An initial version of '' Hey Good Lookin ' '' was completed in 1975 . A three-minute promo of this version was screened at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival , and the film was scheduled for a Christmas 1975 release , but was moved to the summers of 1976 and later 1977 , before ultimately being postponed indefinitely . Warner Bros. was concerned about any controversy the film would encounter as a result of the backlash over the film '' Coonskin '' , and felt that the film was " unreleasable " because of its mix of live action and animation , and it would not spend further money on the project . Bakshi financed the film 's completion himself from the director 's fees for other projects such as '' Wizards '' , '' The Lord of the Rings '' and '' American Pop '' . The live-action sequences of '' Hey Good Lookin ' '' were gradually replaced by animation ; among the eliminated live-action sequences was one featuring the glam punk band New York Dolls . Singer Dan Hicks worked on the initial musical score , but the final version was scored by John Madara
1975 Cannes Film Festival
1975 Cannes Film Festival
Ralph Bakshi