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Heavy Traffic
Why this pick
Bakshi’s similarly abrasive mix of hand-drawn animation and live action turns urban decay, racial hostility, and criminal absurdity into a raw, deliberately confrontational adult cartoon.
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MOVIE1975 1h 44m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In a small town in Oklahoma, Sampson and the local Preacherman plan to bust out their friend Randy from prison. As they rush to the prison, the two are stopped by a roadblock and have a shootout with the police. Meanwhile, Randy and another cellmate named Pappy escape from inside the prison and wait for Sampson and the Preacherman to help them get out. While waiting for them, Randy unwillingly listens to Pappy tell a story about three guys that resemble Randy and his friends. Pappy's story is told in animation set against live-action background photos and footage.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Barry White
Sampson / Brother Bear
Scatman Crothers
Pappy / Old Man Bone
Philip Michael Thomas
Randy / Brother Rabbit
Buddy Douglas
Referee
Danny Rees
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