Steve Reviews: Fritz The Cat

[@skyjack1]

“Police officers show up, and of course they’re pigs.” *Animal Farm intensifies*

[@akisa7865]

Damn it Napoleon, not again!

[@skyjack1]

@Rudra Baku The animals need to invent time travel to kill that dumb SOAB when there was a literal aspiring commie/socialist pig in the farm. They could've, you know, kept on living like animals.

[@klemenator]

The pigs were leaders. The cops were the dogs Napoleon raised.

[@pr0xi_zura.]

FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BETTER

[@CrispyChicken38]

@@skyjack1 The thing is, on animal farm there was a serious problem that they needed to address, it's just that socialism isn't any better.

[@maxtyler8993]

Of course his girlfriend didn't show up to his deathbed. He left her stranded in the middle of the desert, lol. I'd be pissed as well.

[@BarthiArgento]

Thought the same. Logical

[@whitedragoness23]

Truth is she was still lost and couldn’t find her way back to town. He was still mad she couldn’t make it despite it lol

[@ThatMadCat]

I remember watching this on TV when I was like 12... yep.

[@arsenewhinger1371]

U have did a really really weird "crime"

[@computerfighter2000]

oh no...

[@Uptheroyals80]

Omg wtf

[@Terron-de-pimienta]

Same here with Heavy Metal.

[@dorayaki2639]

@James Davis they weren't trying to show off. They sound traumatized.

[@Aughlag]

They say Fritz's girlfreind is still waiting for that petrol

[@TheMightyPika]

I got the impression that she died out there in the desert.

[@That1bunnit]

The white one or the black one?

[@TheKing0fSting]

You mean she's not the same character as the redhead dog with the green dress? Edit: guess not but I swore they had the same name holy shit

[@dragonstarplanet]

@Trvrr Zbsky Yes

[@sunspotmill1291]

I wonder how she's not his ex-girlfriend or something after Fritz slept around with those randos.

[@2-dsynctium773]

I swear just watching this would make you feel blacklisted.

[@hithedestroyer4065]

*Snorts furry art*

[@hithedestroyer4065]

@@_underscore_9271 my arch nemesis

[@hithedestroyer4065]

@@_underscore_9271 I demand a DnD joust

[@hithedestroyer4065]

@@_underscore_9271 I dont know, hell when was the last time we seen each other

[@hithedestroyer4065]

@UChab8KBd8OpNN_i97wgrmNg it started as a bitter rivalry and turned into old friends

[@joeyl669]

Bruh imagine your boyfriend cheating on you with 10 girls at a time, and then like 2 more after that. Then of course, you take a roadtrip with him.

[@akirachiyoko2134]

That's why she didn't come to his death bed.

[@icycrusader1947]

Portland Polygamy...? Yeah I got nothin.

[@jayarnone7970]

According to COPPA, this is made for children.

[@bardo6429]

It's animated so it's for kids

[@michaelfinlay1412]

Him: *gets sued for putting adult content on youtube kids* How youtube handled coppa was crap.

[@KittyBGaming]

What the fluff KZbin...

[@Shadbraw]

COPPA is completely detached from reality.

[@ulyssesdenice5071]

Welp, time to watch the Karen Tantrum Show...Because boy, that sounds like one just WAITING to happen. It's just a matter of when.

[@batayan_]

Steve, after doing his ad read: "Alright, now back to the review-" *youtube ad plays* Oh Steve, you venture capitalist entrepreneur, you.

[@Astro730]

"Demonetized or limited ads."

[@starkadex3530]

5!???!?!?

[@davidpotts7116]

YT can still put ads on demonetized videos and take 100% of the revenue that way

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

​@@davidpotts7116yep, demonetization just let them get away with being even scummier than normal.

[@aztroboy1450]

Fun Fact: Ralph Bakshi was also the one made the animated version of The Lord of the Rings that released in 1978

[@satanluvscheese]

And it is still better then Peter Jacksons lame ass version...the cartoon is badass on LOTR!

[@crossmckinney3017]

@@satanluvscheese You didn't have to be harsh about jeez

[@satanluvscheese]

@@crossmckinney3017 ohhh gosh golly G wizz I guess I should censor my words...ty Wally Cleaver

[@sirsecular1277]

@@satanluvscheese yeah cause who doesn’t love Boromir as a viking

[@satanluvscheese]

@Garret Lines award shows are just staged nonsense to keep sheeple blinded by what's really going on

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Even furries said wtf when they saw this for the first time

[@sky-sx5gt]

im a furry and i hate this movie.

[@BEANZ34482]

I’m a furry and this makes me want to throw up

[@oddorchid8808]

We don't love everything furry. Even the Cats movie was too unbearable to watch.

[@Extremezotako]

Wait you watch Steve reviews?

[@DrvggedUpYeen]

Well, as a furry, I personally enjoyed Fritz. Definitely not a movie for everyone, but I liked how over-the-top it was

[@fierysmile2929]

Crumb: Thinks the film got too dark and violent Also Crumb: *Has Fritz rape Blue's girlfriend in the source material*

[@enegizedadam]

Oh Shit

[@jeronaradlien9817]

Wut?

[@helpcryinggato5987]

I??????? HUH

[@presidentsnow7315]

=0

[@whitedragoness23]

That’s how people are, they don’t make sense. The person will claim violence is bad but violating a person isn’t

[@Meli_monster]

Honestly I feel like this movie is more fun to learn about then watching.

[@Hippiedudeman]

Can confirm, some things were funny, but I was saying wtf the entire time

[@CruellaDaDalmatian]

I agree Melissa

[@joshuaflores8532]

Me too Melissa.

[@cicifuentes5685]

It really is. The whole movie is just...not entirely pleasant to sit through, especially by yourself.

[@movedto2daccfixer_mixer299]

I know

[@Spectra651]

Twitter: 'Hazbin Hotel' is too offensive Fritz the Cat: Aww, that's adorable

[@millythompsonfromtrigun98anime]

Hazbin Hotel is honestly pretty tame compared to other animated shows and movies

[@kinglycrimson]

Bruh these people need to read and watch jojo

[@DONKEYKONG260]

@Wojtek Ch yeah I totes agree. While I do enjoy jojo I don't enjoy THAT much. Lupin is more my speed.

