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Poster for the 1982 film version.

Status: Partially Found

Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 comedy-drama film directed by Ralph Bakshi and produced by Warner Bros., with production dating back to 1974, but not released until 1982.

The film was to feature animated characters (Vinny, Crazy, Rozzie and Eva) interacting with live-action characters, Soundtrack by The New York Dolls and Dan Hicks (soundtrack released in 1976 as It Happened One Bite), as well as a few 50's hits like Earth Angel and Oh, Happy Day.

History

The film was originally a live-action/animated hybrid, with human actors interacting with cartoons. A trailer was shown off in 1973 (which is held in in the UCLA archives^[1]) with critics and fans praising Ralph's new style. The film was going smoothly and finished in 1975, but thenCoonskin was released (another Ralph Bakshi movie), causing controversy with C.O.R.E due to it having blackface. Fearing controversy, combined with considering a hybrid of live-action and animation "un-releasable", Warner Bros. canceled the film's distribution, and ordered Bakshi to re-do the entire film in full animation.^[1]

Warner Bros. delayed the film indefinitely until finally canning it in 1976. To avoid getting sued for using more live-action than he said he would, Bakshi re-wrote and redid the entire film in animation, and he would have to self-finance completion.

Profits from Wizards (1977) and Lord of the Rings (1978) were used by Bakshi to finally finish the film, but somewhat under protest, as this newer version didn't have the same amount of effort put into it, to a point where the film mocks itself.

Scenes of the 1975 Cut Present on the 1982 Cut

Due to re-doing the whole film in animation, live-action backgrounds were scrapped and replaced with painted backgrounds, as well as replacing and re-writing several side-characters with animated ones, but it is possible that most of Vinny/Crazy/Roz/Eva's animation was re-used in the new version, so even if they're not the original scene, they're the most present element of the 1975 cut in the entire film.

Reused animation

Vinny combing his hair (Possibly being played along with Dan Hick's Vinny's Looking Good).

Vinny and Crazy hanging out in Manhattan.

Crazy and Vinny playing pool, discussing Roz.

Vinny and Roz taking a walk in Coney Island.

Vinny in the club's bathroom, arguing with Crazy.

Though rotoscoped to look animated, several of the car driving scenes.

Roz smoking in the car while Vinny is making a speech for the Stompers.

Vinny packing/changing clothes. For some reason, this scene cuts off before it can even end properly.

The Rumble with the Black Chaplins. In the 1975 cut, this scene featured several dance movements by the Chaplins, and it is known for being the earliest appearance of Break Dancing, something that became popular later on the '80s. Since these scenes were left in, the characters were rotoscoped, but only a handful of the many dance movements were cut. Other scenes would be the Stompers marching towards the Chaplins, all the way to the shoot-out, where strangely, in a wide-shot, the Stompers are seen running for cover, but many of them go through the walls that originally were the alleys/dumpster cans.

Crazy's own climax on the roof. It is possible this scene was also severely cut down.

Vinny walking alone in Manhattan after the rumble.

Availability

Only a few scenes of the 1975 version survived, but it's very unclear where the dialog was re-written, as this was also part of the deal. According to Bakshi, Warner Bros. might still have a finished copy of the 1975 version sitting in their vaults.^[1]

In December 2021, a showreel of the 1975 version was discovered as part of a 1974 Warner Bros. product reel; narrated by Bakshi himself, the reel features some of the previously unseen live-action footage, as well as concept art.^[2]

Gallery

Stills

A still of the original version of Crazy's introduction scene (1/4)
A still of the original version of the traffic scene where Crazy is flirting with a woman (2/4)
A still of a scene where Crazy kills two Chaplin gang members (3/4)
A still from the scene of Crazy boxing with his dad (4/4)

Videos

Product reel where some footage from the original version is shown (5:32-8:24).

An excerpt from YouTuber ElectricDragon505's video about Ralph Bakshi's career where he shows stills from the film. (8:46 - 9:05).

