The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

""I've Come a Long Way, Baby!""

1974 1h 16m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 90

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“"I've Come a Long Way, Baby!"”

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Cast

Skip Hinnant
Fritz (voice)
Reva Rose
Fritz' Old Lady (voice)
Bob Holt
Various Characters (voice)
Robert Ridgely
(voice)
Fred Smoot
(voice)
Dick Whittington
(voice)
Peter Leeds
Juan / Various Characters (voice)
Louisa Moritz
Chita (Juan's Sister) (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Taylor
Writers: Robert Taylor, Eric Monte, Fred Halliday
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Fritz the Cat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Taylor, shot by Gregg Heschong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marshall M. Borden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Skip Hinnant and Reva Rose and Bob Holt carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Taylor directs. Gregg Heschong behind the camera. Tom Scott scores. Marshall M. Borden cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
352 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Fritz the Cat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Robert Taylor, shot by Gregg Heschong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tom Scott. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Marshall M. Borden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Skip Hinnant and Reva Rose and Bob Holt carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: ""I've Come a Long Way, Baby!"".
10IMDB entry: tt0071913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 12 themes, including "cheating", "joint", "cat", "1970s".