Felidae is a 1994 German adult animated xenofictive psychological horror mystery film directed by Michael Schaack, written by Martin Kluger, Stefaan Schieder and Akif Pirinçci, and based on Pirinçci’s 1989 novel of the same name. Produced by Trickompany, the film features the voices of Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf and Klaus Maria Brandauer. The story centers on domestic house cat Francis and the grisly feline murders taking place in his new neighborhood.[2
Felidae was the most expensive animated film produced in Germany to date, reportedly costing 10 million Deutsche Marks, or 5 million US dollars.[3][4]
The film was released in the United States as an Ultra HD Blu-ray by Deaf Crocodile on December 31, 2024,[7] while it was released in Canada on February 11, 2025. This is the film’s first ever release for those markets, containing a new restoration of the film and Deaf Crocodile’s first Ultra HD release, though the English dub is not present.[8][9][10]
Although the film has had a cult following, the film failed at the German box office due to poor marketing, and the English version has not been widely released in any English-speaking country aside from a hard to find VHS in Australia, possibly due to the movie’s strong violence and sexual content.[5]
Austin Film Society has called it “catnip for any weirdo who’s ever pondered the possibilities of an R-rated Don Bluth movie”.[12]