Grimy New York City is a special microgenre in film.
These pictures are always nasty in aesthetic but vary in tone.
The works ofRalph Bakshi, in particular, are the gold standard for Grimy New York City toons.
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Ralph Bakshi tends tooperate in two different modes.
For one, he’s a titan in the world of fantasy animation.
Bakshi was on one.
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Then, there’sFire & Ice, which clocks in as the director’s third go around in this subgenre.
It is foul-mouthed, loudly horny, dingy in presentation, and absolutely bursting at the seams with character.
One thing sets this apart from the bunch, though Hey Good Lookin’is Bakshi’s most personal film.
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Over the course of 77 minutes, Bakshi drops us into a series ofshady-yet-goofy NYC vignettes.
This is all pretty nostalgic and bittersweet for the guy that madeFritz the Cat.
Unfortunately, like some of Bakshi’s other films,HeyGood Lookin’can be pretty distasteful at times.
It’s over-sexualized and has its fair share of stereotypical racial caricatures.
With movies likeFritz the CatandHeavy Traffic, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Hey Good Lookin’is available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.
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