Traffic Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman
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- DVD Release Date: 03/07/2006
- Original Release: 2000
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- Sales Rank: 561
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Disc One - The Movie:; Digital transfer, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Three commentary tracks: director Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan; producers Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, and Laura Bickford, and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; and composer Cliff Martinez (featuring two music cues not included in the final film; Dolby Digital 5.1 theatrical mix and 2.0 reduced dynamic range home video mix; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; ; Disc Two - The Supplements:; Twenty-five deleted scenes, featuring commentary by Soderbergh and Gaghan; Film processing demonstration: Achieving the look of the Mexico sequences; Editing demonstration, with commentary by editor Stephen Mirrione; Dialogue editing demonstration with sound editor Larry Blake; Thirty minutes of additional footage, featuring multiple angles from the scenes of the El Paso Intelligence Center and the cocktail party where U.S. senators, major politicians, lobbyists, and others express their views on the drug war; Theatrical and television trailers; U.S. Customs trading cards of the K-9 squad used in the detection of narcotics and illegal substances
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Disc #1 -- Traffic [Special Edition]
1. A Bust in the Desert [3:05]
2. General Salazar [2:34]
3. Robert Leaves Ohio [2:23]
4. Meeting Ruiiz [5:10]
5. After School [2:19]
6. Helena Lunches [1:38]
7. Robert Is Briefed [1:35]
8. General Landry [1:41]
9. Javi & the Tourists [1:44]
10. Georgetown Party [1:36]
11. Ruiz in the Hospital [1:42]
12. Carl Is Arrested [:57]
13. Salazar Asks for Help [2:18]
14. Back Home in Ohio [1:21]
15. Arnie Briefs Helena [1:26]
16. Javier Picks up Frankie [2:07]
17. Caroline At a Party [3:54]
18. Frankie's Interrogation [1:14]
19. Arnie Explains the Business [2:37]
20. Caroline At Jail [1:48]
21. Caroline Is Questioned [2:15]
22. Salazar Plays "Good Cop" [1:40]
23. Bail Denied [3:16]
24. Ruiz Gives His Statement [2:00]
25. Dinner With Frankie [2:40]
26. Obregón Cartel Hit [1:30]
27. Inspecting the Border [1:09]
28. Helena Visits Carl [1:19]
29. Scoring Drugs [2:21]
30. Helena Is Theatened [1:45]
31. Ana Looks for Manolo [2:28]
32. Robert Gets Epic Tour [1:46]
33. Robert Talks to His Staff [1:29]
34. Helena Asks for Money [2:00]
35. The Scorpion [3:14]
36. Robert & Barbara Argue [1:51]
37. Robert Catches Caroline [2:14]
38. Javier in the Pool [:11]
39. Helena Makes Lemonade [2:05]
40. Caroline in Rehab [2:32]
41. Helena Fits Pieces Together [1:47]
42. Robert Visits Salazar [3:06]
43. A New Home: Testimony [1:54]
44. Helena Meets Frankie [1:54]
45. Caroline Escapes [1:31]
46. Ana Is Worried [:39]
47. Looking for Caroline (Day) [1:13]
48. Caroline Pays for Drugs [1:09]
49. Escorted to Court [1:48]
50. Frankie Stalks Ruiz [2:16]
51. Manolo in San Diego [3:15]
52. Two Graves [1:23]
53. Looking for Caroline (Night) [2:30]
54. Javier Comforts Ana [1:22]
55. Helena & Obregón Make a Deal [1:47]
56. Javier Goes on the Wire [2:32]
57. Monte At the Funeral [1:15]
58. Robert Is Told About Salazar [1:42]
59. "Field Trip" [1:21]
60. Caroline's Pusher [1:36]
61. Javier Talks To Ana [1:37]
62. Robert Follows Seth [1:27]
63. Ruiz's "Big Day" [2:06]
64. Another Desert Bust [3:10]
65. Press Conference [2:37]
66. Arnie Confronted: Monte Visits [4:19]
67. "We're Here": Night Baseball [3:07]
68. End Titles [4:28]
69. Color Bars [4:45]
Disc #2 -- Traffic [Special Edition]
1. Manolo's Anxiety Escalates [1:06]
1. Javier Warns Manolo [:34]
1. Surveillance [1:03]
1. Old Friends [1:34]
1. Legalization [:52]
1. Auction [:46]
1. Arnie Confronts Helena [:34]
1. Madrigal's Mistress & Manolo [:39]
1. Helena Wants to Help [:43]
1. Art Appraisal [1:01]
1. Helena Gets Involved [:49]
1. Robert's Lunch With Seth [2:43]
1. Helena Asks to Meet Obregón [1:28]
1. Factory [1:00]
1. Robert Finds Caroline's Drugs [:58]
1. Obregón Tests Helena [1:56]
1. Helena Searched At Border [1:40]
1. Arnie Comes Through [:49]
1. Helena's Meeting At Fun Zone [:52]
1. Robert Drives Caroline Home [:51]
1. Javier Makes Obregón An Offer [1:03]
1. Robert Meets Javier [1:42]
1. Madrigal's Mistress & Javier [:42]
1. Monte Continues Surveillance [:22]
1. Gag [:34]
Editorial Reviews
Drug users, dealers, and smugglers mix it up with the law in Steven Soderbergh's highly acclaimed, multi-award-winning Traffic. Based on a British TV miniseries, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Michael Douglas as the newly appointed federal drug czar whose 16-year-old daughter (Erika Christensen) just happens to be snorting, smoking, and mainlining her way through a potpourri of illegal substances. Catherine Zeta-Jones portrays the wife of a drug lord (Steven Bauer) whose world crumbles around her when he's arrested. Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro is riveting in his supporting role as a Mexican policeman who is enlisted to help bring down a Tijuana drug cartel. Also outstanding are Don Cheadle, as a DEA agent, and Dennis Quaid, as Bauer's high-priced lawyer. Traffic moves briskly back and forth between its various stories and locales, both north and south of the Mexican border, with characters and situations that are not so much original as archetypal. There's just enough philosophizing to be provocative and just enough action to get your pulse racing. Even though the film struggles to achieve a comprehensive overview, the result is never less than entertaining and absorbing. Certainly, Traffic is an impressive feat for Soderbergh, who not only directed the film but did all the gritty, handheld cinematography as well, giving each story line a distinctive palette: icy blue for the sequences involving Douglas and his wayward daughter; a sun-blasted brownish hue for the Mexico scenes. He was amply rewarded for his efforts, winning the Best Director Oscar. Traffic is Hollywood filmmaking with a distinctively personal stamp, a film that flirts easily with a host of clichés without succumbing to them. Gregory Baird, Barnes & Noble
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