Les neuf vies de Fritz le Chat

Original title: The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974
16
1h 17m

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5.2/10

3.2K

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Skip Hinnant and Reva Rose in Les neuf vies de Fritz le Chat (1974)

Fritz the Cat may have lost one of his lives in the comics, but in his new movie, he has eight more lives left to go! While his wife screams at him, Fritz lights up a joint and reminiscences about what could have been.

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Adult Animation Dark Comedy Satire Stoner Comedy Animation Comedy Horror

Now living on welfare with a wife and kitten, Fritz retreats from the domestic hell surrounding him by embarking on a series of marijuana-fueled fantasies of what his life could have been.Now living on welfare with a wife and kitten, Fritz retreats from the domestic hell surrounding him by embarking on a series of marijuana-fueled fantasies of what his life could have been.Now living on welfare with a wife and kitten, Fritz retreats from the domestic hell surrounding him by embarking on a series of marijuana-fueled fantasies of what his life could have been.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Because of his involvement with Fritz le chat (1972), several film books erroneously list Ralph Bakshi as the director of "The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat", and many have come to believe that he actually directed the film. Bakshi expressed a dislike of "The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat", stating that had Warner Bros. been allowed to make the changes they demanded in order to distribute Fritz le chat (1972), the film would have turned out similar to "The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat". "It would have been this cat that, once in a while, said something hip, and then falls in love with some girl and chases her all over town."

Quotes
Fritz: Look I don't know how you can run a business and not be able to cash this miserable pittance of a welfare check, is all.
Morris: [taking a pickle from his pickle jar] If I give you all my money, I will have nothing left to buy with.

Alternate versions
Earlier prints of the film have the live-action stock footage during the "Jump Back" sequence in black and white, while the 2001 MGM DVD release has the stock footage in sepia tone. In both prints, the animation cel of Fritz remains in color.

Connections
Featured in The Comix Scrutinizer: Worst Sequel Ever? (2014)

Soundtracks
Jumpback
Lyrics by Dave Palmer
Performed by Merry Clayton (uncredited)

User reviews34

Featured review

3/10

73 min of pain

Just a couple of thoughts after watching nine lives of fritz the cat.

First of all i think it's nothing more than a cash-in on the first movie. Second the animators are not the same, the director is not the same, actually quite a lot isn't the same as the first one, which is a bad thing, since this second fritz movie doesn't have a proper story line, or a good script, actually it doesn't have anything of the things that made the first movie so wonderful. The feeling is gone.

Still it's Fritz the Cat and all is not lost, but all through the film i get the feeling that the director just took all the ingredients of the first fritz movie and mashed them together to a lifeless pile, sticking them in here and there, maybe because that's what he thought the fans wanted (and that would make more money). Then he managed to portray Fritz as somewhat of a loser, which he may be, in some people's eyes', but i don't think that's the feeling you get from the first one. This one is more rough. It's almost abusive to the original. So my suggestion is; if you haven't seen any of the fritz movies, watch the first one only, this one isn't quite worth while. Afterwards you could try the second, but don't get your hopes up.