American Pop

  • Rated Not Rated
  • 1hr 36m
  • 57

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Producer:

Martin Ransohoff

Writer:

Ronni Kern

Release Date:

Feb 13, 1981

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.

Cast

  • Ron Thompson
  • Mews Small
  • Jerry Holland
  • Lisa Jane Persky
  • Jeffrey Lippa
  • Roz Kelly
  • Frank DeKova
  • Rick Singer
  • Elsa Raven
  • Ben Frommer

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Metacritic

57
metacritic
Based on 8 Critics
6.8

USER SCORE (5)

Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Reviews
67

All that aside, American Pop is still worth watching. Bakshi may not have perfectly captured eight decades of American music history, but his attempt to do so is often thrilling for reasons other than ambition.

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Metacritic review by Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
The A.V. Club
90

American Pop is a dazzling display of talent, nerve, ideas (old and new), passion and a marvelously free sensibility. The man may well be a genius, though that sort of pronouncement will have to wait on time.

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Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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