[@cryingchihuahua487]

Never been a fan of the movie or series of Jojo but I do love the memes that people are making

[@kinglycrimson]

@Wojtek Ch ok mha fan

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

"Far out." honestly if i was going to die in a horrific way, those would be the last words out of my mouth.

[@hollowboi4195]

RipleyandWeeds my last words would be yes just three

[@user-ws5xt9hn2g]

My last words would be “I hid the money in the” and then I would die

[@thetoastyghosty]

Where are the pieces of your body going to go? Fritz: Far out.

[@JohnZiTAB]

Well in this context it’s sort of a informal “Avant-garde”.

[@milkgotzgames]

@@user-ws5xt9hn2g it’s Like we are the same person

[@pacoramon9468]

Fritz would be 80 years old in the 2020's. He is a prime boomer.

[@truthhurts8312]

@@davidribosome4326 I'm, yeah, that's exactly the right wing party...

[@kurinthekitty6842]

Yes

[@wildfire9280]

@@davidribosome4326 ironic hungary moment

[@manictiger]

@violet If being unfunny was a crime, they'd give you lethal injection.

[@adamandsethdylantoo]

If Crumb didn't kill him off, I could totally see him writing a Comic about Fritz voting for Trump and complaining about "kids these days" while oogling girls on Instagram

[@biblicallyaccuratefurbie4690]

For those unfamiliar with the og days of Netflix, Netflix used to the feel like the Rated R section of a video rental store, and they had both Felix the Cat and its sequel, along with a lot of other stuff they'd NEVER put on their streaming service now lmao. I kinda miss the old Netflix ngl, they were ballsy as fuck.

[@allybratz]

Fritz* not Felix (Not being mean)

[@jadenbryant9283]

I mean they made devilman crybaby

[@3layerdipstack726]

I wish they would have much more adult sections on Netflix now

[@elmono6299]

Have you all seen Love Death and Robots? That's an adult animated science fiction horror anthology on Netflix that does not hold its punches as it features alot of blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, sex, graphic nudity, body torture, scary images, and in a few episodes, raunchy mature humor. Seriously! This Netflix original series doesn't hold back. ❤☠🤖

"sequel"?

[@Fjunbollen13]

I looked up Fritz the cat movie on youtube and started watching. When I swiped away the audio and video stopped like it usually does for ”videos for kids”. So apparently youtube thinks that Fritz the cat is child friendly. 😂

[@dragonstarplanet]

Bots. Never trust them.

[@BigBeerus]

Lol that's KZbin's problem

[@dragonstarplanet]

@@BigBeerus And thats why they are dumb.

[@BenDowdy]

Don't tell them.

[@arcanonn]

It’s KZbin. They’d rather trash on Markiplier’s try not to laugh vids than the suggestive X rated animal sex movie with drug usage and moderate racism.

[@tisntmerealname8824]

My 60 something year old neighbor talked about how messed up this was. He was right.

[@V1_Ultrakrill]

*Felidae II but it's just the uncomfortable scenes*

[@stefaniefurbo3047]

There is a felidae 2?

[@V1_Ultrakrill]

@@stefaniefurbo3047 No it's based on the joke that Steve made at the start

[@stefaniefurbo3047]

@@V1_Ultrakrill ohhh 😂

[@fernandofigueroa2408]

When you think about it,Felidae is like Fritz part two because Fritz came out in 1972,Felidae came out in 1994.

[@iwanfals7143]

@@stefaniefurbo3047 Technically yes and no. If you read the books then yes there's sequels to the original novel. But there isn't sequel to the movie.

[@alenezi989a3]

Why is it that " For Adults" always means immature sexual fantasies with alot of violence, Gore and blood? It's just feels so childish it's like adolescent just went through puberty and this is how they think adults think all the time. Why couldn't "for adults" means deeper narrative a complex story and good characters that you can relate to and learn from, stories that tackle important issues but not in a preaching way, not just childish sexual fantasies.

[@diamondsrubies1964]

You make a great point, I completely agree

[@someidiotfromover7yearsago]

I imagine its because it isnt really "For adults" its "not for kids" theres no reason that minors cant enjoy deep narratives, philosophical plots and realistic multidimensional characters. But immature sexual fantasies, intense gore, drugs, etc is "for adults only" And thats why these movies are "adult"

[@kelsoerupnow7489]

Your kidding yourself if you think it's just childish sexual fantasies. There's a point to the movie that you missed.

[@Mr.Capitalism]

That looks like a boomer talk, but u are right, but this is the world we live in a capitalist dirty world

[@alenezi989a3]

@@kelsoerupnow7489 the movie is extremely vulgar if there is any outstanding and amazing point somewhere inside a pile of shit I'm not searching for it, but if anyone else wants to then by all means go ahead.

[@Bluefog12]

If anyone ever says cartoons are for kids, show them this.

[@JJFBlaster]

Before that, show them the 1954 film "Animal Farm." My parents and I decided to watch it for fun because 1. My class was reading the book, and 2. Some of my classmates watched that movie and thought it was ironically hilarious. It was absurd not just because that it was very dark, but that we watched a full pirated version on KZbin.

[@Dxuser5]

or just trap them in a room where all the walls are tvs that are playing south park episodes

[@Bluefog12]

@@Dxuser5 ok screenslaver.

[@drowsydr]

Also show them hazbin hotel and helluva boss

[@hahe4487]

@@drowsydr tbh half the fandom is 12 year olds and the person will probably die from cringe. Don't compare that SHIT to something like FTC or even bring it into the comment section.

[@RhiannonSmudge]

I actually did a project on Fritz the Cat for my public speaking college class, covering the film and it's history to show how it brought about the revolution and normalization of adult cartoons. Yes, I reviewed a porn film for a college class. Yes, my professor was ok with this, and was highly intrigued with what I came up with. And yes, I aced the project.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Was anime specifically geared toward children at the time too? Or was this just the normalization of adult cartoons in the west?

[@RhiannonSmudge]

@@TheGoldenDunsparce That part I didn't look in to, my focus was on western animation, specifically for America Might be interesting to look up though

[@alisona.4166]

TheGoldenDunsparce Nah, have you seen the amount of older hentai?

