American Pop

Feb 13, 1981

1h 36m

★ 6.9

All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Music

Drama

History

Production Companies

Bakshi Productions

Aspen Productions

Columbia Pictures

American Pop Trailers

Cast

Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)

Ron Thompson

Bella (voice)

Lisa Jane Persky

Zalmie Belinksy (voice)

Jeffrey Lippa

Crisco (voice)

Frank De Kova

Eva Tanguay (voice)

Roz Kelly

Frankie (as Marya Small)

Mews Small

Hannele (voice)

Elsa Raven

Theatre Owner (voice)

Vincent Schiavelli

Beat Poet (voice)

Richard Moll

The Blonde (voice)

Lynda Wiesmeier

Punk Rocker (voice)

Lee Ving

Louie (voice)

Jerry Holland

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7.1

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