Hey Good Lookin' (film)
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| Directed by | Ralph Bakshi |
| Produced by | Ralph Bakshi |
| Written by | Ralph Bakshi |
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Richard Romanus David Proval Jesse Welles Tina Bowman |
| Music by | John Madara Ric Sandler |
| Edited by | Donald W. Ernst |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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77 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 American adult animated coming of age comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ralph Bakshi. The film takes place in Brooklyn, New York, during the 1950s and focuses on Vinnie, the leader of a gang named "the Stompers," his friend, Crazy Shapiro, and their girls, Roz and Eva. It features the voices of Richard Romanus, David Proval, Tina Bowman, and Jesse Welles.
Hey Good Lookin' was first completed in 1975 as a live-action/animated combination, in which only the main characters were animated and the rest were portrayed by live actors, but the film's release was pushed back, and later postponed indefinitely. Warner Bros. claimed that this version of the film was unsatisfactory; concerns over controversy as the result of the backlash against the film Coonskin were also cited.
In 1982, a very different version of the film was released; much of the live-action sequences were replaced by animated ones, and dialogue was heavily rewritten and reedited. This version was distributed in a limited release in the United States and went largely unnoticed by the American public; it performed respectably in foreign markets, and developed a cult following on cable television and home video. The original version of the film remains unreleased.
The film opens on a Trash can talking to a pile of Garbage, debating over the existence of Heaven. The Garbage hears a rumbling and declares that God has arrived, and is then scooped into a garbage truck and driven away calling "Fuck this city!" The camera reveals Brooklyn during the 1980s. A heavyset, middle-aged woman walks alone in the streets, and meets a mysterious man who greets her and shows her the remains of a black leather jacket. The woman sobs at the sight of it, and the man begins his story...
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