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

@@alisona.4166 No, but now that you mention it, I'm sure there's a lot lol

[@danitankmen8213]

I fucken hope you aced that test

[@squilliamfancyson5313]

Animators: I bought 10 pounds of LSD from a local drug dealer. How much should we use? Ralph Bakshi: Yes.

[@Thor-Orion]

That's not a measurement you would ever use for LSD.

[@VivaSativaMusic]

@@Thor-Orion Just did the math. That would be enough acid to get every person in Argentina high (came to roughly 45 million tabs of 100 ug)

[@Aziz.500]

these drug addicts that replied to yuo know better

[@MonoKrohm_2020]

You clearly know nothing about LSD measurement

[@squilliamfancyson5313]

@@MonoKrohm_2020 of course not. I'm no dope dealer. However, all the EXPERTS in the comments who keep lecturing me about how wrong I am is highly suspect if you ask me 🤔

[@thickchungusgamingtt5472]

Let’s pray this doesn’t demonetised

[@sanjivinsmoke9154]

No worries homies I just got an ad

[@kingmucho4839]

There are 6 ads on it bro

[@Bigballa-po3fm]

I got 4 ads

[@truthseeker9833]

Let's pray you correct spelling

[@beepers4640]

Truth Seeker the spelling is fine, its the grammar we should pray for

[@smithwesson1896]

Keep in mind we got the first film adaptation of Lord of the Rings from this guy.....

[@diesel2744]

😐😳😹

[@despinasgarden.4100]

Oh gods, is that the movie of that ugly goblin-looking trhanduil?

[@ichabodelclown1144]

And the hobbit made by the man that made meet the feebles

[@alexanderrichards239]

@Mullerornis Don't you mean "Nope"? The only "ugly goblin-looking Thranduil" I can remember was in The Hobbit. Rankin/Bass not Bakshi.

[@jrickducking6685]

Where there is a whip There is a way

[@HexManiacHana]

That resigned “Far Out” from Fritz was perfect 👌🏻

[@NoBreakz]

1984: censorship 2020: demonitization

[@idontknowanymore2515]

When you're censored that means your voice is not heard when your demonetized that means that you don't make money from your video there's a difference

[@NoBreakz]

@@idontknowanymore2515 so in a way your getting censored by yt. *edit what cencorship means noun 1. the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. "the regulation imposes censorship on all media"

[@flexprime2010]

@@NoBreakz no since others can see it anyway. The equivalent would be the black mark but yt doesn't do it that much. Understand that yt is a private company with shareholders that needs to make a profit and there way of making a profit is advertising. To this end, they will not give money to channels who make them either lose money or don't make money.

[@NoBreakz]

@@flexprime2010 why dont you google censorship and come back

[@flexprime2010]

@@NoBreakz nah, i prefer the good old dictionnary for it as it brings better results and less conspiracy theories.

[@kevinhixson1586]

Ralph bakshi's whole career is interesting, he mostly made this movie so that he could hopefully go on to make a lord of the rings animated movie later on as well as some of his own ideas, it may not have worked out but he did jumpstart the careers of many animators and voice actors stretching from legends like mark hamill to the fallen from grace and very infamous creator of ren and stimpy John k.

[@EmperorOfChaos]

It is a shame the Lord of the Rings never had a sequel.

[@marikroyals7111]

@@EmperorOfChaos I know.

[@martinsaunders7925]

He was the quintessential illustrator of 1960s California. You tube also has Susan Cruickshank " Fawzi at the Quackerdero". For those intetested in Roto animation

[@MoonLoonie69]

Bakshi wanted to start off with his own project, "Heavy Traffic" which would be released after Fritz. But since movie makers or Hollywood in whichever order, said "no no, you make an adaption film first". So he choose to do Fritz the Cat. And of course since Robert Crumb was such a diva, the rest is history.

[@itriggerpeople4433]

Why is it that I only recognized this from that one bathtub scene...

[@depressedthoughts]

Saberspark covered it before I even noticed that this was a movie

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I already saw that scene. No details needed but everyone at the party invaded the bathroom and Fritz got annoyed.

[@TheLazyEconomist]

Because you have forgotten the truth of which you sought.

[@Crox101]

I just saw your comment on Dashie’s Mario Maker video

[@TheMightyPika]

That's as far as most people get.

[@clairewiley9720]

My mother saw this in theaters when she was in college, she felt like a bad ass that day so I heard.

[@SB-wj8oj]

My mom found out a friend showed me this in middle school and freaked out on me 😂

[@j.s.2281]

If people walked out after this showing I bet they'd feel embarrassed. Lol or happy since furries are a thing now.

[@clairewiley9720]

S B You can’t protect your children forever

[@Cha0tic_G00d]

I'm sure she was in the mood to put "Bad to the bone" as she was walking out of the theater

[@lindaeasley4336]

@@clairewiley9720 but you can keep them from seeing pornography at least till they are 15 .Its harder today thanks to the internet

[@racheltiffany9892]

I hate how much I love Fritz's voice and movement.

[@veronicapiccinini1981]

Cool. Will you review “The Thief And The Cobbler”? Its origin story is so absurd and yet true.

[@Samwise_Ass]

Would he do both versions?

[@veronicapiccinini1981]

Sam Christenson I prefer the “Recobbled 4” version. It’s the most faithful to the story

Yes, yes and yes.

[@loveartkelis]

I love that movie!

[@brysonaarondawsoncartoonch2514]

Sure it does

[@MrJohnffrey87]

An interesting thing about the animators most of them were from every major animation studio from the 1930's -50's, you had people from Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, Fleischers, Paramount, and Terrytoons that were drawing scenes depicting sex, drug use, and graphic violence.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

These were disgruntled former Disney, MGM, Fleischers, WB, Paramount and Terrytoons employees.

[@synthguy7774]

The first two seasons of The Flintstones was originally geared towards adults. However, it was more like I Love Lucy while Fritz The Cat was like a goddamn war zone.

