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Heavy Traffic

Ralph Bakshi's follow-up to Fritz the Cat is a mixture of live action and animation. It is a downbeat look at the urban life of a young New Yorker, depressed by the sights and sounds around him, who finds refuge at a drawing board. Along with Fritz ,Coonskin and American Pop , this film stands as a testament to Bakshi's determined and most welcome effort to create personal animated features aimed at an intelligent, adult audience. 76 minutes.

Directed by
Ralph Bakshi    
 
Writing credits
Ralph Bakshi

Cast (in credits order)
Joseph Kaufmann .... Michael
Beverly Hope Atkinson .... Carole
Frank DeKova .... Angie
Terri Haven .... Ida
Mary Dean Lauria .... Molly
Jacqueline Mills .... Rosalyn (voice)
Lillian Adams .... Rosa
Jamie Farr
Robert Easton
Charles Gordone .... (voice)

Michael Brandon .... (voice)
Morton Lewis .... (voice)
Bill Striglos .... (voice)
Jay Lawrence .... (voice)
Lee Weaver .... (voice)
Phyllis Thompson .... (voice)
Kim Hamilton .... (voice)
Carol Graham .... (voice)
Candy Candido .... (voice)
Helene Winston .... (voice)
William Keene .... (voice)
Peter Hobbs .... (voice)
John Bleifer .... (voice)
Walt Gorney .... Bum (uncredited)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... producer
Steve Krantz .... producer

Original Music by
Ed Bogas  
Ray Shanklin  
 
Cinematography by
Ted C. Bemiller  
Gregg Heschong  
 
Film Editing by
Donald W. Ernst  
 
Other crew
Sharron Miller .... assistant editor