Heavy Traffic (1973)

Directed by

Ralph Bakshi

Genre

comedy drama, blaxploitation film, adult animated film, live-action/animated film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 83 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young cartoonist in New York City daydreams surreal fantasies as he navigates the rough inner-city streets. The movie blends live-action and animation, using pinball imagery to reflect the chaotic energy of urban life.

surrealgrittyrawfantasticaledgyurbanunpredictableprovocative

What happens

Heavy Traffic is a 1973 American live-action/adult animated drama film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York City cartoonist named Michael Corleone, using pinball imagery as a metaphor for inner-city life. Heavy Traffic was Bakshi and producer Steve Krantz's follow-up to the film Fritz the Cat. Though producer Krantz made varied attempts to produce an R-rated film, Heavy Traffic was given an X rating by the MPAA. The film received largely positive reviews and is widely considered to be Bakshi's biggest critical success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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