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Sexual Attraction | Sexual Frustration
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Budget 950,000 USD
Box Office Collection 1,500,000 USD
Half way into production as Bakshi was fired (before being re-hired). A different director stepped in and animated a train sequence in which Michael goes to visit his brother-in-law. He is on a subway and witness' a woman sleeping while two men begin to undress her. Michael just watches. As the woman wakes up, she screams "rape" toward Michael. This was in the original script, but was scrapped when Bakshi returned to the project, as he felt the scene was in bad-taste.
Ralph Bakshi lists this as his favorite among his own films, while many critics claim it to be his best film. In fact, some have debated it as the greatest non-Disney animated film of all time.
Partially into the films production, Bakshi got into a fight with one of the producers. This resulted in the producers seeking to fire Bakshi and hire Chuck Jones to finish directing the film. When Jones was approached, he declined.
Lead actor Joseph Kaufman was killed in a plane crash two weeks before the film opened.
Also in the original script was an alternate ending. It was a car chase scene that takes place throughout New York City. During the car chase, penny arcade war games are being flashed throughout the sky. This idea was never completed due to lack of budget and thus the current ending was used.
"Moe: Hey, It's Michael Corleone! What's you doin' now? [makes pigeon noises] Moe: What's you doin' now? Michael: Hey, crazy man! How come you're not down in your basement? Moe: Well, I, I came to kill your pigeon, boy. Michael: Ah, that's bullshit, Moe, you're probably peekin' down at the ladies. Moe: Yeah! My peekin' days long shut down, Michael. [sadly] Moe: I ain't there no more. I just ain't there. [plays his harmonica] Michael: Ah, you're just a crazy nigger, Moe. Just a goddamn crazy nigger. Moe: We's all niggers, boy! Ha ha! You an' me, just goddamn crazy niggers! We's all niggers boy. Most of us don't know it yet. Michael: [passing a joint to Moe] Hey, listen, you want some of this shit? Moe: Even your pigeon's a nigger! Ha ha ha ha ha! That's why I'm gonna kill him. Michael: Moe, you ain't gonna do shit! Moe: Moe: I just ain't there. Every - everybody plays like they there... but they ain't there. I ain't there. Your pigeon ain't there! He flies high like he there, but he don't fly 'less you open that cage. And he got to come back 'cause he's trained to! He ain't there."
"[first lines] Michael: What makes you happy? What makes you happy? Where do you go? Where do you go? Where do you hide? Where do you hide? Who do you see? Who do you see? Who do you trust? Who do you trust? Who do you screw? Who do you screw? What kills the pain? What kills the pain? Game up, game win. Bug around, set it straight. Transaction. Play it hard, hurts so bad. Gotta win. Everyone loses. Everything loses. Gotta win big. Sick and tired of losing. Where does it all go? Where does it all go? Where does it lead us? Where does it lead us? Tilt City, Pinball Alley. Blinkin' lights shot to Hell, fuck it all!"
