Though I usually watch family-oriented animated films, I suppose I am wholesome vs. Taboo. I first encountered Ralph Bakshi's films when I was a teenager; I don't know how old I was. I started with "The Lord of the Rings," then "Wizards," which became my favourite Bakshi film. And then I watched on YouTube: "Fire & Ice," "Cool World" (live action/animation), "Heavy Traffic," and this film, "Hey Good Lookin'."
Well, anyway, this film takes a gritty, outrageous look at Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s. But the film's story is about the gang leader Vinnie, his gang called the Stompers, his relationship with his sexy girlfriend Roz, and his "friend," "Crazy" Shapiro. Also, near the end of the film, there is an all-out brawl with the black rival gang known as the Chaplins.
I love the scene where we first meet Roz; it has a great homage to Tex Avery's "Red Hot Riding Hood" cartoons. I also like how Vinny screamed at the corpse buried in the sand and all the Sicillians who dog-piled and beat up Shapiro; that guy is too much!
Well, anyway, this film takes a gritty, outrageous look at Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s. But the film's story is about the gang leader Vinnie, his gang called the Stompers, his relationship with his sexy girlfriend Roz, and his "friend," "Crazy" Shapiro. Also, near the end of the film, there is an all-out brawl with the black rival gang known as the Chaplins.
I love the scene where we first meet Roz; it has a great homage to Tex Avery's "Red Hot Riding Hood" cartoons. I also like how Vinny screamed at the corpse buried in the sand and all the Sicillians who dog-piled and beat up Shapiro; that guy is too much!