
Heavy Traffic
In this quasi-autobiographical movie, Michael is a young man obsessed with cartoons and animation, living in New York with his over-protective Jewish mother, and Italian mobster father. He falls for a black woman who works in a local bar, and moves into the room above the bar. The film follows their relationship and the various characters who interconnect with it.
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Though, I usually watched family-oriented animated films; but I guess, I am like wholesome vs taboo. I first encountered Ralph Bakshi's films when I was a teenager; I don't know...
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I remember when I first went to this site and clicked on this title when I read the country of orgin , I was shocked, the US???. Its kind of...
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Ralph Bakshi's second feature film 'Heavy Traffic', is possibly his best. I have a personal preference for 'Wizards', but if I'm feeling like something particularly gritty and uncompromising, this film...
Featuring the voices of:
| Joseph Kaufmann | ... Michael |
| Beverly Hope Atkinson | ... Carole |
| Frank DeKova | ... Angie |
| Terri Haven | ... Ida |
| Mary Dean Lauria | ... Molly |
| Jacqueline Mills | ... Rosalyn |
| Lillian Adams | ... Rosa |
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
Produced by: Steve Krantz and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Musical Score by: Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin
Writing Credits: Ralph Bakshi
Originally rated X. Re-edited for R-rating.
At one stage, Bakshi bailed out, and Chuck Jones was approached to take over. He supposedly declined out of respect for Bakshi, who eventually returned.
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