American Pop (1981)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.
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.
- Released: 1981-02-13
- Genres: Animation, Music, Drama, History
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 130 votes
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Top cast
- Ron Thompson as Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
- Lisa Jane Persky as Bella (voice)
- Jeffrey Lippa as Zalmie Belinksy (voice)
- Frank De Kova as Crisco (voice)
- Roz Kelly as Eva Tanguay (voice)
- Mews Small as Frankie (as Marya Small)
- Elsa Raven as Hannele (voice)
- Vincent Schiavelli as Theatre Owner (voice)
- Richard Moll as Beat Poet (voice)
- Lynda Wiesmeier as The Blonde (voice)
Where to watch American Pop
- United States: stream on fuboTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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