Episode 28: Adult Animation - Heavy Traffic and Perfect Blue
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Hosts Rosalie Lewis, a writer for FThisMovie.com, and Tim Rosenberger -- a 25 Years Later film writer, a blogger, and YouTuber -- discuss two animated films you don't want to show to the kids: Heavy Traffic (1973) and Perfect Blue (1997). One's a Ralph Bakshi helmed semi-autobiographical X-rated dark comedy, drama about a young cartoonist who struggles to succeed in a rundown New York City that's pracitcally crumbling around him. The other, an anime directed by Satoshi Kon, is a psychological thriller about a Japapenese pop-singer turned actress who begins to lose her grip on reality as someone is murdering those around her. They deserve their adult ratings and feature adult content in more ways than one. Shout Factory released both Heavy Traffic and Perfect Blue. The former is, sadly, out of print.
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