Has a wonderful soundtrack, but it fails to provide an actual story unless you look hard...
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09/03/08
American Pop (1981)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 9
Rotten:7
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: This sweeping epic of Americana follows four generations of angry young men and their music via the animation of director Ralph Bakshi. As the story begins, Russian immigrant song-and-dance man Louis fathers Benny, a jazz pianist who... [More]
Starring: Frank DeKova, Ben Frommer, Roz Kelly, Richard Moll
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Reviews for American Pop
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A sprawling and messy work whose flaws are inextricable from its brilliance.
07/23/07
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08/30/04
Top Critic Although cartoonish in the most pejorative sense, American Pop knows its musical lore. This film has little bits of tragedy that just may break your heart.
07/14/04
American Pop celebrates the vitality of music which seems to weather all changes and continues to serve as a vehicle for our hopes and dreams.
01/31/04
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05/30/01
every time it starts engaging the viewer, it quickly shifts gears and heads into a new decade
02/27/01
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