Caption

Traffic

0011

Year:

2000

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Country:

Germany USA

Seen:

Length:

2 hr(s) 27 min (147 min)

Language:

english

Mediatype:

DVD

Owner:

Magical

Rating:

 (7.8)

MPAA:

R

Genres:

Crime
Drama
Thriller

Plot:

Intertwining vignettes frame this tale of America's escalating War on Drugs. Ohio Supreme Court judge Robert Wakefield has been appointed the nation's Drug Czar, his new position made more daunting by the discovery that his teenage daughter Caroline is a heroin addict. Meanwhile, DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro are pursuing Helena Ayala, wife of jailed kingpin Carlos Ayala, as she seeks to the control the business that her husband had kept hidden from her. South of the Border, duplicious local constable Javier Rodriguez is fighting the battle with his own jaded, questionable ethical code.

Cast:

Benicio Del Toro
Javier Rodriguez
Jacob Vargas
Manolo Sanchez
Andrew Chavez
Desert Truck Driver
Michael Saucedo
Desert Truck Driver
Tomas Milian
General Arturo Salazar
Jose Yenque
Salazar Soldier Torturer
Emilio Rivera
Salazar Soldier #2
Michael O'Neill
Lawyer Rodman
Michael Douglas
Robert Wakefield
Russell G. Jones
Clerk
Lorene Hetherington
State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins
State Capitol Reporter #2
Beau Holden
DEA Agent - CalTrans
Peter Stader
DEA Agent - CalTrans
James Lew
DEA Agent - CalTrans
Jeremy Fitzgerald
DEA Agent - CalTrans
Russell Solberg
DEA Agent - CalTrans
Luis Guzmán
Ray Castro (as Luis Guzman)
Don Cheadle
Montel Gordon
Don Snell
DEA Agent - Trailer
Enrique Murciano
DEA Agent
Gary Cervantes
DEA Agent - Trailer (as Gary Carlos Cervantes)
Leticia Bombardier
Ruiz's Secretary
Miguel Ferrer
Eduardo Ruiz
Carl Ciarfalio
Ruiz's Assistant
Steven Lambert
Van Driver (as Steve Lambert)
Gilbert Rosales
Van Passenger
Rick Avery
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Mario Roberts
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Eileen Weisinger
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Keii Johnston
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Mike Watson
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Kurt D. Lott
DEA Agent - Public Storage (as Kurt Lott)
Lincoln Simonds
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Steve Tomaski
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Buck McDancer
DEA Agent - Public Storage
John Callery
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Ousaun Elam
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Brian Avery
DEA Agent - Public Storage
Corey Spears
F*****-up Bowman
Majandra Delfino
Vanessa
Topher Grace
Seth Abrahms
Erika Christensen
Caroline Wakefield
Alec Roberts
David Ayala
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Helena Ayala
Rena Sofer
Helena's Friend
Stacey Travis
Helena's Friend
Jennifer Barker
Helena's Friend
Dean Faulkner
Parking Valet
Albert Finney
Chief of Staff
D.W. Moffett
Jeff Sheridan
James Brolin
General Ralph Landry
Daniella Kuhn
Tourist Woman
Brandon Keener
Tourist Man
Bill Weld
Himself (as Governor Bill Weld)
George Blumenthal
Partygoer #1
Stephen Dunham
Lobbyist
Don Nickles
Himself (as Senator Don Nickles)
Margaret Travolta
Economist
Harry Reid
Himself (as Senator Harry Reid)
Jeff Podolsky
Himself
Jewelle Bickford
Partygoer #2
Barbara Boxer
Herself (as Senator Barbara Boxer)
Orrin G. Hatch
Himself (as Senator Orrin Hatch)
Charles Grassley
Himself (as Senator Charles Grassley)
Dave Hager
Partygoer #3
Tucker Smallwood
Partygoer #4
Steven Bauer
Carlos Ayala
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Ana Sanchez (as Marisol Padilla Sanchez)
Amy Irving
Barbara Wakefield
Dennis Quaid
Arnie Metzger
Clifton Collins Jr.
Francisco Flores
Víctor Quintero
Salazar Soldier (as Victor Quintero)
Toby Holguin
Salazar Soldier
Ramiro González
Salazar Soldier (as Ramiro Gonzalez)
Viola Davis
Social Worker
James Pickens Jr.
Prosecutor Ben Williams
Peter Riegert
Attorney Michael Adler
Elaine Kagan
Judge Reed
John Slattery
ADA Dan Collier
Jimmy Ortega
Arrested Man in Apartment (as Jim Ortega)
Greg Boniface
Tackled Man #1
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Tackled Man #2 (as Tom Rosales)
Rudy M. Camacho
Customs Official
Vonte Sweet
Dealer
Ed Breving
Hotel Deskman
Yul Vazquez
Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin
Jack Conley
Agent Hughes
Eddie Velez
Agent Johnson
Craig N. Chretien
Director of EPIC
John Brown
Assistant Director of EPIC
Mike Siegel
DEA Representative
Joel Torres
Porfilio Madrigal
Stephen J. Rose
Marty (as Steve Rose)
Kimber Fritz
Rehab Counselor
Harsh Nayyar
Witness #1
Mary Pat Gleason
Witness #2
Vincent Ward
Man on Street
Benjamin Bratt
Juan Obregón
Jsu Garcia
Pablo Obregón
Gregory Estevane
Polygraph Administrator
Alex Procopio
Polygraph Assistant
Rita Gomez
Mrs. Castro
Kaizaad Kotwal
Teacher (as Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal)
David Jensen
John
Jay Krymis
Waiter #1 (as Jay Fernando Krymis)
Mike Malone
Waiter #2
René Pereyra
Doctor (as Rene Pereyra)
Kymberly Newberry
Press Secretary (as Kymberly S. Newberry)
Carroll Schumacher
Ayala Security #1
Ben Scott
Ayala Security #2
Michael Showers
Meeting Leader
Fred Anderson
TV Reporter (uncredited)
David Bickford
Stan (uncredited)
Tracey Brown
Extra (uncredited)
Robert Randolph Caton
Corporate Businessman (uncredited)
Cecile Cinco
Maid (uncredited)
Adam Clark
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Chic Daniel
DEA Agent (uncredited)
Alan Easley
Junkie (uncredited)
Choel Evans
Photojournalist (uncredited)
Tony Guma
Detective (uncredited)
Salma Hayek
Rosario (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jarosz
High School Student (uncredited)
Dominic Koulianos
Reporter (uncredited)
Zachary Lindsey
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Ambrit Millhouse
Cincinnati Hooker (uncredited)
David Pittinger
Cincinnati Police Officer (uncredited)
Darlynne Reyes
Reporter (uncredited)
Laurent Schwaar
Art Appraiser (uncredited)
Lynn Struiksma
Clown (uncredited)
Clyde Tull
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Fairly Tull
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Jim Cody Williams
FBI Agent (uncredited)