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Heavy Traffic

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.2K
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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.

  • Director
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Writer
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Stars
    • Joseph Kaufmann
    • Beverly Hope Atkinson
    • Frank DeKova
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Writer
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Stars
      • Joseph Kaufmann
      • Beverly Hope Atkinson
      • Frank DeKova
    • 47User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast26

    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
    • Arcade Owner
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    Charles Gordone
    • Crazy Moe
    • (voice)
    Michael Brandon
    Michael Brandon
    • Voice characterization
    Morton Lewis
      Bill Striglos
        Jay Lawrence
          Lee Weaver
          Lee Weaver
            Phyllis Thompson
              Kim Hamilton
              Kim Hamilton
                Carol Graham
                  • Director
                    • Ralph Bakshi
                  • Writer
                    • Ralph Bakshi
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                  Drama

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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

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                  Details

                  • Release date
                    • November 17, 1973 (Sweden)
                  • Country of origin
                    • United States
                  • Official site
                    • Official site
                  • Languages
                    • English
                    • Italian
                    • Yiddish
                  • Also known as
                    • Starker Verkehr
                  • Filming locations
                    • New York City, New York, USA
                  • Production company
                    • Steve Krantz Productions
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                  Box office

                  • Budget
                    • $950,000 (estimated)
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                  Tech specs

                  • Runtime
                    • 1h 17m(77 min)
                  • Color
                    • Color
                  • Sound mix
                    • Mono

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