[@wallythecheeseburger5648]

12:45 Blue: bully His girlfriend: the victim Fritz: the school

[@Formerpresidentbarackobama696]

....accurate

[@connorpalm8291]

That do be true

[@rydoggo]

Really do be how it is

[@TheKawaiiPandaGamer]

The comic version is my school and Im the victim. (he joined in)

[@weaselhawkx4a33]

The accuracy of this hits WAY too hard. It's even worse because of how terrible a person Fritz is. It matches too closely to some schools.

[@Aira140]

"I'm sure it'll run on limited ads" Proceed to get the most ads I've ever gotten

[@fnaffangirl123]

Ikr

[@piscestheaquamarinedragon1088]

That's because youtube will run ads and take the profit instead of giving it to the youtubers, whether they want the ads or not

[@My6119]

I got none lmao

[@pepto843]

“And so WB pulled out” Fritz runs away from the women crow

[@IronDragon-2143]

Here's something that is nicer to review. "The World Of David The Gnome"

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

But the final episode is really sad

[@falcon8105]

@@williampulfer-melville8536 yea it was really depressing to see

[@IronDragon-2143]

@Leah Martin 18 Really? That show had given me a love of fantasy but never had anything to do with my sexual orientation. Go figure.

[@SkitSkat674]

Loved that show

[@donatelloluna0150]

Same

[@YouTubeGaming-ul1jp]

Cats have nine lives, he used one of his nine lives in the power plant explosion

[@D1ngusDangus]

Fun Fact: When I was in Middle School we had of course alot of internet restrictions. On KZbin everything was pretty much blocked for one reason of another. However this movie's KZbin Movie release was not only still fully accessible, but it was also recommended to pretty much everyone's KZbin accounts. We weren't allowed to play the Google Dinosaur game but if you wanted to watch straight up porn go right ahead.

[@rosemartasgaminghoard]

I find it Ironic that a guy who wrote a dirty comic was against a movie based on said dirty comic that had just as much violence, sex and drugs in it as his original work. I just find that strange, this guy had a problem with the dark tone when his own work featured death by icepick to the damn skull. Very strange.

[@AMVpurgatory]

R. Crumb is a bizarre individual, to say the least.

[@bone8352]

I know I never read the full comic because it was so distasteful. The movie is too but I find it tolerable in comparison, and is actually interesting in its own way.

[@miketheknight522]

The creator hated what he made that’s why he left

[@maninthemask6275]

Well it seems like the guy was wrong on politics I mean look at The left, Blm now they burn down black attack, and harass people all in the name of justice.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

@@maninthemask6275 Leftist ideals and Conservative ideals are generally just, but a lot of people who identify as either side are often ignorant, hateful, violent, selfish, and disgusting. Someone willing to kill someone else because they don't agree with them is sick, no matter what the belief is.

[@rotundseal3400]

Dont worry, there are still ads

[@FlokiTech]

Arunav Das yea there is ads every 3min time to turn on addblock

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Floki too many ads now,is ridiculous

[@sparkydreemur1936]

A remake of this movie would be rather easy to find animators for, after all the furry community is very artistic and very big.

[@OdenqueenVulpes]

I mean, I’d gladly participate in that

[@mikegrossberg8624]

A remake of this movie would be a bigger disaster than nearly every OTHER remake! What the Hollywood leftists would do to it doesn't bear thinking about!

[@bobbinthepirate]

My mum and her friends apparently went when their group was around 6-12 years old because they had no idea what it was rated. All they knew was that it was about an animated cat and they liked cartoons. My mum said she came home and when grandpa asked her how the movie was she just said "That was one nasty cat" and wouldn't talk about it further.

[@julialevelle6384]

You mean they let a group of obvious children into an X-rated film? Doubt.

[@WizardSkull16]

imagine being 6 and seeing how the news thinks video games are

[@SeriousStriker]

How did a bunch of 6-12 year olds get into a movie where you had to be 18+?

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

​@@julialevelle6384Movie theater employees don't get paid enough to care

[@skidiggydiggs4529]

I saw this on my brother's movie shelf once and asked him "What's this about?" "You're not going to like it." He insisted. He was right. Steve did a great job reviewing a movie that I otherwise would not have watched. Also on the movie shelf was a fan-edit of "The Thief and the Cobbler," which he was able to convince me to watch. @Steve Reviews; would "The Thief and the Cobbler" be a movie you might review in the future?

[@NJGuy1973]

1. Fritz was voiced by the guy who played Fargo North, Decoder on The Electric Company. 2. Big Bertha was voiced by the grandmother on Family Matters. Let that sink in.

[@aguynamednathan]

It's not a great movie and it relies heavily on shock value. .... that said, there is the often overlooked scene where Fritz describes how he dropped out of college because he felt it was a waste of money and simply an act of conforming to please his parents. The rest of the film really illustrates how this bored, horney, mildly idealistic young "man" finds himself in all sorts of odd scenarios as a result of his impulsive decisions during a time of incredible political and social unrest. It's subtle, but there is a bit of a character arch. Fritz, not being a caricature himself, is surrounded by all sorts of exaggerated stereotypes throughout the film. He is immediately relatable as a normal "person" who's sole motivation is, "well this seems interesting." He gets swept away, tangled up, worked up, woke up, but then realizes that it all comes down to, "hey! Let's have fun and fuck!" ..... yea, it's not a great movie now that I think about it.

[@nobodybw1962]

I kind of actually feel that might be the message. Fritz doesn't really grow in the end, which kind proves he himself is just another, exaggerated sterotype: the lazy youth. He has all these experiences, yet learns absolutely nothing.

[@samsca8529]

I loved it

[@manictiger]

It aged incredibly well. If Fritz was a college kid today, he'd be out rioting and destroying mom and pop shops in the name of "sticking it to the man". Because destroying a poor Serbian family's corner store really shows Wall Street.

[@I_aint_active_no_more]

You are all too long to read

[@Just_A_Rando29]

@@I_aint_active_no_more Really? The commentor's essay thingy wasn't hard to read

[@hollowoak6555]

Could you review" Ann Frank the movie"?it's also a animated movie.

[@GamerGirl500-q3f]

THEY MADE AN ANIMATED MOVIE ABOUT W H A T?!?!

