American Pop
“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.
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Cast
53 people
Ron Thompson
Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
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[Cargo]
Lisa Jane Persky
Bella (voice)
Known for
When Harry Met Sally...
Coneheads
Jeffrey Lippa
Zalmie Belinksy (voice)
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Murder, She Wrote
Frank De Kova
Crisco (voice)
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Mechanic
Roz Kelly
Eva Tanguay (voice)
Known for
New Year's Evil
The Owl and the Pussycat
Mews Small
Frankie (as Marya Small)
Known for
Sleeper
Puppetmaster
Elsa Raven
Hannele (voice)
Known for
In the Line of Fire
The Amityville Horror
Vincent Schiavelli
Theatre Owner (voice)
Known for
Ghost
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Richard Moll
Beat Poet (voice)
Known for
Night Court
House
Lynda Wiesmeier
The Blonde (voice)
Known for
Private School
Malibu Express
Lee Ving
Punk Rocker (voice)
Known for
Flashdance
Clue
Jerry Holland
Louie (voice)
Known for
MacArthur
Ralph Bakshi Director · Ronni Kern Writer Lee Holdridge Composer
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $1.5M · United States release February 13, 1981
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Bakshi Productions
Production
Aspen Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States · Netherlands · South Korea · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew · Russian · Yiddish
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 1981
Theatrical
United States · February 13, 1981
Theatrical
United States
January 3, 2020 · Theatrical · 3-D Version
July 19, 2026 · TV · Turner Classic Movies
Australia
October 22, 1981 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 31, 1983 · Theatrical
France
January 6, 1982 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 30, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
January 20, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 5, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 3, 2020 · Theatrical · 3-D Version
Uruguay
January 2, 2020 · Theatrical · 3-D Version
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