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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974 · 76 min

A scattershot, drug-fuelled satire that jumps between crude fantasies, leaving you amused but disoriented by its messy, provocative energy.

Tagline
"I've Come a Long Way, Baby!"
Overview
Fritz, now married and a father, is desperate to escape 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 to provide a pleasant distraction. The drug-induced journeys he takes include spells as an astronaut, Hitler's psychiatrist, a courier travelling in hostile territory during a race war, and as a pupil of an Indian guru in the sewers of New York.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • politics
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • space
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour8
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Robert Taylor
Written by
Robert Taylor, Eric Monte, Fred Halliday
Starring
Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Fred Smoot, Dick Whittington, Peter Leeds, Louisa Moritz
Music
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Cinematography
Ted C. Bemiller, Gregg Heschong
Runtime
76 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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