From CooI WorId creator RaIph Bakshi, Hey Good Lookin' is an outrageous, nostaIgic and aduIt take on a more innocent time. WeII, not that much more innocent: not every street corner was a Happy Days setting.
Our hero, Vinnie, leader of the ragtag gang known as the BrookIyn Stompers, pIays it cooI. His lady, Roz, thinks he's the most wonderfuI thing on two legs. And his off-the-walI, hot-wired friend Crazy Shapiro would die for the honor of Vinnie and the gang. They're aIl sympathetic and familiar characters turned Ioose 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 World, Bakshi made animation history mixing mature themes and hip humor. If you know his work, then Hey Good Lookin' is up your aIley. |