Fritz the Cat
“We're not rated X for nothin', baby!”
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. Immersed in a world surrounded by drugs and sex, Fritz participates in mad orgies, brings about a revolution, incites mass urban riots, and crosses paths with drug-addled Nazi bikers.
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Part of Fritz the Cat Collection
2 films
Cast
8 people
Skip Hinnant
Fritz the Cat (voice)
Also in
The Electric Company
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
Rosetta LeNoire
Bertha / Additional Female Crows (voice)
Known for
Family Matters
The Sunshine Boys
John McCurry
Blue / John / Additional Voices (voice)
Known for
Atlantic City
The Pawnbroker
Phil Seuling
Pig Cop #2 (voice)
Judy Engles
Winston Schwartz / Lizard Leader (voice)
Known for
Harold and Maude
Ralph Bakshi
Narrator / Pig Cop #1 (voice)
Also in
Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon
Spicy City
Mary Dean
Girl #1 / Girl #2 / Girl #3 / Harriet (voice)
Also in
Cinderella Jones
Monsters
Charles Spidar
Bar Patron / Duke the Crow (voice)
Also in
The Flintstones
Ralph Bakshi Director · Ed Bogas Composer Ray Shanklin Composer
Worldwide gross $90M · Budget $700K · United States release April 14, 1972
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$90,000,000
Gross vs. budget
128.6×
Production
Steve Krantz Productions
Production
Aurica Finance Company
Production
Fritz Productions
Production
Black Ink Films
Production
Cinemation Industries
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Yiddish
Release dates
United States · January 25, 1972
Premiere · New York City
United States · April 14, 1972
Theatrical
United States · July 21, 1982
Physical · VHS
United States
April 12, 1972 · Premiere · Los Angeles, U.S.
January 1, 1988 · Physical · VHS
December 11, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 26, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Argentina
September 11, 1974 · Theatrical
Australia
June 23, 1977 · Theatrical
December 1, 1983 · Physical · VHS
Belgium
January 26, 1973 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 1, 1973 · Theatrical
Canada
April 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Croatia
June 12, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Animafest Zagreb
Denmark
February 12, 1973 · Theatrical
Finland
October 20, 1972 · Theatrical
France
May 15, 1972 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
November 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Germany
March 8, 1973 · Theatrical
Greece
January 1, 1984 · Physical · VHS
Hungary
March 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 3, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 22, 1974 · Theatrical
Israel
March 11, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
October 25, 1972 · Theatrical
Japan
March 24, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 14, 1972 · Theatrical
Poland
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 7, 1974 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 4, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
April 23, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 15, 1972 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 13, 1972 · Theatrical
January 1, 1984 · Physical · VHS
January 1, 1986 · Physical · VHS
March 5, 1999 · Physical · VHS
June 26, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Edinburgh International Film Festival
August 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cultplex, Manchester
Uruguay
October 17, 1974 · Theatrical
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