# Heavy Traffic (1973)

> A volatile adult-animation portrait of a frustrated young cartoonist turning urban squalor, family dysfunction, crime, and sexual chaos into outrageous art.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18995

## Facts

- Runtime: 77 min
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Ralph Bakshi
- Cast: Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven, Mary Dean Lauria, Jacqueline Mills, Lillian Adams, Jamie Farr
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070165/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grotesque, sardonic, surreal, cult film night, adult animation marathon

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