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American Pop
“All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.”
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.
Directed by Ralph Bakshi, Richard R. St. Johns, Maggie Abbott
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127 votes
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Status
Released
Released
February 13, 1981
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish
Budget → Revenue
$1.5M → $6M
Top 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)
Richard Moll
Beat Poet (voice)
Lynda Wiesmeier
The Blonde (voice)
Lee Ving
Punk Rocker (voice)
Jerry Holland
Louie (voice)
Gene Borkan
Izzy (voice)
Rick Singer
Benny (voice)
Ben Frommer
Palumbo (voice)
Amy Levitt
Nancy (voice)
Leonard Stone
Leo Stern (voice)
Eric Taslitz
Little Pete (voice)
Beatrice Colen
Prostitute (voice)
Hilary Beane
Showgirl #1 (voice)
