Traffic (2000)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers (WGA):

Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No One Gets Away Clean

Plot:

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict.

Plot Keywords:

Cop | Old Friends | Interracial Friendship | Loss Of Friend | Death

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 57 nominations

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	...	Mark
Lorene Hetherington	...	State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins	...	State Capitol Reporter #2
Beau Holden	...	CalTrans DEA Agent
Peter Stader	...	CalTrans DEA Agent
James Lew	...	CalTrans DEA Agent
Jeremy Fitzgerald	...	CalTrans DEA Agent
Russell Solberg	...	CalTrans DEA Agent
Luis Guzmán	...	Ray Castro
Don Cheadle	...	Montel Gordon
Don Snell	...	Trailer DEA Agent
Enrique Murciano	...	Trailer DEA Agent
Gary Cervantes	...	Trailer DEA Agent (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	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Mario Roberts	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Eileen Weisinger	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Keii Johnston	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Mike Watson	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Kurt D. Lott	...	Public Storage Local Agent (as Kurt Lott)
Lincoln Simonds	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Steve Tomaski	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Buck McDancer	...	Public Storage Local Agent
John Callery	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Ousaun Elam	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Brian Avery	...	Public Storage Local Agent
Corey Spears	...	Fucked-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
Amy Irving	...	Barbara Wakefield
Dennis Quaid	...	Arnie Metzger
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Francisco Flores
Víctor Quintero	...	Salazar Soldier
Toby Holguin	...	Salazar Soldier
Ramiro González	...	Salazar soldier / Torturer (as Ramiro Gonzales)
Viola Davis	...	Social Worker
James Pickens Jr.	...	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
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	...	Porfirio 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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
J. Luis Lozano	...	Businessman
Fred Anderson	...	TV Reporter (uncredited)
David Bickford	...	Stan, Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist (DVD deleted scenes) (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)
Salma Hayek	...	Rosario (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jarosz	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Dominic Koulianos	...	Reporter (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)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (WGA)
Simon Moore		(miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan		(screenplay)

Produced by
Laura Bickford	....	producer
Marshall Herskovitz	....	producer
Cameron Jones	....	executive producer
Graham King	....	executive producer
Andreas Klein	....	executive producer
Mike Newell	....	executive producer
Richard Solomon	....	executive producer
Edward Zwick	....	producer

Original Music by
Cliff Martinez

Cinematography by
Steven Soderbergh		(photographed by) (as Peter Andrews)

Film Editing by
Stephen Mirrione

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Philip Messina

Art Direction by
Keith P. Cunningham

Set Decoration by
Kristen Toscano Messina

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Bonnie Clevering	....	hair department head
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair department head
Loretta James-Demasi	....	key makeup artist (as Loretta James DeMasi)
Katherine James	....	makeup department head (as Kathrine James)
Roxanne Wightman	....	hair stylist
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Todd McIntosh	....	prosthetic surgery makeup (uncredited)

Production Management
Frederic W. Brost	....	unit production manager
Pat Chapman	....	production manager: Cincinnati (as Patricia S. Chapman)
Robin Le Chanu	....	production supervisor (as Robin L. Le Chanu)
Caitlin Maloney	....	post-production supervisor
Anna Roth	....	production manager: Mexico
Vincent G. Gonzales	....	production supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor	....	second assistant director
Beryl Cohen	....	dga trainee
Adrian Grunberg	....	assistant director: Mexico (as Adrian Grunberg Kaufman)
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude	....	second second assistant director (as Basti van der Woude)

