Hey Good Lookin' (1982)

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

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Writer:

Ralph Bakshi

Stars:

Richard Romanus, David Proval, Jesse Welles

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

A middle-aged woman meets a strange man on the streets at night who shows her the remains of a leather jacket. He takes her back to Brooklyn of 1953, and tells her about Vinnie, his gang, the Stompers, his girl Roz, his friend Crazy Shapiro, and the all-out rumble with the black rival gang, the Chaplins.

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Plot Keywords:

middle aged woman | black comedy | psychadelic image | cartoon sex | cheating on girlfriend | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1982 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bakshi Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Solly: [after shooting at Crazy] I hate that lousy, no-good kid o' mine.

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Connections

Referenced in Cool and the Crazy (1994)

User Reviews

Another look necessary

When "Coonskin/Streetfight" caused a load of controversy and the technical specs caused difficulty, this one sat on a shelf for WAY too long.

And it may be Bakshi's best.

This was like "Heavy Traffic" but two decades earlier. Take away the 70's lingo and bring in the greasers. Ralph seems to be exorcising a rough past with his father here. Not for the first time either.

The best part of this film is the wrecking of the 50's myth. It wasn't all great economy and capitalism. The poor existed. Gangs ran rampant. And the races were at odds. This film points that out. And points again...

The autobiographical angle shows too. Both this and "Traffic" have the struggling artist character getting heat from all around him.

This was like a JD flick but VERY serious. Getting lost in that shuffle was the worst thing that could happen to it.

Go see it.