American Pop
“All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star.”
1981 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Ralph Bakshi
Ralph BakshiCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
Four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family parallel the history of American popular music.
Sinekatalog’s take
Ralph Bakshi's rotoscoped animation is ambitious and uneven, with a great soundtrack from jazz to punk.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (6,251 votes)
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