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American Pop
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
1981 · Directed by Ralph Bakshi · 96 min · Animation · Music · Drama · History · 8 frames
Tagline
All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.
Crew
- Written by: Ronni Kern
- Edited by: David Ramirez
- Music: Lee Holdridge
- Produced by: Ralph Bakshi, Martin Ransohoff
Cast
- Ron Thompson as Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
- Lisa Jane Persky as Bella (voice)
- Jeffrey Lippa as Zalmie Belinksy (voice)
- Frank De Kova as Crisco (voice)
- Roz Kelly as Eva Tanguay (voice)
- Mews Small as Frankie (as Marya Small)
- Elsa Raven as Hannele (voice)
- Vincent Schiavelli as Theatre Owner (voice)
- Richard Moll as Beat Poet (voice)
- Lynda Wiesmeier as The Blonde (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America, Netherlands, South Korea, United Kingdom
- Language: English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish
- Studios: Bakshi Productions, Aspen Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Budget: $1,500,000
- Box office: $6,000,000
- Themes: jazz, pop, czar / tsar / tzar, mafia boss, folk music, music business, songwriter, stock footage, adult animation, music hall
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