THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT (1974) MOVIE POSTER, DAYBILL, ANIMATED
Size AU Daybill Post-War (13" x 30")
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) Movie Poster, Daybill, Adult Animated Black Comedy, Voiced by Skip Hinnant, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Peter Leeds & Louisa Moritz Directed by Robert...
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) Movie Poster, Daybill, Adult Animated Black Comedy, Voiced by Skip Hinnant, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Peter Leeds & Louisa Moritz Directed by Robert Taylor, is in Very Fine Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition
Condition: This Original Daybill is presented in Very fine condition, Folded twice as issued. Small amount or edge wear/bumping on edges, mostly top edge. Very slight browning of paper stock for age. This Poster is currently stored folded and will be shipped in an acid free polyprop bag with acid free backing board. This original daybill poster represents a piece of cinematic history from the controversial animated films of the 1970s. The poster showcases the distinctive adult animation artwork that made Fritz the Cat a cultural phenomenon, presenting this sequel's unique visual style in excellent preservation.
Movie Synopsis
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) is an American adult animated anthology black comedy film directed by Robert Taylor as a sequel to Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat (1972). This controversial follow-up explores the domestic struggles of everyone's favourite feline antihero as he attempts to escape the mundane reality of married life through psychedelic fantasies.
The film stars Skip Hinnant reprising his role as the voice of Fritz the Cat, alongside Reva Rose as Fritz's nagging wife, Bob Holt providing multiple character voices, Robert Ridgely, Peter Leeds as Juan, and Louisa Moritz as Chita. The only two people involved in the first film to work on the sequel were Skip Hinnant, who reprises his role as the eponymous protagonist, and producer Steve Krantz.
Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from 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 that will provide a pleasant distraction. To escape his sad, nagging reality, Fritz launches himself into a psychedelic haze with a mind-blowing catnip that takes him to his eight other lives. There, he lives out fantasies as an out-of-this world astronaut, an aide to President Kissinger and worse...an orderly to Hitler!
This animated anthology film takes viewers through various surreal episodes as Fritz experiences different lives and historical periods. The film's structure allows for diverse storytelling opportunities, from science fiction adventures to historical satire, all filtered through the lens of Fritz's distinctive personality and the film's signature underground comic book aesthetic.
Director Robert Taylor took over the creative reins after Ralph Bakshi expressed a dislike of "The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat" and had no involvement in its production. The film's music score was composed by renowned jazz musician Tom Scott and performed by his band The L.A. Express, adding a sophisticated musical backdrop to the animated mayhem.
Released in 1974, this X-rated animated film continued the tradition of pushing boundaries in animation, dealing with adult themes, social commentary, and counter-culture elements that made the original Fritz the Cat films notorious. The movie serves as a time capsule of 1970s social attitudes and remains a significant entry in the history of adult animation cinema.
The film stands as an interesting footnote in animation history, representing the brief period when adult-oriented animated features found mainstream theatrical release. While controversial, it demonstrates the experimental nature of 1970s filmmaking and the willingness of studios to explore unconventional storytelling through animation.
To find out more about The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) click here to go to IMDB.com.
Special Notes
Images may have a small 'MPA' digital watermark and this does not appear on the poster. Posters are being held by magnets in the corners to take photographs, so you may see some magnet and shadows from the magnets in these areas. The magnets are not included in the sale of the item.
Postage, Insurance & Your Country Taxes
Postage costs are quoted for this item, include insurance up to AUD$100, but if you reside outside of Australia, the price does not include any import taxes/fees that you may be required to pay when the item reaches your borders. Please check with your local authorities for any additional taxes or fees. If you would like full insurance coverage for your purchase, please message me and I would be happy to quote the additional cost (estimate is AUD$2.50 p/AUD$100 or 2.5% of the item value, up to a maximum item value of AUD$5,000).
FAQ
At Movie Posters Australia, the love and conservation of movie posters comes first, and we like to share this passion. Our commitment to quality means we will provide high quality memorabilia to our customers. Posters are carefully chosen and authenticated to ensure originality and value. We want our customers to trust MPA, so we always try to be as open and transparent as we can, provide detailed condition information and images, to ensure customers are comfortable and confident in their purchase.
While the industry does have a few condition rating standards, there is no movie poster condition rating system that has become the accepted standard world wide. This unfortunately makes condition terms vary from movie poster dealer to movie poster dealer. Terms like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, seem to be universal to most condition rating standards, but most standards still lack definition about what and how many flaws/defects/damage defines a specific condition level. For more information on how Movie Posters Australia grades the condition of its movie posters, daybills, lobby cards and other ephemera please see out Movie Poster Condition and Grading page.
In the early days of cinema, posters were primarily hand-drawn and printed in various sizes, often tailored to fit the available space in theaters or promotional areas. In the United States, the "One Sheet" size (some times called '1 Sheet' or '1SH' approximately 27" x 41", became the standard during the 1930s. This size was manageable for theater display and suited the needs of a growing film industry.
Different countries developed their own poster sizes and styles, which also changed sometimes over the decades, and were influenced by local preferences and practical considerations, like available paper sheet sizes and how many posters could be printed on one sheet.
In Australia, the most popular size, the Daybill, has evolved over the decades. Australian Daybills sizes in chronological order are:
- Long Daybills (15" x 40"), from 1920's to pre-WW2 or pre-1941, were printed two to a sheet, longer than current Daybill versions. There were size variances in width from 14.5" to 15" and in height from 39.5" to 40".
- War Time Daybill (10" x 30"), during WW2, for a short time to conserve paper during a war time shortage, four Daybills were printed on one sheet. Information from Press Sheets also referred to these War-Time sizes as "New Size Daybills".
- Post-War Daybill (13" x 30"), this 13" x 30" Post-War size carried through until the 1980's, but also varied in size from 13"-14" x 29.75"-30.25".
- Post-80's Daybill (33cm x 66cm, or 13" x 26"), over a few years in the late 80's, the size changed again to a metric 33cm x 66cm, although these have also varied from 32-33cm x 64.5-66cm. New sizes from the late 80's were created, sometimes called a Mini Daybill or Mini Poster, in 9" x 12", 11" x 17" and 13" x 20".
In the UK, the somewhat unique 'Quad' poster, measuring 30" x 40", became popular, offering a larger landscape format that allowed for more elaborate designs.
In Japan, movie poster sizes were smaller, such as the "B2" (20" x 28"), which suited the more compact living environment of larger cities, smaller advertising spaces, and unique aesthetic sensibilities.
The 1970s and 1980s, witnessed the rise of the "six-sheet" (81" x 81") format, reflecting a trend towards larger and more visually impactful advertising.
Overall, the variation in movie poster sizes across different countries and decades highlights the interplay between technological printing advancements, paper resource availability, paper sheet size changes, cultural preferences, and the evolving nature of movie marketing.
At Movie Posters Australia we tag each poster we sell with a 'size' and 'condition' description at the very top of the page for our customers to easily see. There may however be some slight variations to sizes by up one inch due to variations in production and guillotine methods by printers over the decades.