[@FreeBird-ws2ye]

@@GamerGirl500-q3f yeah, an anime from 1994

[@What____778]

THEY WGAT

[@datalysjr3339]

That’s a bruh moment right there

[@lyricmailloux2803]

Ohhhhhhhh no

[@peterwhite6415]

I think this movie was one of the movies to push the "Cartoons isnt just for kids.", it help push other animators to do Adult stuff and then slowy refine it to some of the great shows of today, including the more "kiddy" ones. It push the media to be taken more seriously (even thou this movie is not the best).

[@SirBlackReeds]

Late, but the way Bakshi saw it is that he was taking animation back to its roots. The West Coast vs East Coast thing used to extend to animation as well. Whereas the West Coast made more story-driven pieces, the East Coast (ex. Fleischer) made cartoons that were little more than excuses to use whatever gags they could think of, and they were pretty dang raunchy.

[@gilbertobenites4215]

List Of Films On My Request List: Pink Floyd The Wall The Adventures Of Mark Twain Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996 Disney) The Prince Of Egypt Anomalisa and The Breadwinner (2017 Indie)

[@sophiedingman7211]

Yayyy breadwinner is so good

[@gilbertobenites4215]

Anyone want to take a request from this list? So far, the 2017 indie The Breadwinner has one.

[@genericname2747]

dude!! The Adventures of Mark Twain is PERFECT. It's so dark!!

[@gilbertobenites4215]

Okay.... One for The Breadwinner (2017 indie) and one for The Adventures of Mark Twain. Anybody else? For Prince of Egypt or Anomalisa?

[@sophiedingman7211]

Prince of Egypt hehe love that movie

[@diegobareno5820]

Felidae's mere existence makes me uncomfortable.

[@lunaequinox7333]

Diego Bareno Same man

[@bobbydazzler2960]

@@lunaequinox7333 fritz the cat a tale of nine lives is at least 5 times worse but yea I got that one dead preggo cat scene stuck in my head and it still haunts me

[@jazzratoon]

@@bobbydazzler2960 even the blind cat's death, euhg.

[@bobbydazzler2960]

@@jazzratoon oof that was horrific and took me completely off guard

[@friendlyneighborhoodcrusad2467]

That whole movie is bananas on drugs

[@TheJoeWhoSoldTheWorld]

"far out." thats gonna be the last thing i ever say

[@NINE93THREE]

So long as I die covered in blood that's not my own, I could care less what words I speak as it happens lol Fuck, I'd probably be laughing come to think of it ☠️

[@tomoldg]

You should check out this old French movie called "Fantastic Planet". It's pretty weird at times and there is various elements of nudity, but I feel like you could still enjoy it, even if you only plan on watching it for fun.

[@andrewponder3855]

I saw that recently, it was only on the second viewing that I even realized it had *any* nudity because of the way it's glossed over by all the weird things going on.

[@ermestricarico9784]

It's not a movie, it's quite an experience, the soundtrack is fantastic and the whole atmosphere can't be compared with any other animated movie.

[@calamar1e320]

I saw this recently as well and I LOVED it. After viewing it a second and third time, a lot of little details that are kind of presented as throw-aways and filler actually add to the story and its' intrigue.

[@panerabread6883]

“We’re not rated X for nothin’ , baby!” ~ Fritz The Cat.

[@ashemabahumat4173]

"Remember that mating scene that made you feel uncomfortable?" No, and if I watched it I probably laughed

[@mathelgar]

Same

[@mathelgar]

@Yumpus Grumpus yea.....

[@hamhockbeans]

Mating scenes..that was flat out sex.

[@ORLY911]

I love the background art in this film, its got a grimy atmosphere that I'm sure captured the chaotic & miserable tone of the late 60s and early 70's quite well. Feels lived in, also died in.

[@AmieEss]

I saw this film ages ago and IMO it's a very disorganized, pretentious mess. Fritz is not just a flawed character, he's an unlikeable asshole who uses people and has the gall to assume the moral high ground when commenting on certain situations that occur in the film. I liked Wizards more.

[@DanieleMulas-up7np]

@Meanie Panini A.k.a. Why Liberal Boomers are now pathetic walking punchlines. Spent their youth being all *F@%k tEh SyStEm* only to grow into drooling, self-righteous old creeps who are completely out of touch with modern reality.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

@@DanieleMulas-up7np I'm a boomer and lots of my friends are as well. You couldn't be further from the truth if you tried. Nice attempt to pigeon-hole an entire generation.

[@DanieleMulas-up7np]

@@StephenJohnson-jb7xe Jeez, taking it way to heart. Alright, my fault for not specifying. I should have added *liberal* or left-wing boomers, because believe me, where I live, there's plenty of 50-60 year olds who brag about stuff like that. I'm not American, but even then, you can't deny most politicians fit that bill. Take it easy please, sorry.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

@@DanieleMulas-up7np well that's what happens when you make generalised criticism of an entire group of people, generally someone is going to disagree with you. Yes being specific about who you actually meant would have helped. Just to be absolutely clear, I don't have anything negative to say about any generation, just individuals regardless of their age.

[@caucasoidape8838]

@Meanie Panini Is that why so many went the other way politically as they aged?

[@codenamexelda]

Here's my take of the plot, Fritz escapes multiple places and moves from town to town, leaving behind destruction due to his actions. As for his girlfriend, She notices he left and tries to find him and coincidentally he came back when things calmed down. And finally she didn't show up to the hospital because she was left out in the desert with her car

[@lily-fz7ch]

Tom and Jerry looks a little different here...

