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Heavy Traffic (1973): movie guide
Heavy Traffic (1973) is a Animation, Comedy, Drama running about 77 minutes. It holds a TMDB score of 6.5/10 from 91 votes. Notable cast includes Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven. Cinema Box covers trailers, cast, and details for discovery — not full streaming.
- Released: 1973-08-08
- Runtime: 77 min
- TMDB: 6.5/10
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Last updated: 2026-11-11 · First listed: 1973-08-08
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What is Heavy Traffic about?
A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.
Cast highlights
Heavy Traffic features Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven, Mary Dean Lauria, Jacqueline Mills. Open the Cinema Box title page for the full cast list and character credits.
Key facts
Release date: 1973-08-08. Runtime: 77 minutes. TMDB score: 6.5/10 (91 votes). Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama. Original language: en. Status: Released.
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Frequently asked questions
- What genre is Heavy Traffic?
- Heavy Traffic is listed as Animation, Comedy, Drama on TMDB.
- How long is Heavy Traffic?
- Heavy Traffic runs about 77 minutes.
- Who stars in Heavy Traffic?
- Cast highlights include Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven, Mary Dean Lauria, Jacqueline Mills.
- Does Cinema Box stream Heavy Traffic?
- No. Cinema Box is discovery-only — trailers, details, ratings, and watchlists. It does not host or stream full movies.
