Heavy Traffic (1973)

USA, 1973
77m
35mm film, “color by DeLuxe”, 1.66:1
mono, English

An American animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. Production began on 14 September 1972 ¹Variety 6 December 1972 p.24

Plot Summary

A depressed young New York comic book artist retreats into the fantasy world he's created.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
© 1973 Film Creations Limited
A Steve Krantz production
Produced by: Steve Krantz
Written by: Ralph Bakshi
Characters Created by: Ralph Bakshi
Animators: Bob Bransford, Ed De Mattia, Milt Gray, Volus Jones, Bob Maxfield, Manny Perez, Tom Ray, Lloyd Vaughan, Carlo Vinci, J.E. Walker Sr, Bob Bemiller, Irv Spence, Manny Gould, Barney Posner, Fred Hellmich, Nick Tafuri, Martin Taras, Dave Tendlar, Alex Ignatier
Fantasy Animation: Mark Kausler
Cinematography: Ted C. Bemiller, Gregg Heschong, Cinecamera
Background Photography: John Vita, Ralph Bakshi
Film Editing: Donald W. Ernst
Original Score Composed and Arranged by: Ray Shanklin, Ed Bogas
Special Visual Effects: Modern Film Effects
Special Effects: Sue Carey
Produced at Steve Krantz Animation, Inc.

Voices
Joseph Kaufman (Michael)
Beverly Hope Atkinson (Carole)
Frank De Kova (Angie)
Terri Haven (Ida)
Mary Dean Lauria (Molly)
Jacqueline Mills (Rosalyn)
Lillian Adams (Rosa)
Jim Bates
Jamie Farr
Robert Easton
Charles Gordone
Michael Brandon
Morton Lewis
Bill Striglos
Jay Lawrence
Lee Weaver
Phyllis Thompson
Kim Hamilton
Carol Graham
Candy Candido
Helene Winston
William Keene
Peter Hobbs
John Bleifer

Alternative Titles

Flipper City – French title
Hardt kjør! – Norwegian title
Heavy Traffic – kuumat paikat – Finnish title
Stærk tobak – Danish title
Starker Verkehr – West German title
Terafike Sangin – Iranian title
Tráfico pesado – Spanish title
Трудный путь – Russian title
ヘヴィー・トラフィック – Japanese title

References

Periodicals

• Cinefantastique vol.3 no.2 (Spring 1974) p.30
• Cinema TV Today no.10044 (11 August 1973) p.14
• Filmmakers' Newsletter vol.6 no.12 (October 1973) p.44
• Funnyworld no.15 (Fall 1973) pp.30-31 – article
• The Hollywood Reporter vol.224 no.5 (1 December 1972) p.16 – credits
• The Hollywood Reporter vol.227 no.19 (26 July 1973) p.3
• Image et Son no.282 (March 1974) pp.90-92
• Monthly Film Bulletin vol.40 no.475 (August 1973) p.169
• Variety 6 December 1972 p.24 – credits (Film production pulse)
• Variety 25 July 1973 p.6

Books

• American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography by Rob Craig p.182
• American International Pictures: A Filmography by Robert L. Ottoson pp.241-242
• Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures by Mark Thomas McGee pp.312