Extended Link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Good_Lookin%27_(film)

Reference

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 A Q&A with Ralph Bakshi over the creation of the film. Retrieved 07 May '19
↑ 1974 WB Product Reel featuring Showreel of the 1975 Version

[RB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 A Q&A with Ralph Bakshi over the creation of the film. Retrieved 07 May '19

[2] 1974 WB Product Reel featuring Showreel of the 1975 Version

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-'''Hey Good Lookin'''' is a 1982 comedy-drama film directed by Ralph Bakshi, with production dating back to 1974, but released in New York only and in 1982 produced by Waner Brothers.
+'''Hey Good Lookin'''' is a 1982 comedy-drama film directed by Ralph Bakshi and produced by Warner Bros., with production dating back to 1974, but not released until 1982.
-The film was originally a live action, cartoon hybrid with human actors interacting with cartoons. A trailer was shown off in 1973 (which is ironically also lost)  with critics and fans praising Ralph's new style.  The film was going smoothly and finished in 1975, but then''Coonskin'' was released (another Ralph Bakshi movie) causing controversy with C.O.R.E due to it having blackface. Warner Bros got worried from this and also felt like live action and animation was "un-releaseable", they canceled the film's distribution, and ordered Bakshi to re-do the entire film in full animation.
+The film was to feature animated characters (Vinny, Crazy, Rozzie and Eva) interacting with live-action characters, Soundtrack by The New York Dolls and Dan Hicks (soundtrack released in 1976 as ''It Happened One Bite''), as well as a few 50's hits like ''Earth Angel'' and ''Oh, Happy Day''.
-The film was to feature animated characters (Vinny, Crazy, Rozzie and Eva) interacting with live-action characters, Soundtrack by The New York Dolls and Dan Hicks(Soundtrack released in 1976 as ''It Happened One Bite''), as well as a few 50's hits like ''Earth Angel'' and ''Oh, Happy Day''
+==History==
+The film was originally a live-action/animated hybrid, with human actors interacting with cartoons. A trailer was shown off in 1973 (which is held in in the UCLA archives<ref name="RB">[https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/features/articles/inner-city-hues_ralph_bakshi/ A Q&A with Ralph Bakshi over the creation of the film.] Retrieved 07 May '19</ref>) with critics and fans praising Ralph's new style.  The film was going smoothly and finished in 1975, but then''Coonskin'' was released (another Ralph Bakshi movie), causing controversy with C.O.R.E due to it having blackface. Fearing controversy, combined with considering a hybrid of live-action and animation "un-releasable", Warner Bros. canceled the film's distribution, and ordered Bakshi to re-do the entire film in full animation.<ref name="RB"/>
-==About the 1982 Version==
+Warner Bros. delayed the film indefinitely until finally canning it in 1976. To avoid getting sued for using more live-action than he said he would, Bakshi re-wrote and redid the entire film in animation, and he would have to self-finance completion.
-Warner Bros. delayed the film indefinitely, until finally canning it in 1976. To avoid getting sued for using more live-action than he said he would, Bakshi re-wrote and redid the entire film in animation, and he would have to self-finance completion.
-Profits from ''Wizards'' (1977) and ''Lord of the Rings'' (1978) were used by Bakshi to finally finish the film, but somewhat under protest, as this newer version didn't have the same amount of love and care put to it, to a point where the film mocks itself.
+Profits from ''Wizards'' (1977) and ''Lord of the Rings'' (1978) were used by Bakshi to finally finish the film, but somewhat under protest, as this newer version didn't have the same amount of effort put into it, to a point where the film mocks itself.
-Only a few scenes of the 1975 version survived, but it's very unclear where dialog was re-written, as this was also part of the deal. According to Ralph, Waner Bros. might still have a finished copy of the 1975 version, sitting in their vaults.
+== Scenes of the 1975 Cut Present on the 1982 Cut==
+Due to re-doing the whole film in animation, live-action backgrounds were scrapped and replaced with painted backgrounds, as well as replacing and re-writing several side-characters with animated ones, but it is possible that most of Vinny/Crazy/Roz/Eva's animation was re-used in the new version, so even if they're not the original scene, they're the most present element of the 1975 cut in the entire film.
+==Reused animation==
+*Vinny combing his hair (Possibly being played along with Dan Hick's ''Vinny's Looking Good'').
-==Scenes of the 1975 Cut Present on the 1982 Cut==
+*Vinny and Crazy hanging out in Manhattan.
-- Due to re-doing the whole film in animation, live-action backgrounds were scrapped and replaced with painted backgrounds, as well as replacing and re-writing several side-characters with animated ones, but it is possible that most Vinny/Crazy/Roz/Eva's animation was re-used in the new version, so even if they're not the original scene, they're the most present element of the 1975 cut in the entire film.
-- Vinny combing his hair (Possibly being played along with Dan Hick's ''Vinny's Looking Good'')
+*Crazy and Vinny playing pool, discussing Roz.
-- Vinny and Crazy hanging out in Manhattan
+*Vinny and Roz taking a walk in Coney Island.
-- Crazy and Vinny playing pool, discussing about Roz
+*Vinny in the club's bathroom, arguing with Crazy.
-- Vinny and Roz taking a walk in Coney Island
+*Though rotoscoped to look animated, several of the car driving scenes.
-- Vinny on the club's bathroom, arguing with Crazy
+*Roz smoking in the car while Vinny is making a speech for the Stompers.
-- Though rotoscoped to look animated, several of the car driving scenes
+*Vinny packing/changing clothes. For some reason, this scene cuts off before it can even end properly.
-- Roz smoking in the car while Vinny is making a speech for the Stompers
+*The Rumble with the Black Chaplins. In the 1975 cut, this scene featured several dance movements by the Chaplins, and it is known for being the earliest appearance of Break Dancing, something that became popular later on the '80s. Since these scenes were left in, the characters were rotoscoped, but only a handful of the many dance movements were cut. Other scenes would be the Stompers marching towards the Chaplins, all the way to the shoot-out, where strangely, in a wide-shot, the Stompers are seen running for cover, but many of them go through the walls that originally were the alleys/dumpster cans.
-- Vinny packing/changing clothes, for some reason, this scene cuts off before it can even end properly
+*Crazy's own climax on the roof. It is possible this scene was also severely cut down.
-- The Rumble with the Black Chaplins, in the 1975 cut, this scene featured several dance movements by the Chaplins, and it is known for being the earliest appearance of Break Dancing, something that became popular later on the 80's, due to not losing those scenes, the characters were rotoscoped, but only a handful of the many dance movements were cut. Other scenes would be the Stompers marching towards the Chaplins, all the way to the shoot-out, where strangely, in a wide-shot, the Stompers are seen running for cover, but many of them go through the walls, originally being the alleys/dumpster cans.
+*Vinny walking alone in Manhattan after the rumble.
-- Crazy's own climax on the roof, it is possible this scene was also severely cut-down, as well as losing it's meaning over the production process.
+==Availability==
+Only a few scenes of the 1975 version survived, but it's very unclear where the dialog was re-written, as this was also part of the deal. According to Bakshi, Warner Bros. might still have a finished copy of the 1975 version sitting in their vaults.<ref name="RB"/>
-- Vinny is walking by himself in Manhattan, after the Rumble.
+In December 2021, a showreel of the 1975 version was discovered as part of a 1974 Warner Bros. product reel; narrated by Bakshi himself, the reel features some of the previously unseen live-action footage, as well as concept art.<ref>[https://youtu.be/DM_EJYWILQ8 1974 WB Product Reel featuring Showreel of the 1975 Version]</ref>
+==Gallery==
+===Stills===
+<gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
+Screenshot _(103).png|A still of the original version of Crazy's introduction scene (1/4)
+Screenshot_(104).png| A still of the original version of the traffic scene where Crazy is flirting with a woman (2/4)
+Screenshot_(105).png| A still of a scene where Crazy kills two Chaplin gang members (3/4)
+Screenshot_(106).png| A still from the scene of Crazy boxing with his dad (4/4)
+</gallery>
+===Videos===
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+|description2   =An excerpt from YouTuber ElectricDragon505's video about Ralph Bakshi's career where he shows stills from the film. (8:46 - 9:05).
+}}
+==See Also==
+*[[Bobby's Girl (lost footage from unfinished animated film; 1980s)]]
+*[[The Cigarette and the Weed (partially found Ralph Bakshi animated short; 1981)]]
+*[[Cool World (partially lost unreleased screenplay of Ralph Bakshi live-action animated film; 1990-1992)]]
+*[[Hound Town (partially lost NBC animated TV show pilot; 1989)]]
+*[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Part I (partially found deleted scenes from fantasy-adventure film; 1978)]]
+*[[Trickle Dickle Down (found Ralph Bakshi political short; 2012)]]
+==Extended Link==
+*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Good_Lookin%27_(film)
+==Reference==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]
+[[Category:Partially found media]]