[@calcultorium6811]

*Where's Jerry?*

[@stopwatchingthisstuffplease]

*tom ate him*

[@davidcortina9898]

Remember Kids God Made You Special and He Loves You Very Much

[@WorthlessWinner]

It's odd that animation came to be associated with kids when the Flintstones was more of a 'family show' (the first sitcom with pregnancy in it was flintstones IIRC) EDIT - you showed the flintstones about a second after i posted this lol

[@lindaeasley4336]

The first sitcom with pregnancy in it was the I Love Lucy Show in 1951

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

yeah, Robert Crumb really hates this movie calling it in a written interview ''80 minutes of vomit eh, not from the screen but from me'' I met crumb on several occasions on markets, cons, and fairs having to do with 78 rpm records we both collect 78 rpm records we both draw he did the underground I did European Disney comics for a while freelance we are both pretty much loners so, we didn't bother each other except record talk and the same dinner at the same table I don't really want his autograph and he doesn't want to give any so we were just fine there! we got on like a house on fire after the firemen already left!! eh, I don't think we ever will be great friends, and the only reason I remember him is that he's freaking Robert Crumb!!!!! probably the same on the other side so he likely does not remember me at all! but that's ok not that he's unkind or nasty no he's hard to befriend and so am I. if you worked for Disney, people want and expect stuff from you so you get distrustful at times ''here's another dumbo who wants a Donald Duck drawing for his wall'' so I get it I get where he's coming from completely! I also get his irritation with this movie as soon as I had drawn and delivered it to Egmond in Finland my art was owned by Disney and still is I have seen some terrible versions of my art over the decades some to the nightmarish point so, I get his disgust with this movie one 100%.

[@ambarperez7420]

whoa... intriguing!

[@ambarperez7420]

I would love to hear more from your stories!

[@MattNotFat]

The political tone of this film is kind of reflective on 2020. I mean think about it, the only thing that's missing is the air force bombing the riots.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Weird thing, the US already had done aerial bombardment of a "riot" (more like massacre since it was done against inoffensive people... Who happen to be black) in Tulsa in 1921...

[@pheonixfire9517]

America

[@KokNoker]

That's being pushed lately, but under any inspection, that shit never happened. The ability to firebomb that area just wasn't feasible in 1921.

[@TheConjurersTower]

*Steve:* "$90 mil at the box office" *Me:* Wow that's a concerning number of furries...

[@dragonstarplanet]

Revolutionary

[@leannakekai162]

I thought the same thing.😄

[@DONKEYKONG260]

More like wow this movie made alot of furries. This and Robin Hood.

[@exantiuse497]

The thing is, the film is not even erotic. The sex scenes aren't exciting, they're disturbing (and not just because they're furries), and I'm 99% sure that was by design. I unironically think people like the movie because of the story and social commentary rather than the sexual scenes

[@notchuckproductions5029]

1972 was a weird year at the box office, You had two hard core Pornographic movies in the top ten at the box office that year (Deep throat and Behind the Green Door) As well as The Godfather and the musical cabaret, a pg romantic comedy called what’s up doc and off course Fritz the cat

[@quintonguidryb1-fba]

: I actually saw this in the theater as a kid. My family worked security, and I got to see several "age-inappropriate" films during th@ time. The 70's we're pretty cool.

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

It's basically a proof of concept; a giant middle finger to anyone who thought something like this couldn't succeed. The opening scene that makes a commentary on youth activism and the visuals when Duke dies are more than worth giving it a watch. I also highly recommend American Pop.

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@Nonaya Bidness I didn't think it was amazing, but there were parts I liked. Obviously, it's significant in terms of film and animation history. Is there a problem?

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@Nonaya Bidness So, you watched the whole movie despite thinking it was shit? Even then, you not liking something doesn't make it bad.

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@Nonaya Bidness Which is what a lot of the original source is. In this particular instance, the director - who's very weird - wanted it to be crude. It's an adaptation of an already crude and political property into a movie that came out in the early 70's. This was the "free love" and "fuck the man" time. Simply making this movie was a middle finger to the industry. Beyond that, there were a few moments of decent commentary, and I can think of at least one sequence that was genuinely good filmmaking, when Duke the crow gets shot and his life and death are visually represented by a game of pool. And all that because the self-absorbed main character wanted to feel good about himself for representing a cause, even though it led to unnecessary destruction. In many ways, the movie is just as relevant now as it was back then. I'm not saying you have to like it, but your subjective opinion doesn't make it objectively bad.

[@emmahollow8898]

This movie is pretty alright and kinda hot in some scenes goddamn. But I would say I respect the film more than I like it. 6/10

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@@emmahollow8898 I have a similar attitude. There are some good visuals and a few moments of good commentary, but I wouldn't say it's amazing. Definitely a milestone for film and animation.

[@reizak8966]

Steve: "And so, Warner Bros pulled out." I see what you did there.

[@gingermaniac5484]

OOOOOoooooohhhhhhh

[@AD002]

OOF

[@robloxfanatic692]

Warner Bros. Actually Produced it on VHS

[@MaxieWolfe]

Im surprised this wasn't taken down. Edit: yet

[@neatgamer5999]

Who knows with KZbin their guidelines are about as tight as the plot of this movie

[@ellnats]

still up

[@Bomp..]

@@neatgamer5999 and less straighter than this movie

[@Samwise_Ass]

Steve needs to review Bakshi's most highly regarded film, American Pop

[@j.s.2281]

American Pop would be cool! Been so long since I have seen it but I remember feeling like it was depressing as a kid. Lol

[@PicotheSpicyWarlord]

American Pop and Hey Good Lookin are two of the greatest animated works of all time in my opinion. Bakshi was the Kubrick of animation in his heyday.

[@zfoolish]

Loved American Pop as a teen. The last scene was always my favorite

[@jacobschmidt2771]

Not gonna lie, I like his film Coonskin more than I like American Pop. Maybe it's just that his style is more on display than in American Pop.

[@hugsfromtomeebear7346]

I'm sorry but I've never even heard of American pop

[@toaster9922]

My favourite scene in this movie is the SJW one. those three girls are talking to a crow, talking about how much they support black people, but are unintentionally being extremely racist. It’s uploaded somewhere on youtube.

[@lotustea6806]

Sounds like liberals

[@DoomguyIsGrinningAtYou.]

Hahahahhahahahha

[@chesterstevens8870]

This is the scene you're talking about. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5ixn6x-j5ZlmdU

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

That was part of what Crumb didn't like; the portrayal of left-wing activists as insincere and ignorant. Personally, I think it was spot-on. Just as relevant now as it was back then.

[@lotustea6806]

@@DrachonaTheWolf EXACTLY

[@ethejumper6568]

0:29 Somecrow is pissed

[@sparkyyoowolf4976]

Always the cats Cats- drugs money sex Dogs- death and depression Pick your battles

[@ravia_g]

I like how in order to make money on a video that KZbin would deem not "advertiser friendly" you get yourself a sponsor to advertise.

