Heavy Traffic

1973

Action / Animation / Comedy / Drama

16
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 3679 3.7K

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Plot summary

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


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Ralph Bakshi as Various Characters
Frank DeKova as Angelo "Angie" Corleone
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674.24 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 17 min
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English 2.0
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1 hr 17 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 9 / 10

Ties with American Pop as Bakshi's best film

I positively love animation, and I loved Heavy Traffic. In fact it ties with American Pop as my personal favourite of Ralph Bakshi's films, with Hey Good Lookin' and Coonskin not far off. The story is personal, with some fun and often moving moments, for me this is one of Bakshi's least vague movies story-wise. The satire is satire that really bites hard and all the better for it and the characters have a lot of likability. The soundtrack always has been one of my things-to-look-for in animated movies and here it is wonderful, beautiful but also moody and atmospheric. And then there is the animation, it has a charming rough-around-the-edges look to it with enough of Bakshi's style evident, and the backgrounds look gorgeous. Overall, personal and interesting, one of Bakshi's very best. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Reviewed by aciessi 9 / 10

A Lost Animated Gem

Heavy Traffic is only known by the hardcore Ralph Bakshi fan base and the occasional art house folk, but not by much else. Its probably due to its notorious stamp of an X rating and its inclusion of countless ethnic stereotypes that led to its obscurity. Don't be fooled, this is not a porno. It was only given the rating due to its raunchy humor, which back in 1973 was considered too edgy for the masses. It's no different than what Family Guy is doing now on network television. As far as the racism is concerned, it's brutal, but outdated. Every ethnic person In the film represents a familiar joke or stereotype of the time. Now, the movie itself is a triumph. Truly an underestimated piece of artistic genius from one of the greatest minds that has ever drawn a cartoon. Ralph pours his culture, anger, sadness, laughter and happiness into every frame of this film. Almost to a biographic extent. He considers it his favorite project, and its obvious why. From the music, to the animation, Heavy Traffic proves that its more than a cartoon, but a microcosm of urban life in the cruelest decade to live in it. If you can get past it's lack of political correctness, it's a great flick.

Reviewed by videorama-759-859391 9 / 10

Probably the best adult cartoon you'll ever see, that could stop traffic

An adult cartoon movie with smarts that rates higher than Fritz. This is the best adult cartoon I've ever seen, though also what I like here, is our main character Michael and his girl are also seen a little in human form as well. 22 year old virginal Michael (there's a few floating around) is a gifted cartoonist, who's just ain't cutting it with the ladies, and I could identify with that too, watching the character in human form, in what little screen time, here was offered. Michael's father is in the mafia, and is out all hours with tarts. He brings one big momma home, who nearly crushes him. He makes out with a young girl on a rooftop, where it doesn't really go as planned. But he's after a special woman, a black bartender/stripper named Carol. She's pestered by legless bouncer on a skateboard, called Shorty- yeah, catchy. He's a got a skinny as a rake mother, who's fed up with her boozing and womanizing husband. She's one of those real doting types, and pampers Michael with things, among him, big breakfast's. Michael is a likable character, and it's the well devised characters that really make Heavy Traffic work. There's just a lot more here than the other adult cartoon films. I like it, cause it really has smarts, the way it exaggerate moments around the story, whether it be, slurping spaghetti, doused with bird poo, or receiving one hell of a breakfast. These moments instigate laughter. Also, we can't forget that transvestite. Fu-nny. HT is very original, has morals, messages, and some over bloody moments too. Even though it's cartoon violence, I do find it still affecting. The animation is better too, and brighter. Scarborough Fair, somehow had me questioning, "Why that song". Heavy Traffic is just a higher scale quality film to the score of other Bashki films. Sorry Fritz.

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