Fritz the Cat and Hey Good Lookin’ – Ralph Bakshi Double Feature – at the Guild Cinema – 2 Movies For The Price Of One!
Tuesday-Thursday, May 24-26
FRITZ THE CAT — 4:30 & 8:30 pm
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’ — 6:30 pm (only)
— Fritz the Cat – directed by Ralph Bakshi – 1972 – 78m – No Matinees! MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND!
THE NOTORIOUS X-RATED CARTOON FEATURE CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
Maverick writer/director Ralph Bakshi (Heavy Traffic, Wizards) made his feature-length film debut with this audacious foray into adult-content animation, creating one of the most successful animated features of its time! Based on a legendary character created by underground comic book artist/writer R. Crumb, Fritz the Cat is a brilliant commentary on ’60s life and a “snarling satire that stubbornly refuses to curl up in anyone’s lap” (Playboy). It’s the age of awakening and Fritz, one way-cool cat and NYU student, loves to embrace every experimental experience that crosses his path. Embarking on a fantastic journey of self-discovery, he indulges in everything from multiple bedroom follies to a wild joy ride through a dangerous Harlem. But when Fritz joins a group of radically aggressive hippies, he finds himself holding the dynamite that will detonate the ultimate ’60s statement—one that could cost him his life!
“Excellent animation and montage shore up a plot which has a few howls, several chuckles and many smiles.” – Variety
“Fritz the Cat looks back at the supposed “good times” of the 1960s with a biting sensibility that scratches out the eyes of nearly every sacred liberal institution.” – B.L. Panther, The Spool
“For a movie that’s largely remembered for being “the dirty animal cartoon,” Fritz the Cat is also a surprisingly biting socioeconomic critique of 1960s counterculture.” – Christopher Lloyd, The Film Yap
— Hey Good Lookin’ – directed by Ralph Bakshi – 1982 – 77m – No Matinees!
THE OUTRAGEOUS & NOSTALGIC ANIMATED FEATURE CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY!
From Cool World creator Ralph Bakshi, Hey Good Lookin’ is an outrageous, nostalgic and adult take on a more innocent time. Well, not that much more innocent: not every street corner was a Happy Days setting. Our hero, Vinnie, leader of the ragtag gang known as the Brooklyn Stompers, plays it cool. His lady, Roz, thinks he’s the most wonderful thing on two legs. And his off-the-wall, hot-wired friend Crazy Shapiro would die for the honor of Vinnie and the gang. They’re all sympathetic and familiar characters turned loose in a funky, surreal cartoon landscape that really packs a punch, just as the ‘50s-styled soundtrack of original songs by John Madara and Ric Sandler evokes playful memories. With Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic and Cool World, Bakshi made animation history mixing mature themes and hip humor.
“One of Bakshi’s best” – Noel Murray, AV Club
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com