American Pop

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1103 movies items)

" “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. The film featured voices by Lee Ving, Elya Baskin, Lisa Jane Persky, Vincent Schiavelli, and Richard Moll, and songs perf"

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Adult situations, and profanity "

My Favourite Film Taglines (67 movies items)

"“All those years...All those dreams...All those sons...One of them is going to be a star.“"

250 Of My Favorite Films From The 80's, y'all (250 movies items)

"A decade earlier, animator Ralph Bakshi introduced animation for adults with the very adult Fritz The Cat. With each film he made after that, even though he continued to produce cartoon cinema aimed towards a much more matured audience, he had begun moving towards a more mainstream type of animated flick. And even though I felt that he never really fully achieved the ultimate potential of where he was headed with his work, American Pop seemed to be the result of his accumulated efforts. A mini"

Film Journal 2019 (225 movies items)

"A simple story about the legacy of a Russian immigrant as the traditional American values of imperialist violence and narcotics destroy it. Bakshi is making it though, and it's a musical, so it's an absolute treat for the eyes and ears. I love that 80% of male faces make me think that Robert Z'Dar must have had a hell of a paycheck with rotoscope acting for this movie. Though I would be remiss to give it many points for being a touching story (it was kind of worn out when it came out), definitel"

PELÍCULAS ANIMADAS: (177 movies items)

"BASED GOD BAKSHI: Uno de los mejores musicales que he visto en mi vida. Mamenlo¡¡"

Favorite Animated Films: 1980-1981 (5 movies items)

" Directed by: Ralph Bakshi Produced by: Maggie Abbott, Martin Ransohoff, Ralph Bakshi, and Richard R. St. Johns Written by: Ronni Kern Edited by: David Ramirez Music by: Lee Holdridge Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

My Cartoon Movie List (224 movies items)

"Not for kids Release dates February 13, 1981"