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Name: American Pop
Released: 1981-2-13
Cast: Ron Thompson, Marya Small, Jerry Holland, Vincent Schiavelli

American Pop

R
1h 36m
1981

68%

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Journey into an explosion of sight, sound, song and superb storytelling as brilliantly conceived by animation innovator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, The Lord of the Rings, Wizards). From a turn-of-the-century immigrant vaudevillian to a rock superstar, "American Pop" is the story of four generations whose lives revolve around the beat of American popular music. Featuring a mind-blowing soundtrack bursting with the hit music of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas & The Papas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pat Benatar, Lou Reed, Bob Seger and more. Packed with energy, excitement, electricity and enthusiasm, Bashki's work is a ground-breaking, kaleidoscopic animated trip.

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Cast:

Ron Thompson, Marya Small, Jerry Holland, Vincent Schiavelli

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

68%

Reviews

PopMatters

Seth Troyer

The entire Bakshi filmography is a campaign against business as usual, a full-on assault on the medium...

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Film Threat

Michael Talbot-Haynes

This is one of those flawless wonders where every single frame is perfect.

Although the plot, like the music itself, can be somewhat too strident, the animation is remarkably successful in delineating the sad geography of the human body and the massive backgrounds of American cities.

This is a film that grandly overreaches, attempting to condense a century's worth of triumph and tragedy into ninety minutes. To a surprising degree it succeeds.

Has a wonderful soundtrack, but it fails to provide an actual story unless you look hard...

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