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American Pop

All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.
Feb 13, 1981 · 1h 36m
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Animation
Music
Drama
History

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Ron Thompson
Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
Lisa Jane Persky
Bella (voice)
Jeffrey Lippa
Zalmie Belinksy (voice)
Frank De Kova
Crisco (voice)
Roz Kelly
Eva Tanguay (voice)
Mews Small
Frankie (as Marya Small)
Elsa Raven
Hannele (voice)
Vincent Schiavelli
Theatre Owner (voice)
Directed by Ralph Bakshi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$6,000,000
Production
Bakshi Productions, Aspen Productions, Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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