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Writer:
Ronni Kern (written by)
Release Date:
13 February 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star. more
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The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish family of musicians parallels the history of American popular music in the 20th century. full summary | add synopsis
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'Rocky & Bullwinkle': Happy 50th birthday to the sweet duo! (And Boris and Natasha, too!)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 November 2009, 12:53 PM, PST)
Free Flick of the Day: American Pop
(From Cinematical. 19 November 2009, 10:33 AM, PST)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 19 November 2009, 12:53 PM, PST)
Free Flick of the Day: American Pop
(From Cinematical. 19 November 2009, 10:33 AM, PST)
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Greatest animation ever from the greatest animator...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ron Thompson | ... | Tony / Pete (voice) |
 | Mews Small | ... | Frankie (voice) (as Marya Small) |
 | Jerry Holland | ... | Louie (voice) |
 | Lisa Jane Persky | ... | Bella (voice) |
| Jeffrey Lippa | ... | Zalmie (voice) |
| Roz Kelly | ... | Eva Tanguay (voice) |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Crisco (voice) (as Frank De Kova) |
| Richard Singer | ... | Benny (voice) |
| Elsa Raven | ... | Hannele (voice) |
| Ben Frommer | ... | Palumbo (voice) |
| Amy Levitt | ... | Nancy (voice) |
| Leonard Stone | ... | Leo Stern (voice) |
| Eric Taslitz | ... | Little Pete (voice) |
| Gene Borkan | ... | Izzy (voice) |
| Richard Moll | ... | Beat Poet (voice) |
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Runtime:
96 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
USA:R (No. 25799) |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Iceland:L |
UK:15 (video rating) |
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Director Cameo: [Ralph Bakshi]as the voice of the piano player who tells a pregnant Bella that her song "is going to be a big hit. I think you should try it out."
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Edited from Stormy Weather (1943)
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Somebody to Love
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Modern animated features pale in comparison. All we get today is the crum they produce over at Disney (excepting the few very cinematic scenes we get in Dinosaur) and a few decent Dreamworks films that hardly qualify as animation anymore.
This film takes the animation format and explores what it can really do with character and theme. It takes American history and turns it into a chronicle of musical development that satisfies the music-lover as no other film does.
Don't judge Bakshi by LOTR, see this one and Wizards and you'll have a new respect for animation. The only animated film even approaching this one since it was made is the Rats of Nihm, and it's a distant second. Even Nihm seems like Casablanca compared with modern crud like The Emporer's New Groove, or whatever hollow junk Disney is releasing next summer. See this film and remember (or learn for the first time) what truly good animation can be!