Hey Good Lookin' (1982)

Directed by

Ralph Bakshi

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Brooklyn, Vinnie leads a street gang called the Stompers. The story follows his friendship with Crazy Shapiro and their relationships with Roz and Eva.

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What happens

Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 American adult animated comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Ralph Bakshi. The film takes place in Brooklyn during the 1950s and focuses on Vinnie, the leader of a gang named the Stompers, his friend Crazy Shapiro, and their respective girlfriends Roz and Eva. The film stars the voices of Richard Romanus, David Proval, Tina Bowman, and Jesse Welles. The film was first completed in 1975 as a live-action/animated film, in which only the main characters were animated and the rest were portrayed by live actors, but the film's release was pushed back and later postponed indefinitely. Warner Bros. Pictures claimed that this version of the film was unsatisfactory; concerns about the backlash against Coonskin were also cited. In 1982, a very different version of the film was released; much of the live-action sequences were replaced by animation, and dialogue was heavily rewritten and reedited. It was given a limited release in the United States and went largely unnoticed; it performed respectably in foreign markets and developed a cult following. The original version of the film remains unreleased. Bakshi has allegedly disowned the released version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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