Fritz the Cat, the first animated film to receive an X rating in the United States. Unlike its predecessor, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat received an R rating, which is the first cartoon feature film to do so.
The film was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival but was a critical and commercial failure.
It is the 1970s; Fritz the Cat is now married, on welfare, and has a child named Ralphie, who casually masturbates. As his wife screams at him for being an irresponsible father and husband, Fritz sits on the couch, staring off into space, smoking a joint. Tired of listening to his wife nag at him, he fades off into his own little world, imagining what life would be like for him if things were different.
The first character he meets on his stoned journey is Juan, a Puerto Rican. The two talk about Juan's sister Chita. The scene fades to Juan's house where Fritz is seen sitting on the couch smoking a joint next to Chita, while Juan is at the store. Chita complains to Fritz when he blows smoke in her eyes. His reaction is to tell her to loosen up and "embrace her fellow man", then he suddenly shoves a joint into her mouth, taking her off into her own hallucinogenic fantasy. The pot makes her horny. Meanwhile, outside, a pair of crows are about to rob the place, but decide to stay outside and watch what happens inside instead. A car pulls up and out comes Chita's father, who sees Fritz and Chita having sex, and blows Fritz apart with a shotgun. This violent display turns off the two crows, who decide to come back at another time.
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