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American Pop (1981) 6.7
The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish family of musicians parallels the history of American popular music in the 20th century. Director:Ralph BakshiWriter:Ronni Kern |
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Cast
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Tony /
Pete
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| Mews Small | ... |
Frankie
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Jerry Holland | ... |
Louie
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| Lisa Jane Persky | ... |
Bella
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Jeffrey Lippa | ... |
Zalmie
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Roz Kelly | ... |
Eva Tanguay
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| Frank DeKova | ... |
Crisco
(voice) (as Frank De Kova)
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Richard Singer | ... |
Benny
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Elsa Raven | ... |
Hannele
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Ben Frommer | ... |
Palumbo
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Amy Levitt | ... |
Nancy
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| Leonard Stone | ... |
Leo Stern
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Eric Taslitz | ... |
Little Pete
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Gene Borkan | ... |
Izzy
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| Richard Moll | ... |
Beat Poet
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"American Pop" is the animated story of a very talented and troubled family starting with 19th century Russia and moving through several generations of musicians. The film covers American music from the pre-jazz age through soul, '50s rock, drug-laden psychadelia, and punk, finally ending with the onset of new wave in the early 1980s. Written by Anonymous
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All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
13 February 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amerykanska muzyka pop See more »Company Credits
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The Blonde: Corn.
Tony: Corn? Corn comes in a little white box from Birdseye. Corn? Kansas is corny! Can ya eat it?
The Blonde: Yeah.
Tony: Can ya smoke it? Can ya drink it? Can ya lie in it?
The Blonde: Sure.
Tony: Then lie in it with me.
The Blonde: Are you crazy?
Tony: Yeah, I'm crazy. I'm crazy in love with your blue eyes... and your corn-silked hair. Your corn-silked hair. I'll never eat corn again without thinkin' about you. Canned corn, candy corn, popcorn, Crackerjacks! You're the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It's all tinfoil ...
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Some of the gangland scenes are rotoscoped footage from Public Enemy, The (1931). See more »
Composed by 'John Densmore', Robby Krieger (as Robert Krieger), Ray Manzarek (as Raymond Manzarek) & Jim Morrison
Performed by The Doors
Courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Although not specifically stated, the incident in which Zalmie's mother dies appears to be the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a one of the worst industrial disasters in New York City's history. 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died either in the fire, or by jumping from the windows of the 8th-10th floors because the doors were locked shut. The fire prompted legislative and union action to improve safety and working conditions in garment sweatshops. See more »Goofs
The German Soldier who shoots the pianist is wearing an American Helmet with a Swastika painted on the front (which was not the case in any German forces during the war). Also, his weapon is obviously a semi-automatic rifle but he fires it full-automatic as though it were a sub-machine gun. See more »Quotes
Tony: What is this?The Blonde: Corn.
Tony: Corn? Corn comes in a little white box from Birdseye. Corn? Kansas is corny! Can ya eat it?
The Blonde: Yeah.
Tony: Can ya smoke it? Can ya drink it? Can ya lie in it?
The Blonde: Sure.
Tony: Then lie in it with me.
The Blonde: Are you crazy?
Tony: Yeah, I'm crazy. I'm crazy in love with your blue eyes... and your corn-silked hair. Your corn-silked hair. I'll never eat corn again without thinkin' about you. Canned corn, candy corn, popcorn, Crackerjacks! You're the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It's all tinfoil ...
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Crazy Credits
Disclaimer before soundtrack listings: The following songs were depicted as being written by fictional characters. The producer would like to thank the true composers. See more »Connections
Edited from The Public Enemy (1931)Some of the gangland scenes are rotoscoped footage from Public Enemy, The (1931). See more »
Soundtracks
"People Are Strange"Composed by 'John Densmore', Robby Krieger (as Robert Krieger), Ray Manzarek (as Raymond Manzarek) & Jim Morrison
Performed by The Doors
Courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
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I thought this film was one of the finest animation films I have ever seen. The film continually keeps building and building until it peaks at the end when the last guy becomes a star. It almost has the feel of a documentry on life in a America by the way it continually keeps pounding the nail on the head in terms of the storyline and the action scenes cut to music were absolutely brilliant. Considering this film was ahead of anything even close to this (even ahead of MTV for gods sake) it's far and away one of the finest animation films ever made. I think anyone grading this film before a eight just isn't looking at this film as a film and instead putting it against a Disney film or something that's pretty but has no point. For my money I'd easily stack this film against any other animation ever made. Also I saw some people nay saying this film because of the soundtrack, but it's all a natural progression man and in this film it shows the progression of life and music and in 1981 that's what was popular and I thought it was a great choice since it's still listen-to-able today.
Extremely great film, if you haven't yet... Go see it now!