American Pop

American Pop (1981)

Genres - Animation, Drama, History, Music  |   Sub-Genres - Drama Fiction, Musical, Rock Music  |   Release Date - Feb 13, 1981  |   Run Time - 96 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Description by Wikipedia

American Pop is a 1981 American adult animated epic jukebox musical drama film starring Ron Thompson and produced and directed by Ralph Bakshi. It was the fourth animated feature film to be presented in Dolby sound. The film tells the story of four generations of an immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.

Movie Info

Budget

$1,500,000

Box Office

$20,000,000

Themes

Tags

Adult Animation, Cult, Folk Music, Generational, Heroin Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jazz, Jazz Band, Jewish Mafia, Live-Action Animated Film, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mafia Boss, Music Hall, Pop, Richard Singer, Songwriter, Stock Footage

Attributes

Narrative Location: California, New York City
Subject: organized crime
Time Period: 1980s

Alternate Titles

American Pop
AR, AU, CA, FR, MX, PT, GB, US
Amerykańska muzyka pop
PL
Pop américain
CA
Поп Америка
, RU
アメリカン・ポップ
JP