American Pop

(1981)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 128 votes

Genres: Animation, Music, Drama, History

Year: 1981

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: United States of America, Netherlands

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Cast: Рон Томпсон, Лиза Джейн Перски, Jeffrey Lippa, Frank De Kova, Roz Kelly, Мьюз Смолл, Эльза Рейвен, Винсент Скьявелли, Richard Moll, Lynda Wiesmeier

Plot

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.

"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.