Movie

Hey Good Lookin'

1982 · 77 min

A gritty, nostalgic, and darkly funny ride through 1950s Brooklyn, mixing gang drama with surreal animation.

Tagline: Ralph Bakshi, creator of "Fritz the Cat" and "Heavy Traffic" brings you the outrageous '50s the way they really were.
Overview: In 1953 Brooklyn, charismatic hood and The Stompers leader Vinnie Genzianna, his friend and second-in-command Crazy Shapiro, and their respective girlfriends Roz and Eva get wrapped up in an escalating conflict with the rival Black gang, The Chaplains, lead by Boogaloo Jones.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, satirical and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, betrayal, identity, violence
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
betrayal
identity
violence
friendship
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong