Hey Good Lookin' (film)

Hey Good Lookin'
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ralph Bakshi
Written by	Ralph Bakshi
Produced by	Ralph Bakshi
Starring	Richard Romanus David Proval Jesse Welles Tina Bowman
Cinematography	William A. Fraker (unc.) Timothy Galfas (unc.)
Edited by	Donald W. Ernst
Music by	John Madara Ric Sandler
Production company	Bakshi Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million

Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 American adult animated coming of age comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Ralph Bakshi. The film takes place in Brooklyn during the 1950s and focuses on Vinnie, the leader of a gang named 'the Stompers', his friend Crazy Shapiro, and their respective girlfriends Roz and Eva. The film stars the voices of Richard Romanus, David Proval, Tina Bowman, and Jesse Welles.^[1]

The film was first completed in 1975 as a live-action/animated film, in which only the main characters were animated and the rest were portrayed by live actors, but the film's release was pushed back, and later postponed indefinitely. Warner Bros. claimed that this version of the film was unsatisfactory; concerns about the backlash against Coonskin were also cited.

In 1982, a very different version of the film was released; much of the live-action sequences were replaced by animation, and dialogue was heavily rewritten and reedited. It was given a limited release in the United States and went largely unnoticed; it performed respectably in foreign markets, and developed a cult following. The original version of the film remains unreleased. Bakshi has allegedly disowned the released version.