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Heavy Traffic

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Ralph Bakshi's semiautobiographical account of the life and times of a struggling inner-city cartoonist.

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Keith Phipps The Dissolve 07/16/2013
3.5/5
It's a downbeat, dark fantasia of urban life from a filmmaker trying to understand the darkness of the moment before it slipped away. Go to Full Review Jay Cocks TIME Magazine 09/04/2008
Heavy Traffic not only has an authentic tenement toughness but the rough feeling of unassimilated autobiography, of experiences and fantasies still keenly felt. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 09/03/2008
There's something to offend everyone in this melange of crudely conceived, amateurishly animated stuff. Go to Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 07/31/2013
Heavy Traffic may be a bit dated in terms of its distinct '70s tone, but that doesn't make it any less fascinating. If you're a fan of the animation genre, this certainly qualifies as essential viewing. Go to Full Review TV Guide 09/03/2008
3/4
Filled with autobiographical resonance and razor-edged humor, this is a cynical portrait of one young man's coming of age. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 04/09/2007
A
A zesty abstract-jazz riff of a film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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S R @ScottR May 3 A better than usual Bakshi. A semi-biographical movie that I don't need to see again. NYT 1000 movies list and SLC DVD. See more Teddy B Jan 7 Although still plagued by Ralph Bakshi's problem of spontaneity, 'Heavy Traffic' presents an interestingly sophisticated melancholia on city life much in the same vein as early Martin Scorsese or Sidney Lumet. That, along with some dramatically satisfying scenes and a nice autobiographical touch, makes this Bakshi's best film by far. See more Noe G 04/06/2024 Heavy traffic is a great Ralph Bakshi film I get this film same as Fritz, the cat 9/10 See more Devon B 01/16/2023 It was okay not as good as say Fritz The Cat or Coonskin but it was just okay. To be honest I didn't really come into this film with very high hopes; I saw the trailer and wasn't really impressed with what I saw. The movie includes filler scene like in every other one of his films and switches from live action to animation. This movies comes off sort of like an autobiographical film on Mr Bakshi's life instead of it being a satirical film. With that being said 3 out 5 stars for me. See more 04/12/2022 The best Bakshi film, I just love how natural the film feels. See more william d @acsdoug 12/10/2021 Only people who want to indulge in some 70s nostalgia should bother. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ralph Bakshi

Director

Joseph Kaufmann

Michael Corleone

Beverly Hope Atkinson

Carole

Frank DeKova

Angelo "Angie" Corleone

Terri Haven

Ida Corleone

Mary Dean Lauria

Molly

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ralph Bakshi's semiautobiographical account of the life and times of a struggling inner-city cartoonist.
Director
Ralph Bakshi
Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff, Steve Krantz
Screenwriter
Ralph Bakshi
Production Co
Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 1973, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 16m