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American Pop

Year:

1981

Duration:

96 min

Genres:

Animation | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1981-02-13

Earnings

Cast

Actor

Character

Elya Baskin

Ron Thompson

Tony / Pete

Mews Small

Frankie (as Marya Small)

Jerry Holland

Louie

Lisa Jane Persky

Bella

Jeffrey Lippa

Zalmie

Roz Kelly

Eva Tanguay

Frank DeKova

Crisco (as Frank De Kova)

Rick Singer

Benny (as Richard Singer)

Elsa Raven

Hannele

Ben Frommer

Palumbo

Amy Levitt

Nancy

Leonard Stone

Leo Stern

Eric Taslitz

Little Pete

Gene Borkan

Izzy

Richard Moll

Beat Poet

Beatrice Colen

Prostitute

Vincent Schiavelli

Theatre Owner

Hilary Beane

Showgirl #1

Lynda Wiesmeier

The Blonde

Phillip Simms

Dwayne (voice) (as Philip Simms)

Marcello Krakoff

Little Zalmie

Ken Johnson

Halley

Barney Pell

Young Zalmie

Robert Strom

Club Manager

Gene Woodbury

August

Mark Levine

Space (voice) (as Marc Levine)

Ty Grimes

Johnny

Peter Glindeman

Reed

Auburn Burrell

Jeffrey

A'leisha Brevard

Showgirl #2 (voice) (as A'leshaia Brevard)

M.B. West

Prostitute

Joey Camen

Freddie

Umberto Autore Jr.

Little Benny (voice) (as Bert Autore)

Tony Autore

Young Benny

Johnny Brogna

Tony's Brother

Dawn Agrella

Tony's Sister

Cari Anne Warder

Tony's Sister

Don Carlson

Stagehand

Vance Colvig

Hobo #1

Robert Beecher

Hobo #2

Tony Fasce

Crapshooter #1

Frank Ciaravino

Crapshooter #2

Gene Krischer

Hippie

D.A. Young

Curtis (as David Allen Young)

Lee Ving

Punk Rocker (voice) (as Lee James Jude)

Spit Stix

Punk Rocker (as Timothy J. Leitch)

Derf Scratch

Punk Rocker (voice) (as Frederick C. Milner)

Philo Cramer

Punk Rocker (voice) (as Philo J. Cramer)

Chester Hayes

Organ Grinder (voice) (as Chester Haze)

Chuck Mitchell

Doorkeeper

Ralph Bakshi

Piano Player (voice) (as Bill Schneider)

David Hollander

(uncredited)

Doug Lee

Announcers - various (uncredited)

Helen Morgan

Singer in Raided Nightclub (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fredd Wayne

Seven roles (uncredited)

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Trivia

Although not specifically stated, the incident in which Zalmie's mother dies appears to be the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a one of the worst industrial disasters in New York City's history. 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died either in the fire, or by jumping from the windows of the 8th-10th floors because the doors were locked shut. The fire prompted legislative and union action to improve safety and working conditions in garment sweatshops.

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Except for a few bits of live-action stock footage and the still drawings in the opening credits, the movie is entirely rotoscoped.

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Ralph Bakshi: as the voice of the piano player who tells a pregnant Bella that her song "is going to be a big hit. I think you should try it out."

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Goofs

When Pete is playing "Night Moves" in the recording studio, his fingers are moving up on the piano although the notes in the song can clearly be heard going high to low.

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When Tony meets the waitress in Kansas, he asks her a number of questions which are references to songs about the state. He asks her, "Is everything up to date here?" which references Rodgers and Hammerstein's song "Kansas City" from the musical "Oklahoma!" However, that song actually concerns the Kansas City in Missouri, as another song from that show indicates.

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The German Soldier who shoots the pianist is wearing an American Helmet with a Swastika painted on the front (which was not the case in any German forces during the war). Also, his weapon is obviously a semi-automatic rifle but he fires it full-automatic as though it were a sub-machine gun.

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Quotes

Zalmie: Hey, Louie. I just seen the most beautiful thing I ever seen in the whole world.

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Tony: What is this?

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Palumbo: Don't you think it's time for a wedding?

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