The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

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

R 1974 · 76 min · ★ 5.1 · Animation, Comedy

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.

Directed by Robert Taylor · Written by Robert Taylor

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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)
Larry Moss (voice)
Joan Gerber Han's Wife (voice)
Jay Lawrence (voice)
Stanley Adams (voice)

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