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Robert Crumb Disappointed with Fritz the Cat Movie
January 6th, 2010 by Aldouspi

Robert Crumb Character – Fritz the Cat

Why did Robert Crumb object so strenuously to the “Fritz the Cat” movie? It appears that the animated version of his comic character – the portrayal of Fritz the Cat – insulted him. But did Robert Crumb have specific reasons?

Fritz the Cat
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Ralph Bakshi, the director of the movie completely changed the approach to the film and Robert Crumb lost out in having any final artistic control.

According to Crumb, “But when it came to vision and content, [Bakshi] simply did not have any original ideas. And as soon as he ran away from my original story, Bakshi’s film fell apart. Ultimately, he was only one of these media jockeys, making money in the hippie culture, without actually being a part of it.”

Besides Bob received a pittance ($5000) for the use of his character. After the film aired, Crumb was so dismayed. he then decided to kill off Fritz.

In my opinion, the film was not that bad, but it could have been much better. Still any representation of Robert Crumb’s artwork has a value and the Fritz the Cat movie is worth seeing. Wouldn’t it be nice, if a Mr. Natural movie could be made either animated or live action… Now who should play Mr. Natural or Flaky Foont?


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Trailer – Fritz the Cat

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Fritz The Cat is an interesting film, an experiment in free flowing ideas in animated form. I'm not sure if it is good, but like you I do not believe the film is concerned with being good or impressing those who take the time to watch


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