American Pop (1981)

Needle Drop Count: 1980’s (33 movies items)

" 50 American Pop needle drops! 10 songs on soundtracks Number of musicians: Over 40! Performances included Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers, Benny Goodman, Art Blakey, and Herbie Hancock. Sam Cooke, Fabian, and Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, The Mamas & the Papass Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pat Benatar, the Velvet Underground and the Sex Pistols as well. Running time: 96 mins Number of songs: 40 Songs per average: 1 minute a"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 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"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 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 (615 movies items)

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Adult situations, and profanity American Pop is rated R for its mature content, featuring strong depictions of drug addiction (heroin), sexual situations, nudity (including burlesque dancers), and violence, including war scenes and shootings. Directed by Ralph Bakshi, the animated film focuses on adult themes spanning four generations. "

1981 Awardie Awards (28 movies items)

"Other nominations: Best Film Soundtrack: With Songs"

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.  I've always felt as though he never really fully achieved the ultimate potential of where he was headed with his work, but American Pop seemed to be a very viable result of his accumulated "

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"