Traffic (2000)

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R | 2 hr 20 mins | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Adaptation | Released: 12/27/2000 |Box Office Total: $124.1M

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Synopsis:

A patchwork of stories about various factions of the drug trade, including dealers, abusers and the law enforcement officials who pursue them. Mexican policeman Javier Rodriguez works on and around the border with his close friend and fellow policeman Manolo Sanchez, under Mexico's number one crime fighter, General Salazar. Confronted with temptations of power and money, Javier resists them but finds himself--and Manolo--caught in a web of corruption that leads to an untenable situation. Back in the U.S., Ohio State Supreme Court Justice Robert Wakefield is named by the president as the new antidrug czar. Collecting information, the uncompromising and conservative Wakefield prepares to supervise the country's task forces and partner them with Mexico's. But, at home, he and his wife Barbara must deal with their increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Caroline.

In San Diego, undercover DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro work overtime to help the U.S. government build its case against the infamous Obregon drug cartel. Their bust of midlevel drug trafficker Eduardo Ruiz pays off when their new prisoner cuts a deal to testify against wealthy drug baron Carlos Ayala, who lives in the upscale suburbs. Carlos is arrested, shocking his unknowing and pregnant wife Helena. Helena and her son are quickly threatened by her husband's associates and tailed by the DEA agents. Enlisting the aid of attorney Arnie Metzger. Helena vows to get Carlos out of jail and keep her children safe--even if it means taking over her husband's business.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/27/2000

Director	Credit
Steven Soderbergh	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael Douglas	Robert Wakefield
Don Cheadle	Montel Gordon
Benicio Del Toro	Javier Rodriguez
Catherine Zeta-Jones	Helena Ayala
Albert Finney	Chief of Staff
Amy Irving	Barbara Wakefield
Erika Christensen	Caroline Wakefield
James Brolin	General Ralph Landry
Dennis Quaid	Arnie Metzger
Benjamin Bratt	Juan Obregon
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
Emilio Rivera	Salazar Soldier 2
Michael O'Neill	Lawyer Rodman
Russell G Jones	Clerk
Lorene Hetherington	State Capitol Reporter No 1
Eic Collins	State Capitol Reporter No 2
Beau Holden	DEA Agent
Peter Stader	DEA Agent
James Lew	DEA Agent
Jeremy Fitzgerald	DEA Agent
Russell Solberg	DEA Agent
Luis Guzman	Ray Castro
Don Snell	DEA Agent
Enrique Murciano	DEA Agent
Gary Carlos Cervantes	DEA Agent
Leticia Bombardier	Ruiz's Secretary
Miguel Ferrer	Eduardo Ruiz
Carl Ciarfalio	Ruiz's Assistant
Steven Lambert	Van Driver
Gilbert Rosales	Van Passenger
Rick Avery
Mario Roberts
Eileen Weisinger
Ken Johnston
Mike Watson
Kurt Lott
Lincoln P Simonds
Steve Tomaski
Buck McDancer
John Callery
Ousaun Elam
Brian Avery
Corey Spears	F****-up Bowman
Majandra Delfino	Vanessa
Topher Grace	Seth Abrahms
Alec Roberts	David Ayala
Rena Sofer	One of Helena's Friends
Stacey Travis	One of Helena's Friends
Jennifer Barker	One of Helena's Friends
Dean Faulkner	Parking Valet
D.W. Moffett	Jeff Sheridan
Daniella Kuhn	Tourist Woman
Brandon Keener	Tourist Man
Governor Bill Weld	Himself
George Blumenthal	Partygoer No 1
Stephen Dunham	Lobbyist
Senator Don Nickles	Himself
Margaret Travolta	Economist
Senator Harry Reed	Himself
Jeff Podolsky	Himself
Jewelle Bickford	Partygoer No 2
Barbara Boxer	Herself
Senator Orrin Hatch	Himself
Senator Charles Grassley	Himself
Dave Hager	Partygoer No 3
Tucker Smallwood	Partygoer No 4
Steven Bauer	Carlos Ayala
Marisol Padilla Sanchez	Ana Sanchez
Clifton Collins Jr	Francisco Flores
Victor Quintero	Salazar Soldier
Toby Holguin	Salazar Soldier
Ramiro Gonzalez	Salazar Soldier
Viola Davis	Social Worker
James Pickens Jr	Prosecutor Ben Williams
Peter Riegert	Attorney Michael Adler
Elaine Kagan	Judge Reed
John Slattery	ADA Dan Collier
Jim Orgega	Arrested Man in Apartment
Greg Boniface	Tackled Man No 1
Thomas Rosales Jr	Tackled Man No 2
Rudy M Camacho	Customs Official
Yul Vazquez	Obregon Assasin
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	Porfilio Madrigal
Steve W Rose	Marty
Kimber Fritz	Rehab Counselor
Harsh Nayyar	Witness No 1
Mary Pat Gleason	Witness No 2
Vincent Ward	Man on Street
Jsu Garcia	Pablo Obregon
Gregory Estevane	Polygraph Administrator
Alex Procopio	Polygraph Assistant
Rita Gomez	Mrs Castro
Kaizaad Novroze Kotwal	Teacher
David Jensen	'John'
Jay Fernando Krymis	Waiter No 1
Mike Malone	Waiter No 2
Rene Pereyra	Doctor
Kymberly Newberry	Press Secretary
Carroll Schumacher	Ayala Security
Michael Showers	Meeting Leader
Production Credits	Credit
Richard Solomon	Executive Producer
Edward Zwick	Producer
Mike Newell	Executive Producer
Marshall Herskovitz	Producer
Cameron Jones	Executive Producer
Laura Bickford	Producer
Graham King	Executive Producer
Andreas Klein	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bedford Falls	Production Company
Fifty Cannon Entertainment	Production Company
USA Films (LA)	Production Company
Gramercy Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Samfilm	Theatrical Distributor
USA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gramercy Pictures/USA Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Manga Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
RCV Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
IFDL	Theatrical Distributor
Scholar Films Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mongkol	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Splendid Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Texas, USA
El Paso, Texas, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Washington, DC, USA
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Writer	Credit
Stephen Gaghan	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Renee D Czarapata	Accountant - payroll accountant
Sonny Ritscher	Production Accountant
Sonya Lunsford	Assistant Accountant
Marisol Jimenez	Accountant - construction accountant
Lisa Carey	Assistant Accountant
Jeffrey C Harris	Assistant Accountant
Alice Prochazkova	Accountant - accounting clerk
Jason Hinkel	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Jerry Miller	Sign Writer
Philip Messina	Production Designer
Shana Sigmond	Assistant Set Decorator
Gregory A. Berry	Set Designer
Wylie Young Griffin	Art Department Coordinator
Blair Huizingh	Assistant Art Director
Eric Bryant	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Jason Bedig	Lead Person - leadman
Dale E Anderson	Set Dresser
Keith P Cunningham	Art Director
Kristen Toscano Messina	Set Decorator
Brent Blom	Set Dresser
Valerie Nadja Lancelot	Assistant Art Director
Maya Shimoguchi	Set Designer
Gary A Brewer	Set Dresser
Barbara Ann Spencer	Set Designer
Alan Easley	Set Dresser
Robert Brooke Sartorius	Set Dresser
Mike Malone	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Manuel Castillo	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Debra Zane	Casting
Kimberly Skyrme	Location Casting