Fritz the Cat

About Fritz the Cat

In late 1960s New York City, fed up with monotonous college life and police repression, free-spirited Fritz, an impenitent seducer and unrestrained party-animal, decides to explore the world. And just like that, as he flees NYC, heading to San Francisco, Fritz embarks on an endless adventure of illumination.

Fritz the Cat (1972) is an animation comedy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It runs 78 minutes and was released in April 1972.

The film is filed under anthropomorphism, cat, addiction, and underground. The story is adapted from a comic.

Skip Hinnant takes the lead as Fritz the Cat (voice), Rosetta LeNoire as Bertha, John McCurry as Blue, and Phil Seuling as Pig Cop #2 (voice). The screenplay is by Ralph Bakshi. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Sausage Party, and Eyes Wide Shut make useful companions to Fritz the Cat, all filed under adult animation. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 403 votes and it carries a NC-17 rating.