Opening title for ’The Nine Lives Of Fritz The Cat’ ( US 1974)

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 American adult animated anthology black comedy film directed by Robert Taylor as a sequel to Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat (1972), adapted from the comic strip by Robert Crumb. The only two people involved in the first film to work on the sequel were voice actor Skip Hinnant, and producer Steve Krantz. The film’s music score was composed by jazz musician Tom Scott, and performed by Scott and his band The L.A. Express. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Directed by Robert Taylor Screenplay by Robert Taylor Fred Halliday Eric Monte Based on Fritz the Cat by Robert Crumb Produced by Steve Krantz Starring Skip Hinnant Edited by Marshall M. Borden Music by Tom Scott & The L.A. Express Production companies Steve Krantz Productions Cine Camera Distributed by American International Pictures Release date June 26, 1974 Running time 76 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $1.5 million