Traffic
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Universal Studios  (2000) 147 mins R

7.8 (73,357 votes)
"Two Big Thumbs Up For The Powerful Epic!" -Ebert & Roeper and the Movies

It's the high-stakes, high-risk world of the drug trade as seen through a well-blended mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman (Benicio Del Toro) finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents (Dona Cheadle and Luis Guzman) work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) takes over his business; and the U.S. President's new drug czar (Michael Douglas) must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter....

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Cast and Crew
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 / The Torturer
Director  .....  Steven Soderbergh
Producer  .....  Laura Bickford; Marshall Herskovitz; Edward Zwick
Writer  .....  Simon Moore; Stephen Gaghan
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Javier is talking to the tourists, he caps his pen twice. (more)

Trivia:
Al Pacino was also asked to play Judge Wakefield but couldn't fit it into his schedule and Richard Gere was considered before Michael Douglas came on board. (more)

Filming Locations:
A-1 Self Storage, 1190-B W. Morena Boulevard, San Diego, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Helena Ayala: My husband was working on something he called "the project for the children". Were you aware of this?
Juan Obregón: I don't know. Perhaps I remember something...
[Helena reveals a Spastic Jack doll]
Juan Obregón: If you want to smuggle narcotics in Senore Espastico Jacobo, that is nothing new, Senora.
Helena Ayala: No, not *in*. The doll *is* cocaine. High-impact, pressure-molded cocaine. It's oderless. Undetectable by the dogs. Undetectable by anyone...
Juan Obregón: I don't believe you, Senora.
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations (more)