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Heavy Traffic

  • 19731973
  • XX
  • 1h 17m
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6.5/10
3.4K
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Heavy Traffic (1973)
An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.
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An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.4K
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    • Ralph Bakshi
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Stars
    • Joseph Kaufmann
    • Beverly Hope Atkinson
    • Frank DeKova(voice)
    • Ralph Bakshi
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Stars
    • Joseph Kaufmann
    • Beverly Hope Atkinson
    • Frank DeKova(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    Joseph Kaufmann
    • Michael Corleone
    Beverly Hope Atkinson
    • Carole
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Angelo "Angie" Corleone
    • (voice)
    Terri Haven
    • Ida Corleone
    • (voice)
    Mary Dean Lauria
    • Molly
    • (voice)
    Jacqueline Mills
    • Rosalyn Schecter
    • (voice)
    Lillian Adams
    Lillian Adams
    • Rosa
    • (voice)
    Jamie Farr
    Jamie Farr
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    Charles Gordone
    • Crazy Moe
    • (voice)
    Michael Brandon
    Michael Brandon
    • Voice characterization
    Morton Lewin
      Bill Striglos
        Jay Lawrence
          Lee Weaver
          Lee Weaver
            Phyllis Thompson
              Kim Hamilton
              Kim Hamilton
                Carol Graham
                    • Ralph Bakshi
                    • Ralph Bakshi
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                  Storyline

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                  • Trivia
                    Half way into production as Bakshi was fired (before being re-hired). A different director stepped in and animated a train sequence in which Michael goes to visit his brother-in-law. He is on a subway and witness' a woman sleeping while two men begin to undress her. Michael just watches. As the woman wakes up, she screams "rape" toward Michael. This was in the original script, but was scrapped when Bakshi returned to the project, as he felt the scene was in bad-taste.
                  • Quotes

                    Moe: Hey, It's Michael Corleone! What's you doin' now?

                    [makes pigeon noises]

                    Moe: What's you doin' now?

                    Michael: Hey, crazy man! How come you're not down in your basement?

                    Moe: Well, I, I came to kill your pigeon, boy.

                    Michael: Ah, that's bullshit, Moe, you're probably peekin' down at the ladies.

                    Moe: Yeah! My peekin' days long shut down, Michael.

                    [sadly]

                    Moe: I ain't there no more. I just ain't there.

                    [plays his harmonica]

                    Michael: Ah, you're just a crazy nigger, Moe. Just a goddamn crazy nigger.

                    Moe: We's all niggers, boy! Ha ha! You an' me, just goddamn crazy niggers! We's all niggers boy. Most of us don't know it yet.

                    Michael: [passing a joint to Moe] Hey, listen, you want some of this shit?

                    Moe: Even your pigeon's a nigger! Ha ha ha ha ha! That's why I'm gonna kill him.

                    Michael: Moe, you ain't gonna do shit!

                    Moe: Moe: I just ain't there. Every - everybody plays like they there... but they ain't there. I ain't there. Your pigeon ain't there! He flies high like he there, but he don't fly 'less you open that cage. And he got to come back 'cause he's trained to! He ain't there.

                  • Alternate versions
                    In 1974, the film was cut and rereleased with an "R" rating, replacing the previous "X" rated version.
                  • Connections
                    Edited from 42nd Street (1933)
                  • Soundtracks
                    Take Five
                    Composition by Paul Desmond

                    Performed by Dave Brubeck Quartet

                    Courtesy Columbia Records

                  User reviews39

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                  5/10
                  Generally Disappointing
                  An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.

                  Another reviewer said that people who review this film poorly are either offended by the nudity or just do not get it. The nudity (and blood) do not bother me in the slightest -- fill the screen with as many animated sex organs as you feel necessary, for all I care. On the second point, it is possible I do not get it.

                  While I understand the animation was innovative for its time and that the film shows urban decay -- both with cartoons and actual locations -- I cannot help but think that it just has not aged very well. Some scenes I found excellent (such as the God segment), while others were completely forgettable. It balanced out to be average at best.

                  The New York Times called it the "most original American film of the year." Could they look back now and say that again? I am not so sure.
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                  • Jun 7, 2013

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                  • Release date
                    • February 1, 1974 (United States)
                    • United States
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                    • English
                    • Italian
                    • Yiddish
                  • Also known as
                    • New York City, New York, USA
                  • Production companies
                    • Cine Camera
                    • Steve Krantz Productions
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                  • 1 hour 17 minutes
                    • Color
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