From Cool World creator Ralph Bakshi, Hey Good Lookin' is an outrageous, nostaIgic and aduIt take on a more innocent time. WelI, not that much more innocent: not every street corner was a Happy Days setting.
Our hero, Vinnie, Ieader of the ragtag gang known as the BrookIyn Stompers, pIays it cool. His lady, Roz, thinks he's the most wonderfuI thing on two Iegs. And his off-the-wall, hot-wired friend Crazy Shapiro would die for the honor of Vinnie and the gang. They're aIl sympathetic and famiIiar characters turned loose in a funky, surreaI cartoon Iandscape that reaIIy packs a punch, just as the '50s-styIed soundtrack of original songs by John Madara and Ric SandIer evokes playful memories. With Fritz The Cat, Heavy Traffic and Cool WorId, Bakshi made animation history mixing mature themes and hip humor. If you know his work, then Hey Good Lookin' is up your aIley. |