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Described by director Steven Soderbergh as "Nashville meets The French Connection, this multi-character drama explores the effects of international drug trafficking on all fronts: from their source, to the U.S. border, to the federal government, to the private lives of users. Based upon a miniseries originally aired on Britain's Channel 4, Traffic divides its time among three main storylines and almost a dozen locales. The first and primary plot thread, set in Ohio and Washington, D.C., concerns freshly-appointed drug czar Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), whose enthusiasm for his new prestige position is quickly offset when he realizes his 16-year-old daughter Caroline (Erika Christensen) is graduating from recreational drug use to habitual abuse -- a secret that his wife, Barbara (Amy Irving), has kept from him. South of the border, Mexican cop Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) attempts to wage his own war on drugs, heading off a cocaine shipment in the middle of the desert with his less-than-virtuous partner Manolo Sanchez (Jacob Vargas). Surrounded by corruption, Javier approaches the drug war with an attitude of patience and compromise, which opens him up to investigation from General Arturo Salazar (Tomas Milian), the country's dubious drug-enforcement liaison to the U.S. Meanwhile, San Diego drug kingpin Carlos Alaya (Steven Bauer) is caught in a sting operation spearheaded by DEA agents Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle) and Ray Castro (Luis Guzman), leaving behind his very pregnant and very oblivious wife, Helena (Catharine Zeta-Jones). At the behest of Carlos' lawyer and shady confidante, Arnie Metzger (Dennis Quaid), Helena decides to carry on the family business -- with tragic consequences. Adapted by Rules of Engagement scribe Stephen Gaghan, Traffic marked Soderbergh's second major release in 2000 after the critical and box-office success of Erin Brockovich, as well as his second feature as cinematographer (credited under the pseudonym Peter Andrews). A favorite with various guild and critics' awards, Traffic won four Academy Awards in 2001, including statues for Best Supporting Actor (Del Toro) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Gaghan), and surprise wins for Steven Mirrone's editing and Soderbergh's direction.
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Cast & Crew - Traffic
Michael Douglas
(Films)(Interview)(Music) Robert Wakefield
Don Cheadle
(Films)(Biography) Montel Gordon
Benicio Del Toro
(Films)(Biography) Javier Rodriguez
Luis Guzman
(Films)(Biography) Ray Castro
Dennis Quaid Arnie Metzger
Catherine Zeta-Jones Helena Ayala
Erika Christensen Caroline Wakefield
Steven Bauer Carlos Ayala
Benjamin Bratt Juan Obregon
James Brolin Ralph Landry
Clifton Collins Jr. Francisco Flores
Miguel Ferrer Eduardo Ruiz
Albert Finney Chief of Staff
Topher Grace Seth Abrahms
Amy Irving Barbara Wakefield
Tomas Milian Arturo Salazar
D.W. Moffett Jeff Sheridan
Marisol Padilla Sanchez Ana Sanchez
Peter Riegert Attorney Michael Adler
Jacob Vargas Manolo Sanchez
Viola Davis Actor
Mario Roberts DEA Agent (Public Storage)
Michael Showers Actor
Rena Sofer Helena's Friend
Technical Credits
Steven Soderbergh Director
Peter Andrews Cinematographer
Greg Berry Set Decoration/Design
Laura Bickford Producer
Keith P. Cunningham Art Director
Louise Frogley Costumes/Costume Designer
Stephen Gaghan Screenwriter
Tim Golden Consultant/advisor
Marshall Herskovitz Producer
Greg Jacobs Asst. Director
Cameron Jones Executive Producer
Graham King Executive Producer
Andreas Klein Executive Producer
Paul Ledford Sound/Sound Designer
Cliff Martinez Score Composer
Philip Messina Production Designer
Stephen Mirrione Editor
Mike Newell Executive Producer
Maya Shimoguchi Set Decoration/Design
Richard Solomon Executive Producer
Barbara Ann Spencer Set Decoration/Design
Debra Zane Casting
Edward Zwick Producer
Product Details
Actors: Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Albert Finney
Directors: Steven Soderbergh
Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: January 17, 2012
Run Time: 147 minutes
Features:
Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh and supervising sound editor and rerecordng mixer Larry Blake; The audio commentaries, featuring Soderbergh and Writer Stephen Gaghan; Producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; and Composer Cliff Martinez; Twenty-five deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Soderbergh and Gaghan; Three sets of demonstrations: one on film processing and the look of the Mexico sequences; one on film editing, with commentary by Editor Stephen Mirrione; and one one dialogue editing; Additional unused footage of various scenes, from multiple angles; Theatrical trailers and television spots; Gallery of trading cards depicting the U.S. Customs canine squad used to detect narcotics and other illegal substances; An essay by film critic Manohla Dargis
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