Traffic
Traffic
Release: 2000-12-27
·Runtime: 147m
·★ 7.1
Thriller
Drama
Crime
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
USA Films
Initial Entertainment Group
Bedford Falls Productions
Laura Bickford Productions
Compulsion Inc.
Trailers & Videos
Cast
D.W. Moffett
as Jeff Sheridan
Gilbert Rosales
as Van Passenger
Stephen Dunham
as Lobbyist
Miguel Ferrer
as Eduardo Ruiz
Amy Irving
as Barbara Wakefield
Steven Lambert
as Van Driver
Mary Pat Gleason
as Witness #2
Rod Fielder
as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
George Blumenthal
as Partygoer #1
Margaret Travolta
as Economist
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Ana Sanchez
Carl Ciarfalio
as Ruiz's Assistant
Benicio del Toro
as Javier Rodriguez
James Lew
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
Rick Avery
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Jack Conley
as Agent Hughes
Harsh Nayyar
as Witness #1
Sonia Debreczeni
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega
as Arrested Man in Apartment
Michael Douglas
as Robert Wakefield
Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Helena Ayala
Toby Holguin
as Salazar Soldier
Kymberly Newberry
as Press Secretary
Jacob Vargas
as Manolo Sanchez
Don Nickles
as Senator Don Nickles
Valerie Hanna
as Witness #3 (uncredited)
Peter Riegert
as Attorney Michael Adler
Benjamin Bratt
as Juan Obregón
Beau Holden
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
Eileen Weisinger
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Rena Sofer
as Helena's Friend
Brandon Keener
as Tourist Man
Laurent Schwaar
as Art Appraiser (uncredited)
Luis Guzmán
as Ray Castro
Jeremy Fitzgerald
as DEA Agent - CalTrans
Buck McDancer
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Dave Hager
as Partygoer #3
Michael Showers
as Meeting Leader
Erika Christensen
as Caroline Wakefield
Russell G. Jones
as Mark
Elaine Kagan
as Judge Reed
Tony Guma
as Detective (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Tackled Man #2
Dennis Quaid
as Arnie Metzger
Eddie Velez
as Agent Johnson
Fairly Tull
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Tomas Milian
as Gen. Arturo Salazar
Brian Avery
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Chuck Grassley
as Senator Charles Grassley
Chic Daniel
as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Don Cheadle
as Montel Gordon
Michael Saucedo
as Desert Truck Driver
Kaizaad Kotwal
as Teacher
James Brolin
as General Ralph Landry
Yul Vazquez
as Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Francisco Flores
Mike Watson
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Daniella Kuhn
as Tourist Woman
Keii Johnston
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Kurt D. Lott
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Majandra Delfino
as Vanessa
Jose Yenque
as Salazar Soldier / The Torturer
Mario Roberts
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
Barbara Boxer
as Senator Barbara Boxer
Jsu Garcia
as Pablo Obregón
John Slattery
as ADA Dan Collier
Mike Siegel
as DEA Representative
Vincent M. Ward
as Man on Street
Viola Davis
as Social Worker
Michael O'Neill
as Lawyer Rodman
Jim Cody Williams
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Steven Bauer
as Carlos Ayala
Leticia Bombardier
as Ruiz's Secretary
Salma Hayek Pinault
as Rosario (uncredited)
Clyde Tull
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as DEA Agent - Trailer
Stacey Travis
as Helena's Friend
Tucker Smallwood
as Partygoer #4
David Bickford
as Stan (uncredited)
Albert Finney
as Chief of Staff
Enrique Murciano
as DEA Agent - Trailer
Emilio Rivera
as Salazar Soldier #2
Ousaun Elam
as DEA Agent - Public Storage
David Jensen
as John
Harry Reid
as Senator Harry Reid
Orrin Hatch
as Senator Orrin Hatch
Vonte Sweet
as Dealer
William-Christopher Stephens
as Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Topher Grace
as Seth Abrahms
James Pickens Jr.
as Prosecutor Ben Williams
Ben Scott
as Ayala Security #2
Ambrit Millhouse
as Cincinnati Hooker (uncredited)
Crew
Cliff Martinez
Original Music Composer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Gregory Jacobs
First Assistant Director
John Robotham
Stunt Coordinator
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Mike Newell
Executive Producer
Barry Idoine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Rick Avery
Stunts
Steven Soderbergh
Director, Director of Photography
Philip Messina
Production Design
Jimmy Ortega
Stunt Double
Graham King
Executive Producer
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Terri Taylor
Casting Associate
Herbie Hancock
Musician
Maya Shimoguchi
Set Designer
James Plannette
Chief Lighting Technician
Simon Moore
Original Film Writer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Stephen Gaghan
Screenplay
Debra Zane
Casting
Stephen Mirrione
Editor
Larry Blake
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aaron Glascock
Dialogue Editor