Art Department
Dale E. Anderson	....	set dresser
Adam L. Barker	....	plaster foreman
Jason Bedig	....	lead man
Greg Berry	....	set designer
Brent A. Blom	....	set dresser (as Brent Blom)
Richard Boris	....	greensman
Gary A. Brewer	....	set dresser (as Gary Brewer)
Jay E. Brooks	....	painter
Jeffrey Brooks	....	propmaker gangboss
Jerrold F. Brooks	....	propmaker gangboss
Eric Bryant	....	art department assistant
John Bullard	....	propmaker foreman (as John B. Bullard)
Manuel Castillo	....	set dresser: San Diego
Bill Duffin	....	propmaker gangboss
Michael Jon Duffin	....	propmaker gangboss
Alan Easley	....	set dresser
Louie Esparza	....	labor foreman (as Louie Esparza Jr.)
Robert Fidalgo	....	labor foreman
Christopher Forrest	....	propmaker
Gerard Forrest	....	location foreman
Hank Giardina	....	paint supervisor
William Gideon	....	general foreman
Wylie Griffin	....	art department coordinator (as Wylie Young Griffin)
Blair Huizingh	....	assistant art director
Steven Kerlagon	....	paint foreman (as Steven Kerlagun)
Bud Kucia	....	welder/ironman
Valerie Nadja Lancelot	....	assistant art director
Lance Larson	....	assistant property master
Mike Malone	....	on-set dresser
Steven B. Melton	....	property master
Jerry Miller	....	signwriter
Melody Miller	....	assistant property master
John Moore	....	office foreman
John Moore	....	purchaser
Joe Northrop	....	painter (as Joseph A. Northrop)
Andrew Nowling	....	greensman
Jim Paniagua	....	propmaker foreman (as James Paniagua)
Alfred J. Ransdell	....	propmaker gangboss
Anthony J. Saenz	....	labor foreman (as Anthony J. Saenz Jr.)
Brooke Sartorius	....	set dresser
Maya Shimoguchi	....	set designer
Shana Sigmond	....	assistant set decorator
Chad Simpson	....	painter
Adam Snyder	....	laborer: Cincinnati
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Dale Snyder	....	propmaker foreman
Barbara Ann Spencer	....	set designer
Curtis Yackel	....	propmaker gangboss (as Curtis A. Yackel)
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint foreman
Helen Britten	....	set buyer (uncredited)
Chris Peterson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Bryan S. Wheeler	....	swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rusty Amodeo	....	Weddington transfer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator
Matt Coby	....	sound re-recording mix assistant
Mark Coffey	....	Weddington transfer
Tobias Enhus	....	synth recording
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Jay Gallagher	....	sound re-recording mix assistant
Aaron Glascock	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Globerman	....	assistant sound engineer
Richard Kite	....	utility sound
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Rick Mitchell	....	foley editor
John Murray	....	foley editor
Earl Sampson	....	additional boom operator
Gregg Silk	....	assistant sound engineer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist (as Alicia Irwin)
F. Scott Taylor	....	assistant sound editor
Keenan Wyatt	....	boom operator
Mary Andrews	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Brian Basham	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Beth Bergeron	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Chock	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Julie Feiner	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Alan L. Nineberg	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Marvin Walowitz	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Christopher T. Welch	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Werner Hahnlein	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects coordinator
William D. Harrison	....	special effects technician
Michael Roundy	....	special effects technician (as Michael D. Roundy)
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects set foreman
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Richard A. Benoit	....	production: Cinesite (as Rick Benoit)
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	junior colorist: Cinesite
Shawn Broes	....	editorial: Cinesite (as Shawn J. Broes)
Carole Cowley	....	production: Cinesite
Julius Friede	....	senior colorist: Cinesite
Kristopher Gregg	....	digital imaging operator: Cinesite
Erik Hakanen	....	digital imaging coordinator: Cinesite
Paul Howarth	....	editorial: Cinesite
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Serena Naramore	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Todd Sarsfield	....	technical assistant: Cinesite
Tony Sgueglia	....	technical assistant: Cinesite
Brian Shows	....	technical assistant: Cinesite
Mike Sullo	....	production: Cinesite
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Steven Wright)
Matthew Adams	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)
Jon Quon	....	technical assistant: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Avery	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Beard	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Phil Chong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jayson Dumenigo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Edwards	....	stunts (uncredited)
Beau Holden	....	stunts (uncredited)
Toby Holguin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gaston Howard	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Mike Justus	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt double: Benicio Del Toro (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Young	....	precision driver coordinator: Bill Young's Driving Team (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James W. Apted	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as James Apted)
Dustin Ault	....	rigging best boy grip
Herb Ault	....	key grip
Russell Ayer	....	electrician
Carlos Boiles	....	grip: San Diego
Glenn Brown	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kyle Carden	....	grip
Joaquin Cervera	....	assistant camera: Mexico (as Joachin Cervera Buenfil)
Andreas Crawford	....	rigging key grip
R. Michael De Chellis	....	rigging gaffer
Stacy De La Motte	....	camera loader (as Stacy de la Motte)
Caz Duffy	....	camera production assistant
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald	....	best boy grip
Kelvin Hunter	....	grip production assistant
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Jay	....	camera operator
Eric Kieweg	....	rigging electrician
Duane Manwiller	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Duane C. Manwiller)
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
James Plannette	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Threlkeld	....	camera grip
Eric Wolfson-Sagot	....	rigging best boy electric
Eric Wycoff	....	best boy electric
Joey Bruce	....	rigging grip: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Geoffrey Haley	....	supervising video engineer (uncredited)
Ralph Merzbach	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video supervisor (uncredited)
Thom Owens	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Mark Wineman	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kimberly Skyrme	....	location casting: Washington D.C.
Terri Taylor	....	casting associate (as Terri R. Taylor)
Pamela Lynn Thomas	....	casting assistant
Rich King	....	additional casting (uncredited)
Linda Winters	....	extras casting: local (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood	....	set costumer: Mr. Douglas
Betty Besio	....	cutter/fitter (as Elizabeth Besio)
Edward T. Hanley	....	set costumer
Joyce Kogut	....	costume supervisor