American Pop

Directed by Ralph Bakshi
1981    1h 36m    R
Drama, Animation, History,
7.165%80%
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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 popular music from the pre-jazz age through rhythm and blues, 1950s rock 'n' roll, drug-laden psychedelia, and punk rock, finally ending with the onset of New Wave in the early 1980s.
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Cast of American Pop
  • Ron ThompsonTony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
  • Lisa Jane PerskyBella (voice)
  • Jeffrey LippaZalmie Belinksy (voice)
  • Frank De KovaCrisco (voice)
  • Roz KellyEva Tanguay (voice)
  • Mews SmallFrankie (as Marya Small)
  • Elsa RavenHannele (voice)
  • Vincent SchiavelliTheatre Owner (voice)
  • Richard MollBeat Poet (voice)
  • Lynda WiesmeierThe Blonde (voice)
  • Lee VingPunk Rocker (voice)
  • Jerry HollandLouie (voice)
  • Gene BorkanIzzy (voice)
  • Rick SingerBenny (voice)
  • Ben FrommerPalumbo (voice)
  • Amy LevittNancy (voice)
  • Leonard StoneLeo Stern (voice)
  • Eric TaslitzLittle Pete (voice)
  • Beatrice ColenProstitute (voice)
  • Hilary BeaneShowgirl #1 (voice)
  • Phillip SimmsDwayne (voice)
  • Marcello KrakoffLittle Zalmie (voice)
  • Ken JohnsonHalley (voice)
  • Barney PellYoung Zalmie (voice)
  • Robert StromClub Manager (voice)
  • Gene WoodburyAugust (voice)
  • Mark LevineSpace (voice)
  • Ty GrimesJohnny (voice)
  • Peter GlindemanReed (voice)
  • Auburn BurrellJeffrey (voice)
  • Aleshia BrevardShowgirl #2 (voice)
  • Elya BaskinTuba Player (voice)
  • M.B. WestProstitute (voice)
  • Joey CamenFreddie (voice)
  • Umberto Autore Jr.Little Benny (voice)
  • Tony AutoreYoung Benny (voice)
  • Johnny BrognaTony's Brother (voice)
  • Dawn AgrellaTony's Sister (voice)
  • Cari Anne WarderTony's Sister (voice)
  • Don CarlsonStagehand (voice)
  • Vance ColvigHobo #1
  • Robert BeecherHobo #2 (voice)
  • Tony FasceCrapshooter #1 (voice)
  • Frank CiaravinoCrapshooter #2 (voice)
  • Gene KrischerHippie (voice)
  • D.A. YoungCurtis (voice)
  • Spit StixPunk Rocker (voice)
  • Derf ScratchPunk Rocker (voice)
  • Philo CramerPunk Rocker (voice)
  • Chester HayesOrgan Grinder (voice)
  • Chuck MitchellDoorkeeper (voice)
  • Ralph BakshiPiano Player (voice)
  • Helen MorganSinger in Raided Nightclub (archive footage)
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