
American Pop (1981)
6.9|13 Feb, 1981|96 min
All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.
6.9|13 Feb, 1981|96 min
Released
IMDb
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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $6,000,000
English,
עִבְרִית,
Pусский,
Budget--
Revenue $6,000,000
Keywords
jazz
pop
czar / tsar / tzar
mafia boss
folk music
music business
songwriter
stock footage
adult animation
music hall
jazz band
generational
jewish mafia
heroin addiction
Casts

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)
Phillip Simms
Dwayne (voice)
Marcello Krakoff
Little Zalmie (voice)
Ken Johnson
Halley (voice)
Barney Pell
Young Zalmie (voice)
Robert Strom
Club Manager (voice)
Gene Woodbury
August (voice)
Mark Levine
Space (voice)
Ty Grimes
Johnny (voice)
Peter Glindeman
Reed (voice)
Auburn Burrell
Jeffrey (voice)

Aleshia Brevard
Showgirl #2 (voice)

Ilya Baskin
Tuba Player (voice)
M.B. West
Prostitute (voice)

Joey Camen
Freddie (voice)
Umberto Autore Jr.
Little Benny (voice)
Tony Autore
Young Benny (voice)
Johnny Brogna
Tony's Brother (voice)
Dawn Agrella
Tony's Sister (voice)
Cari Anne Warder
Tony's Sister (voice)
Don Carlson
Stagehand (voice)

Vance Colvig
Hobo #1

Robert Beecher
Hobo #2 (voice)
Tony Fasce
Crapshooter #1 (voice)
Frank Ciaravino
Crapshooter #2 (voice)
Gene Krischer
Hippie (voice)
D.A. Young
Curtis (voice)
Spit Stix
Punk Rocker (voice)
Derf Scratch
Punk Rocker (voice)
Philo Cramer
Punk Rocker (voice)
Chester Hayes
Organ Grinder (voice)

Chuck Mitchell
Doorkeeper (voice)

Ralph Bakshi
Piano Player (voice)

Helen Morgan
Singer in Raided Nightclub (archive footage)
Crews

Ralph Bakshi
Director
John Sparey
Assistant Director
Barry E. Jackson
Layout
Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Martin Cohen
Assistant Editor
Richard R. St. Johns
Executive Producer
Lynne Betner
Associate Producer
Shanon Ely
Hairdresser
Maggie Abbott
Executive Producer

Ralph Bakshi
Producer
Scott Thaler
Production Manager
Richard Portman
Sound Recordist
Ronni Kern
Writer
Howard Anderson
Key Grip
Michael A. Stevenson
Associate Editor

Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Bob Morones
Casting
David Ramirez
Editor
Steven Hahn
Production Manager
Scott Burrow
Assistant Editor
John Glascock
Sound Mixer
Larry Gilhooly
Gaffer
David Horton Sr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Backdrops & Posters