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[@quinnhales6186]

Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss: *Offensive and swears a lot* Fritz the cat: "Allow me to introduce myself"

[@OdenqueenVulpes]

They’re better than this tbh

[@FartoTheClown]

Fritz is one of those movies, that's more interesting to talk about rather than watch

[@samsca8529]

Nah it’s more interesting to watch

[@protalukoriginal4560]

Watching it feels like commiting a crime Shit doesn't look like it was released 50 years ago

[@Diwasho]

_>draw a heavily right leaning comic_ _>get mad when the film adaptation makes fun of leftists_ What a strange lad, this Crumb guy.

[@coffeejunkie7954]

Oh baby you don't know how true that statement is he is mad but lovable

[@NEETKitten]

Good to see that leftists will always be leftists no matter the time period.

[@NEETKitten]

@Latte Potato Eeyup. I'm just sliding with the guys who are currently less crazy.

[@KBReal870]

@Latte Potato how?

[@valemontgomery9401]

Latte Potato Being the lesser of two evils is quite literally better! Can I have whatever you're on?

[@arulkws]

artists be like : screw the industry, i wanted a creative freedom and create whatever i wanted and then movies like this come out, is this really the standard of creative freedom? creative freedom doesn't always to be vulgar, it's just artists trying to be edgy

[@The1uptriforce]

Unlike your Family Guys and your South Parks Buried deep in the gratuitous nudity drugs sex and violence lies commentary with great substance and emotional impact Bakshi wanted the viewer to feel what he was showing this reviewer is over simplifying his work and didn't seem to really understand it IMHO. Ralph Bakshi is more than just an "edge lord" He has something to say you should consider the time of when this was made and what was going on during that time before you comment and actually watch it for yourself with an open mind. Don't take this reviewer's opinion as fact he actually should have watched the movie a couple more times before making this review he clearly didn't understand the point of the film.

[@scarfguy5337]

Personally I thought for something that was supposed to be porn, it had a stunning lack of sex. Edit: seen a lot of people saying it and I understand now. Yes it's not a porno. It's x rated cause it does have some boob and a sex scene. Wasn't bashing it because I went in thinking it was gonna be that way, and I wasn't bashing it all. At the time I was just under the impression that x rated meant it would have been a porno lol. Anyway it's definitely an interesting movie.

[@kingwolf9447]

It was mostly a take on political stuff that could apply today.

[@bone8352]

Wasn't meant to be porn dude.

[@kingwolf9447]

It was supposed to be a political take on the radical left,lol,but the cartoon writer condemned it for some reason.

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

@@kingwolf9447 They prob forgot to emphasize that it was the RADICAL Left, not just the Left in general, that Fritz was criticizing

[@pitmezzari2873]

@@TheGoldenDunsparce they didn't even talk about the left specifically though, plus they portrayed the establishment in a negative light as well, with the air force bombing (technically ground striking) their fellow citizens.

[@barbarahumphreys4887]

Same guy who did "Coonskin" and hooo boy is that a rough one

[@notchuckproductions5029]

How is it a rough one?

[@barbarahumphreys4887]

@@notchuckproductions5029 because it shows some serious social issues that people like to gloss over. Plenty of grotesque animation and dialogue. I mean, check it out for yourself if you like. I'd say it's rougher than Fritz

[@notchuckproductions5029]

Barbara Humphreys agreed

[@Steamer96]

ROFL that movie makes SJWs cry.

[@notchuckproductions5029]

steamerthesteamtrain ironic because it’s a film is a anti racist film

[@RushinGoose]

17:37 - as yes the movie loading screen

[@owoofmybones5090]

*Intense music* "Far out." *HUGE EXPLOSION*

[@RazgrizXMG0079]

We named our tabby after this cat. He's still going strong at nearly 16 years. Rad lad.

[@thatprotogenicfurry]

he is... fixed right? he is not going around having [CAHOOTS] with the other cats right?

[@emoji_sus602]

Tabby?

[@jordimonahan3922]

13:02 this movie was still with a major studio as in Australia, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox

[@ethandevine6194]

"Animation didn't always have to be geared towards kids" KZbin algorithm: well yes, but actually no. Seriously I've seen youtube label Rick and Morty videos as children shows, even during when Rick and morty started to have mental break downs and talk about dying and suicide. The Fuck?!

[@metazoxan2]

America's industry just refuses to accept animation is anything except for kids. It's stupid and as an American I've never agreed with it.

[@Scarshadow666]

Fritz the Cat seems kinda interesting to me, but less for the movie in of itself and more so for the ways that make it a period piece to give a small outlook at the political/social landscape of the time, as well as the historical part of being the first made modernized American hentai. It's kinda like watching the Roundhay Garden scene from 1888 to see how far we've come in different moments in cinema, including animation history.

[@ednamercedes21]

Yeah

[@wiibrockster]

That's what I like about the movie

[@pentilex4338]

I would not bring Fritz the Cat down to a level of 'American hentai'. That's like saying anything with a sex scene is porn

[@Scarshadow666]

@maju I guess it depends on how well versed most audiences would be about hentai/porn during the time the movie is released? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Felix the Cat's animated sex scenes might be not as explicitly hentai-like by nowadays standards, but during the '60s and '70s it probably might've seem like a shock factor for audiences that may have been so used to seeing animation usually being marketed for kids.

[@dragonstarplanet]

Thats true and I love Aggretsuko.

[@doctorelijah]

KZbin Kids: is for me?

[@shinigamikiragami6886]

Fritz the cat comes out* Hentai: aww, no worries America, your getting there...

[@lvbboi9]

*prepares nuke* Well, none of you 2 are taking any more steps

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

@@lvbboi9 without pr0n you wouldn't even exist, so shush :v

[@azsfloette9153]

Lmao hentai wasn't even a thing in 1972

[@shinigamikiragami6886]

@@azsfloette9153 lol the founder of anime called, "hold my beer" XD

[@sunspotmill1291]

@@azsfloette9153 Not unless both Osamu Tesuka's Cleopatra and A Thousand and One Night 'counts.' But they're really softcore R-rated stuff compared to a lot of modern hentai/ecchi stuff. Fun fact: both movies got US releases around the same time as Fritz the Cat to help gain an audience for adult animated films.

