Traffic (2000)
Overview
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 Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $48,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $207,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 30.345 |
Directed By
Steven Soderbergh
Crew
Steven Soderbergh
Laura Bickford
Marshall Herskovitz
Edward Zwick
Steven Soderbergh
Cliff Martinez
Stephen Mirrione
Stephen Gaghan
Philip Messina
Keith P. Cunningham
Debra Zane
Louise Frogley
Herbie Hancock
Mike Newell
Richard Solomon
Graham King
Cameron Jones
Andreas Klein
Aaron Glascock
David Betancourt
John Robotham
Duane Manwiller
Gary Burritt
Barry Idoine
Steven Melton
Gary Jay
John Murray
Larry Blake
Barbara Ann Spencer
Stacy De La Motte
Caitlin Maloney
Dawn Fintor
Greg Berry
Rick Mitchell
Sonny Ritscher
Blair Huizingh
Sonya Lunsford
Basti Van Der Woude
Gregory Jacobs
Pamela Lynn Thomas
Jason Bedig
Dale E. Anderson
F. Scott Taylor
Dana Ross
Larry Blake
Brooke Sartorius
Joseph F. Brennan
Alicia Stevenson
Gary A. Brewer
Bob Marshak
Edward J. Ertel
R. Michael De Chellis
Kyle Carden
Renee D. Czarapata
Karen Jarnecke
Paul Ledford
Shana Sigmond
James Plannette
Frederic W. Brost
Robin Le Chanu
Brent A. Blom
Ken Lavet
James W. Apted
Eric Wycoff
Keenan Wyatt
Maya Shimoguchi
Melody Miller
Alan Easley
Russell Ayer
Herb Ault
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald
Lance Larson
Glenn Brown
Trey Batchelor
Roxanne Wightman
Bonnie Clevering
Wylie Griffin
Terri Taylor
Joyce Kogut
Kathrine Gordon
Loretta James-Demasi
Kristen Toscano Messina
Katherine James
Annie Welles
Chris Snyder
Jimmy Ortega
Rick Avery
Simon Moore
Mike Malone
TOP CAST
Michael Douglas
Robert Wakefield
Benicio del Toro
Javier Rodriguez
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Helena Ayala
Erika Christensen
Caroline Wakefield
Don Cheadle
Montel Gordon
Jacob Vargas
Manolo Sanchez
Miguel Ferrer
Eduardo Ruiz
Luis Guzmán
Ray Castro
Topher Grace
Seth Abrahms
Tomas Milian
Gen. Arturo Salazar
Clifton Collins Jr.
Francisco Flores
Amy Irving
Barbara Wakefield
Dennis Quaid
Arnie Metzger
D.W. Moffett
Jeff Sheridan
Steven Bauer
Carlos Ayala
Albert Finney
Chief of Staff
James Brolin
General Ralph Landry
Enrique Murciano
DEA Agent - Trailer
Peter Riegert
Attorney Michael Adler
Benjamin Bratt
Juan Obregón
Yul Vazquez
Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin
Majandra Delfino
Vanessa
Alec Roberts
David Ayala
James Pickens Jr.
Prosecutor Ben Williams
Viola Davis
Social Worker
Andrew Chavez
Desert Truck Driver
Michael Saucedo
Desert Truck Driver
Jose Yenque
Salazar Soldier / The Torturer
Emilio Rivera
Salazar Soldier #2
Michael O'Neill
Lawyer Rodman
Russell G. Jones
Mark
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
Don Snell
DEA Agent - Trailer
Gary Carlos Cervantes
DEA Agent - Trailer
Leticia Bombardier
Ruiz's Secretary
Carl Ciarfalio
Ruiz's Assistant
Steven Lambert
Van Driver
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
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