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Heavy Traffic (1973)

Movie ★ 6.5 77 min

A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

Ralph Bakshi Director

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Quick facts

Released
August 8, 1973
Runtime
77 min
Rating
NC-17
Budget
$950,000
Box office
$1.5M
IMDb
tt0070165
Country
United States
Language
English, Italian, Yiddish
Studio
Steve Krantz Productions, Cine Camera, American International Pictures

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Frequently asked questions

What is Heavy Traffic about?
A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.
Who directed Heavy Traffic?
Heavy Traffic was directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Who stars in Heavy Traffic?
Heavy Traffic stars Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven.
When was Heavy Traffic released?
Heavy Traffic is a 1973 animation, comedy, drama film.
Where can I watch Heavy Traffic?
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