History WesternAnimation / FelixTheCatTheMovie

%%* BigDamnMovie

%%* CatsAreMean: The band of musical cats at the circus.

%%* CircusOfFear: Lizardi's Circus.

%%* DamselInDistress: Princess Oriana, of course.
%%* DarkerAndEdgier: Probably the first ever attempt at taking a classic cartoon icon and giving it this treatment.

%%* DeusExMachina: The book.

%%* EvilChancellor: Grumper
%%* EvilRedhead: Wack Lizardi
%%* EvilUncle: The Duke of Zill is Princess Oriana's uncle.
* EyeBeams: When Felix transforms his bag by looking at it, and beams of light shoot out of his eyes.
%%* FaceHeelTurn: Grumper

%%* FishOutOfWater: In a MagicalLand, no less.

%%* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Duke's Master Cylinder backfires HORRIBLY on him!

%%* InterspeciesRomance: Implied between Felix and Princess Oriana.

%%** Most of the inhabitants of Progress City also apply.

%%* PrincessClassic: Oriana
%%* PrincessesRule

%%* PungeonMaster

%%* RealIsBrown

%%* SaveThePrincess: A major plot point is Felix rescuing Princess Oriana.

%%* EmperorScientist: The Duke of Zill.

%%* WretchedHive: Progress City.

The film was produced by Joe Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, who was largely working in the music business at the time, in an attempt to rejuvenate interest in the Felix the Cat series; in the mid '80s, the series had become all but forgotten in the mainstream, to the degree of having exactly ''one'' license to its name. He wrote the story and intended his father to direct it, but Joe's poor health forced Don to enter the animation business to see the film finished himself. It was animated by Creator/PannoniaFilmStudio in Hungary, and directed by Tibor Hernádi. The film is estimated to have been completed in 1986 or 1987 (which the [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece heavily mid-'80s soundtrack]] arguably reveals), but it only received limited release in 1988 and 1989, finally getting a proper U.S. release in August 1991. The film [[BoxOfficeBomb tanked miserably at the box office]], but it aired frequently on the Creator/DisneyChannel for a few years afterward; along with subsequent VHS re-releases, this allowed the film to gain a small following. For better or worse, the film did succeed in its goal of getting Felix back into the public consciousness to a degree, as tie-ins like video games, comic books and even [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat a brand new Felix show would follow in its wake]].

* OffModel:
** The animation ranges from passable to mediocre in the first few parts of the film, and it goes even further after the "Who is the Boss" song?
** Princess Oriana, as a realistically-designed human, is seldom drawn consistently between (or within) scenes; her hair, most conspicuously, dramatically shifts in length, style and volume between shots, and seldom adheres to any implied laws of physics, frequently leaving it to "float" nebulously as if positioned in a vacuum.
** Oriana and the Duke on the poster look off from their appearance in the film itself.

The film was produced by Joe Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, who was largely working in the music business at the time, in an attempt to rejuvenate interest in the Felix the Cat series; in the mid to late 80's, the series had become all but forgotten in the mainstream, to where the series had exactly ''one'' license to its name. He wrote the story and intended his father to direct it, but Joe's poor health forced Don to enter the animation business to see the film finished himself. It was animated by Creator/PannoniaFilmStudio in Hungary, and directed by Tibor Hernádi. The film is estimated to have been completed in 1986 or 1987 (which the [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece heavily mid-'80s soundtrack]] arguably reveals), but it only received limited release in 1988 and 1989, finally getting a proper U.S. release in August 1991. The film [[BoxOfficeBomb tanked miserably at the box office]], but it aired frequently on the Creator/DisneyChannel for a few years afterward; along with subsequent VHS re-releases, this allowed the film to gain a small following. For better or worse, the film did succeed in its goal of getting Felix back into the public consciousness, as tie-ins like video games, comic books and even [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat a brand new Felix show would follow in its wake]].

The film was produced by Joe Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, who was largely working in the music business at the time, in an attempt to rejuvenate interest in the Felix the Cat series; in the mid to late 80's, the series had become all but forgotten in the mainstream, to where the series had exactly ''one'' license to its name. He wrote the story and intended his father to direct it, but Joe's poor health forced Don to enter the animation business to see the film finished himself. It was animated by Creator/PannoniaFilmStudio in Hungary, and directed by Tibor Hernádi. The film is estimated to have been completed in 1986 or 1987, but it only received limited release in 1988 and 1989, finally getting a proper U.S. release in August 1991. The film [[BoxOfficeBomb tanked miserably at the box office]], but it aired frequently on the Creator/DisneyChannel for a few years afterward; along with subsequent VHS re-releases, this allowed the film to gain a small following. For better or worse, the film did succeed in its goal of getting Felix back into the public consciousness, as tie-ins like video games, comic books and even [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat a brand new Felix show would follow in its wake]].

''Felix the Cat: The Movie'' is a feature-length film from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, starring WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat (specifically, the Creator/JoeOriolo [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatJoeOriolo incarnation of the character]]) a FunnyAnimal who [[WalkingTheEarth walks the earth]] and happens to own a [[MagicHat Magic]] [[AwesomeBackpack Bag]] [[BagOfHolding of]] [[LoyalPhlebotinum Tricks]]. He travels into another dimension after being summoned by a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext sentient teardrop]] to save the Kingdom of Oriana and its Princess from her EvilUncle, [[BigBad the Duke of Zill]], and his army of robotic cylinders.

* PteroSoarer: There's a brief appearance of a ''Pterodactylus'' hanging upside-down from a tree and looking ominous.

* NonFatalExplosions: The Duke is supposedly disfigured when his prototype Cylinder explodes in his face. However, we clearly see him lying unconscious on the floor, now [[AshFace covered in cartoon dust]]. His assistant, Grumper, is none the worse for wear, either. Perhaps the Duke suffered severe internal injuries.

