Hey Good Lookin' (1982)

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Writer:

Ralph Bakshi (writer)

Release Date:

1 October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Ralph Bakshi, creator of "Fritz the Cat" and "Heavy Traffic" brings you the outrageous '50s the way they really were.

Plot:

An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn.

Plot Keywords:

Middle Aged Woman | Black Comedy | Part Live Action | Unfaithful Girlfriend | Racial Slur

Cast

Richard Romanus	...	Vinnie (voice)
David Proval	...	Crazy Shapiro (voice)
Jesse Welles	...	Eva (voice)
Tina Romanus	...	Rozzie (voice) (as Tina Bowman)
Danny Wells	...	Stomper (voice)
Larry Bishop	...	Stomper (voice)
Tabi Cooper	...	Stomper (voice)
Juno Dawson	...	Waitress (voice)
Shirley Jo Finney	...	Chaplin (voice)
Martin Garner	...	Yonkel (voice)
Terry Haven	...	Alice (voice)
Allen Joseph	...	Max (voice)
Bernie Massa	...	Stomper (voice)
Gelsa Palao	...	Stomper (voice)
Paul Roman	...	Stomper (voice)

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Bakshi Productions

Trivia:

One of the live action scenes that were removed was a scene featuring glam-punk band, New York Dolls.

Quotes:

[watching Crazy Shapiro and Vinnie fighting each other]
Eva: Here I am right in the middle of it - defiant youth in action!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)

A gritty,outrageous look at the 1950s

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 how old, but I started with "The Lord of The Rings;" then "Wizards" (that film became my favorite Bakshi film); and then I watched on YouTube : "Fire & Ice," "Cool World" (live action/animated), "Heavy Traffic," and this film "Hey Good Lookin.'" Well anyway, this film takes on a gritty,outrageous look at the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn, New York (the 1950s). And also about gang-leader Vinnie, his gang called the Stompers, his sexy girl Roz, his friend Crazy Shapiro; and also, the all-out rumble with the black rival gang called the Chaplins.

I love the scene where we first meet Roz, it has a great homage to Tex Avery's "Red Hot Riding Hood" cartoons. I also love the part where Vinny screamed at the corpse buried in the sand, and all the Sicillians that are on the beach, dogpiled and beat up Shapiro (*LOL* that guy is a dirty-bastard of a douchebag).