History Trivia / FelixTheCatTheMovie

** The situation with the soundtrack was even worse. Due to the movie bombing, the soundtrack was simply ''never released'', and the only way to sort of listen to the tunes was to watch the movie itself or, after the advent of [=YouTube=], to hear cleaned-up attempts by fans. The soundtrack was ''finally'' released digitally... in 2014, '''more than two decades after the fact.'''

** The situation with the soundtrack was even worse. Due to the movie bombing, the soundtrack was simply ''never released'', and the only way to sort of listen to the tunes was either if you were lucky enough to catch it on TV, having a VHS copy or after the advent of youtube, to hear cleaned-up attempts by fans. The soundtrack was ''finally'' released digitally... in 2014, '''more than two decades after the fact.'''

** The only American home media release of Felix the Cat: The Movie was on [=VHS=]. There is a [=DVD=] release of the movie, but [[NoExportForYou it was only released in the UK and Australia]].

** The movie was finally rescued from this state when it got uploaded, in 720p HD, to the official Felix the Cat Website/YouTube channel on November 17, 2023.

** The film is only known to have had ''one'' official DVD release in the early 2000s by one Top Ten New Media Production Limited [=HKSAR=], however it went out of print fast and most second-hand copies go for outrageous prices online. The only other way to view it would to either view a bootleg copy, to try to track down a [=VHS=] copy of the film, or to import the Australian [=DVD=].

* Comic-BookAdaptation: There was a comic adaption of this film which was only sold in Germany, it was Google Translated by [[https://www.deviantart.com/felix-the-cat-movie/journal/Felix-the-Cat-Photo-Comic-English-v1-360218640 TheGreatAllie.]] The Google Drive link became broken since 2020 and it became lost media until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh8-7Vv0okI&lc=UgzMVKQ-s7kTuGgMSJp4AaABAg.8rHWzY6wt2C9f9wMsKwTkO it was saved by TheGreatAllie's YouTube channel TheCleverArachnid.]]

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* TalkingToHimself: Peter Newman as Wack Lizardi and Pim. It doesn't happen with Wack and the Duke of Zill, as Wack only makes a speech about the Duke before the Duke briefly speaks to everyone in the audience.

* ThrowItIn: The line of the monster quoting "A Streetcar Named Desire" was ad-libbed by Don Oriolo, who provided his voice.

* ColbertBump: The movie already had something of a cult status, but it suddenly got a lot more attention online after the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic reviewed it, which caused it's cult status to skyrocket.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film is only known to have had ''one'' official DVD release in the early 2000s by one Top Ten New Media Production Limited [=HKSAR=], however it went out of print fast and most second-hand copies go for outrageous prices online. The only other way to view it would to either view a bootleg copy, to try to track down a [=VHS=] copy of the film, or to import the Australian [=DVD=].

* DescendedCreator: Don Oriolo wrote the songs and performed several of them himself, including "Who Is The Boss?" on which he also played guitar.

* CrossdressingVoices: Poindexter was voiced by Alice Playten.

** This movie acted as a pilot for a planned TV show but due to its lack of release and negative responses from critics, audiences, and fans, that never happened. Until the [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat Twisted Tales]] six years later.

* ChannelHop: New World Pictures originally picked the film up shortly after its completion and planned a Thanksgiving 1987 release but that didn't happen. Not helping matters was their serious financial issues that prevented certain upcoming films from being released, including ''Felix''. By 1991, the film ended up at Buena Vista Home Video and went DirectToVideo. Columbia [=TriStar=] Home Video would rerelease the film a few years later.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film is only known to have had ''one'' official DVD release by one Top Ten New Media Production Limited [=HKSAR=], however it went out of print fast and most second-hand copies go for expensive prices online. The only other way to view it would to either view a bootleg copy, to try to track down a [=VHS=] copy of the film, or to import the Australian [=DVD=].

* ColbertBump: The movie already had something of a cult status, but it suddenly got a lot more attention online after the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic reviewed it.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $9 million. Box office, $1,964,253.

* DoingItForTheArt: Say whatever you want about the quality of the movie, but it really was a labor of love by Don Oriolo. The Felix series was all but dead by the time it was released, and his dad was too ill to make a new Felix movie, so Don took it on himself to get a Felix the Cat movie made just to carry on Creator/OttoMessmer and Joe's legacy and revitalize interest in the character. Even in spite of its box office failure, it at least succeeded in its goal of getting people interested in the Felix franchise again.
* DuelingMovies: With ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', as well as ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' and ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'', which were all released around roughly the same time as this film. All three of them (especially ''Beauty'') [[CurbStompBattle completely crushed this film at the box office]]. (It was a hollow victory for ''Rock-A-Doodle'', which was also a major animated bomb and crushed its helmer's studio.)

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The film technically was finished as early as 1987, but wasn't released until 1991, once UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation had kicked in.

** This movie acted as a pilot for a planned TV show but due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb low box-office]] and negative responses from critics, audiences, and fans, that never happened. Until the [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat Twisted Tales]] six years later.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', as well as ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' and ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'', which were all released around roughly the same time as this film. All three of them (especially ''Beauty'') [[CurbStompBattle completely crushed this film at the box office]]. (It was a hollow victory for ''Rock-A-Doodle'', which was also a major animated bomb and crushed it's helmer's studio.)

* NoBudget: The animation was outsourced to Germany and Hungary in order to keep the movie from going over its $9 million budget, [[OffModel it shows]].

** This movie acted as a pilot for a planned TV show but due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb low box-office]] and negative responses from critics, audiences, and fans that never happened. Until the [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat Twisted Tales]] six years later.

** The Duke of Zill originally had a different design, [[https://youtu.be/Gn4eSv0Mzqc?t=1m5s/ which can be seen in the trailer at 1:05]].

** While Don Oriolo wrote the script, he originally wanted his father, Creator/JoeOriolo, to direct the film. But the elderly Joe was ill and in no shape to be making a feature-length Felix the Cat movie, so he passed on the responsibility to Don to direct the film.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The film technically was finished as early as 1987, but wasn't released until 1991, once UsefulNotes/TheRenaisanceAgeOfAnimation had kicked in.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The film technically was finished as early as 1987, but was left locked away for years until someone decided to dig it out and release it. Why they didn't take this extra time to touch up on the film's flaws (especially the glaring animation errors and lack of sound editing) is anyone's guess.

** The Duke of Zil originally had a different design, [[https://youtu.be/Gn4eSv0Mzqc?t=1m5s/ which can be seen in the trailer at 1:05]].

* InMemoriam: Despite the fact that the film was planned to be directed by hem, The film was dedicated to Joe Oriolo who died 4 years prior to the film's release.

** The Duke of Zill originally had a different design, [[https://youtu.be/Gn4eSv0Mzqc?t=1m5s/ which can be seen in the trailer at 1:05]].

* NoBudget: the animation was outsourced to Germany and Hungary in order to keep the movie from going over its $9 million budget, [[OffModel it shows]].

* FranchiseKiller: This was the last we would see Felix the Cat in theatrical possibly for a long time.

** Originally the film would have taken place on Mars instead of another dimension(Oriana) and The Master Cylinder was the main villain instead of The Duke of Zill, The idea was scrapped for unknown reasons but a re-designed The Master Cylinder appears at the end of the film.