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American Pop

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American Pop
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R,1hr 35min
Genres:
Family,Drama
Released:
February 13, 1981
Director:
Ralph Bakshi
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Ron Thompson, Marya Small, Jerry Holland  ...more
Synopsis: The rise and growth of American popular music through the 20th century is reflected in the lives of four generations of one family in this animated drama directed by Ralph Bakshi. Zalmie (voice of Jeffrey Lippa), a Russian Jew, emigrates to America, and tries to struggle along as a comic and musician in vaudeville, until an injury suffered in World War I ends his singing career. Zalmie's son Benny (voice of Richard Singer) inherits his father's love for music, and when he grows to adulthood, he joins ... Full Synopsis
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Jeremy Wheeler, AMG Review
American Pop is an ambitious and groundbreaking work of storytelling that also just happens to be animated. For years, love-him-or-hate-him director Ralph Bakshi pushed the envelope of animation as far as he could, which more often than not, resulted in some rather racy material (Streetfight, Fritz the Cat). Then came American Pop, which in 1981 ushered in not only a new style of animation for the ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Ron Thompson
Tony & Pete
Marya Small
Frankie
Jerry Holland
Louie
Lisa Jane Persky
Bella
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