Film Roman Set to Bring the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers From Comic Pages to Big Screen; Rapidly Growing Film Division Animates to Life Legendary Underground Comic Book Series.

HOLLYWOOD--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 11, 1999--

Continuing to build upon its development slate for 1999, Film Roman Inc. (NASDAQ:ROMN) ("The Simpsons," "King of the Hill") has formed a joint venture with Gilbert Shelton to develop the animated feature film "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers," based upon the wildly popular comic book series of the same name.

The comic book series was created by legendary underground artist and comic book illustrator Shelton. Film Roman's President and Chief Executive Officer David Pritchard and Mitchell Solomon, president of Feature Films, made the announcement Friday.

"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" is the latest title to be added to Film Roman's rapidly growing feature film development slate, which already includes the comedy films "My First Mister," to be directed by Christine Lahti and scripted by Jill Franklyn, and Robert Reece's "Asphault 101," which Film Roman is co-developing with Destination Film.

"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers" tells the stories and the antics of three loveable hippie brothers: cowboy-hatted Freewheeling Frank, mad-inventor Phineas, and Fat Freddy, as well as Fat Freddy's cat, described as meaner than Garfield, smarter than Felix, randier than Fritz and a better mouser than Tom.

Film Roman has tapped a veteran team to helm this project with Emmy Award-winning "Simpsons" director Mike B. Anderson slated to direct the script he has been developing with the Film Roman team.

"Since 1967, `The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers' have been providing comic book readers with hilarious fun and adventure," commented Anderson. "Now we're bringing these pranksters and their timeless humor to the big screen in a movie that is certain to entertain hippies, ex-hippies, would-be hippies, and new and established audiences of all ages. We are committed to preserving the authenticity of `Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers' and will continue to work closely with Gilbert Shelton as we bring their project to the screen."

Commenting on the rapidly growing feature film development slate at Film Roman, Pritchard added: "This is another of numerous feature films we will put into development over the next several months that include both animated and live-action projects. We are in development on `Asphault 101' with Destination Film and are currently casting for `My First Mister' and hope to begin production in fall '99."

Shelton first penned the Freak Bros. in 1967; he then went on to publish it in various underground newspapers around the United States, including The Los Angeles Free Press. After Shelton collected enough pages, the first Freak Bros. comic book was published by Rip Off Press in 1970, and went on to become the best-selling underground comic book of all times selling more than 1 million copies in the first year.

Currently, Film Roman is producing the mega-hit shows "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" for 20th Century Fox Television, "The Downtowners" for Warner Bros. Network, and is in production on "Johnny Tsunami," a live-action movie for The Disney Channel. Additionally, Film Roman has a number of live-action and animated feature films and television programs in active development.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the success of these films and the company's other programs in development. These forward-looking statements are based largely on Film Roman's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks that these projects may not be produced, the company may not be successful in implementing its growth strategies and other risks described in Film Roman Inc.'s annual report on form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1998 and other Securities and Exchange Commission reports and filings. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.