Middle Cult. on Instagram: "“Fritz the Cat” (1972), directed by Ralph Bakshi, was the first animated feature to receive an X rating in the United States. Based on Robert Crumb’s underground comic, the film broke new ground by bringing adult counterculture themes into mainstream animation. The story follows Fritz, a hedonistic, rebellious alley cat drifting through a chaotic version of 1960s America. Through satire, social critique, and surreal humor, the film tackles politics, race and disillusi

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