[@charliebgoode4729]

Does anybody remember “We’re Back!” or whatever it was called. It was about dinosaurs and I remember watching the movie a lot, but I don’t even remember the plot. Something with a circus maybe? Might be on drugs, but if that was a real movie, maybe check it out Edit: it’s real lol. I found it

[@liquidbismuth1044]

Haven't seen that in ages.

[@FrenchPaul1988]

The Nostalgia Critic reviewed it and I mention him because his review is how I know of the film. Essentially, someone invents a time machine, brings a bunch of dinosaurs to modern days and the dinos are made smarter and docile. But some evil guy wants to use the dinos in his circus - the unaltered versions of course.

[@TottenLovesDrawing]

BROOO YESSSS

[@jayceofspades7195]

It's been ages... but I'm pretty sure it was Professor Gloweye with his Brain Gain cereal, and Professor Screweye with his Brain Drain cereal? I used to watch that movie to death as a kid.

[@dendy2210]

THAT MOVIE WAS MY SHIT

[@quintinbrakebill8875]

Just imagine you and your buddies having a drink at the bar and chatting and than you go see this raunchy yet interesting animated movie and when you get to the bar scenes, you hear something very familiar.

[@c.c.7687]

I must be older than most of the commenters here, because I don't see anyone mentioning Skip Hinnant. When I first rented this back in the 80's, my first thought when hearing Fritz's voice was 'Oh my god! That's the guy from 'The Electric Company'! I also said the same exact thing the first time I saw 'Street Smart'.

[@0311Mushroom]

Whenever I see Morgan Freeman, I still see Easy Reader.

[@mikesantillanmx5530]

Great review! I believe that the main value of Fritz, is that it reflex the very soul of the world post 60's: the confusion, the social problems, the corruption, the lack of morals, the sordidness of the time, and even the contradictions on the main character, but seen with the hyperbolic lenses of animation, which made it even more unconfortable to see. Animation didn't used to do that back then, and even if the film is a bit disjointed, that reflects the very spirit of its time. I hope you review more of Bakshi's work, all of his films have something remarkable to talk about.

[@pac-manperez2597]

10:27 “far out” while he’s near dynamite

[@kennethpittman8469]

Hate to see you review the sequel "The 9 lives of Fritz the Cat".... or "Hey Good Lookin'"...

[@ChlamydiousIntent]

The entire film is a commentary on society. You're not supposed to view it as a traditional movie, more like an artistic film.

[@ev5837]

The concept of an artistic film is pretentious. To somehow think a piece of film is somehow better then standard just because it's labeled "artistic" by its creator is retarded.

[@tomsavage1461]

@@ev5837 I didn't see anybody saying artistic was better, just different

[@ev5837]

@@tomsavage1461 nobody here did, but the creator of an "artistic" film certainly would

[@kudolemon9888]

@@ev5837 lol

[@stephenpmurphy591]

@@ev5837 lol.

[@blueskythefox1594]

i feels bad for furry fandom getting so much hate because people think it's all about sex. being furry means you like anthropomorphic animals. you like to draw them. wears fursuits, etc. it had nothing to do with sexual stuff.

[@ariannamyrie9520]

As a fellow fur, thank you for clearing it up!😊

[@wideputin9643]

It's always that 0.00001% who actualy sse this as an actual fetish. I am not a furry but i was unfortunate enough to walk in on absolute sin involving 2 fur suits.

[@blueskythefox1594]

@@wideputin9643 what sin?

[@wideputin9643]

@@blueskythefox1594 they made the zootopia lewd comic look like childsplay

[@udfdsfrgfdrgfd]

i dont like furries but its not cause of the small portion of the community who are sex crazed weirdos

[@royale6652]

Dont worry about losing ad revenue. You got about six midroll ads in total there

[@masterfake5313]

I would recommend “down and dirty duck” about as raunchy as this movie but much more bizarre and absolutely forgotten by many, undoubtedly one of my weirdest watches of all time. Released two years after Fritz somewhat pioneered the adult animation scene.

[@landonwayne5729]

Damnit, you beat me to it.

[@matthewclark5612]

I think that was a knockoff of Fritz the cat. Also, it was one of two animated movies done by Roger Corman

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

I hated that movie.

[@TheMightyPika]

I've seen DaDD and I have no idea what to think about it. It's like if someone recorded a drunk telling what he thinks is a funny story then animating every word of it.

[@adamandsethdylantoo]

@@TheMightyPika that's basically what happened, the main 2 voice actors were Flo and Eddy, basically two guys that were part of the Turtles and then Frank Zappa's band who started their own comedy rock thing. Dirty Duck was esentially them doing improv with a few other people and then the studio Murakami-Wolf animated it. It really suffered from trying to portray itself as an out and out Fritz rip off instead of the improv-based project that it was. But then again, Bakshi also liked using freely recorded dialog from his surroundings (the scene in the synagogue in Fritz is partly a recording of his father and uncles having a conversation IIRC), so comparisons are unavoidable

[@silashurd3597]

10:47 Oh Steve, you reviewer, don’t you know that Cats have 9 lives???

[@romenamartinez6431]

YOU NEED TO REVIEW Leafie: A Hen Into the Wild

[@Mr.Wetherilli]

He might

[@veronicapiccinini1981]

Yes, please

[@cloudi3kyovo]

Bruh yesss that was a childhood movie

[@Pooky1991]

That movie actually made me tear up

[@meggycosyypshopeyousmile429]

Yess

[@zieek1]

Awesome, I was just about to recommend it. Thank you and well done. It seems I am also the first person to "like it"

[@giornogiovanna9598]

Epic you’re the first comment

[@flxtter7424]

HOW TF DID U SAY THIS 5HRS AGO

[@biscuitsluv2037]

How da heck was this 5 hours ago

[@geogedave2912]

Yo what it notification came a minute ago but the comment is 5 hours ago ?

[@depressedthoughts]

5 hours?! Thank god it wasn't a year

[@darthvaderdidnothingwrong2115]

"Guys, that's uncool. Don't do that."