* RecycledAnimation: A frequent occurrence throughout the movie is how plenty of images are just clips that were shown beforehand in the movie.

* CreatorCameo: Don Oriolo voices the monster who appears out of nowhere and quotes "A Streetcar Named Desire" late in the film.

''Felix the Cat: The Movie'' is a feature-length film from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, starring WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat (specifically, the Creator/JoeOriolo [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatJoeOriolo incarnation of the character]]) a FunnyAnimal who [[WalkingTheEarth walks the earth]] and happens to own a [[MagicHat Magic]] [[AwesomeBackpack Bag]] [[BagOfHolding of]] [[LoyalPhlebotinum Tricks]], who travels into another dimension after being summoned by a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext sentient teardrop]] to save the Kingdom of Oriana and its Princess from her EvilUncle, [[BigBad the Duke of Zill]], and his army of robotic cylinders.

* WasOnceAMan: The Duke of Zill was an ordinary human before a prototype of his cylindrical soldier robots went haywire, severely disfiguring him and forcing him to [[WeCanRebuildHim rebuild himself.]]

* AnotherDimension: Oriana is in another dimension.

''Felix the Cat: The Movie'' is a feature-length film from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation, starring WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat (specifically, the Creator/JoeOriolo [[WesternAnimation/JoeOrioloFelixTheCat incarnation of the character]]) a FunnyAnimal who [[WalkingTheEarth walks the earth]] and happens to own a [[MagicHat Magic]] [[AwesomeBackpack Bag]] [[BagOfHolding of]] [[LoyalPhlebotinum Tricks]], who travels into another dimension after being summoned by a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext sentient teardrop]] to save the Kingdom of Oriana and its Princess from her EvilUncle, [[BigBad the Duke of Zill]], and his army of robotic cylinders.

* DarthVaderClone: The Duke of Zill wears black armor, a cape, and a helmet to hide a disfigurement, and speaks in a deep voice.

* CobwebOfDisuse: The dimensional transporter that Oriana has contains cobwebs all over it to indicate this trope.

* KeystoneArmy: Throwing the book at the Master Cylinder somehow causes the entire cylinder and cube army to go down with it. Poindexter believes that the reason for this was because the book's binding had an adverse affect on the Master Cylinder, and that the rest of the army was destroyed because they derived their power from it. Felix figures there's more to it than that.

* MixAndMatchCritter: The Mizzards are fusions of lizard and mouse. There's also what it appears to be a hippo-rhino as one of the performers in the cells.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Felix's disembodied, badly lip-synched head in the opening.

* MixAndMatchCritter: The Mizzards are fusions of lizard and mouse. There’s also what it appears to be a hippo-rhino as one of the performers in the cells.

** Following the Duke's defeat, we don't know what became of Grumper, the Princess's TreacherousAdvisor. He wasn't even seen during the final confrontation, his last scene being him watching the cylinders dance.

* MixAndMatchCritter: The Mizzards are fusions of lizard and mouse.

%%* PantheraAwesome: The Cat Band.

%%* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Wack Lizardi, obviously. Also most of the inhabitants of Zill are reptilian/amphibious in nature, to the point where the circus has special water seats designed into the ring, while the enslaved circus workers like the performing cat band are more mammalian. Semi-averted with the Mizzards.
%%* RepulsiveRingmaster: Wack Lizardi.

%%* SteamPunk: Oriana has a lot of this.

[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs No, really.]]

* ShrinkRay: When the Professor and Poindexter are being chased by a huge swamp creature, Poindexter blasts it with a shrink ray, reducing it to 1/100th its original size. Poindexter mentions that the effects are temporary, so it would eventually return to normal size.

* DiabolusExNihilo: The Master Cylinder, who was a minor villain in the TV Felix cartoons, makes a decidedly abrupt, completely out-of-left-field appearance for the final battle, now a heavily souped up weapon of the Duke of Zill. [[PlotHole It isn't explained how or why he was brought into the dimension of Oriana (since the Duke clearly does not have access to Dimensporter technology, nor would it explain how he could have found the Master Cylinder, since he lives on the moon) in the first place]], or if he even has any connection to the Duke's own cylinders.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The Master Cylinder, who was a minor villain in the TV Felix cartoons, makes a decidedly abrupt, completely out-of-left-field appearance for the final battle, now a heavily souped up weapon of the Duke of Zill. [[PlotHole It isn't explained how or why he was brought into the dimension of Oriana (since the Duke clearly does not have access to Dimensporter technology, nor would it explain how he could have found the Master Cylinder, since he lives on the moon) in the first place]], or if he even has any connection to the Duke's own cylinders.

The film was produced by Joe Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, who was largely working in the music business at the time, in an attempt to rejuvenate interest in the Felix the Cat series; in the mid to late 80's, the series had become all but forgotten in the mainstream, to where the series had exactly ''one'' license to its name. He wrote the story and intended his father to direct it, but Joe's poor health forced Don to enter the animation business to see the film finished himself. It was animated by Creator/PannoniaFilmStudio in Hungary, and directed by Tibor Hernádi. The film is estimated to have been completed in 1986 or 1987, but it only received limited release in 1988 and 1989, finally getting a proper U.S. release in August 1991. The film was a BoxOfficeBomb, but it aired frequently on the Creator/DisneyChannel for a few years afterward; along with subsequent VHS re-releases, this allowed the film to gain a small following. For better or worse, the film did succeed in its goal of getting Felix back into the public consciousness, as tie-ins like video games, comic books and even [[WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat a brand new Felix show would follow in its wake.]]

* LullDestruction: The movie's audio never has any breaks in it.