Traffic

Author

Steven Soderbergh

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Special ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

In English and Spanish with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, Topher Grace, Erika Christensen, Rena Sofer, Albert Finney, D. W. Moffett, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, Amy Irving, Clifton Collins, Jr., Viola Davis, Peter Riegert, John Slattery, Benjamin Bratt.

Publication Information

[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2002]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA Rating: R; for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality.

Summary

Traffic examines the effect of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle, interweaving the stories of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin's wife, a key informant, and cops on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

Notes

Based on the mini-series "Traffik" created by Simon Moore and produced by Carnival Films for Channel 4 Television (U.K.).

Special features three audio commentaries ; 25 deleted scenes with optional commentary by Steven Soderbergh and Stephen Gaghan ; film processing demonstration ; editing demonstration ; thirty minutes of additional footage ; trailers, and more.