American Pop (1981)
| Release Date | 13 February 1981 |
| Tagline | All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star. |
| Genre | Animation, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Animated |
| Film Class | Animated Musical, Musical Drama, Rock Musical |
| Mood | Memory Lane |
| Themes | Musician's Life, Bohemian Life |
| Tones | Sweeping, Fanciful, Lavish, Stylized, Sentimental |
| Tags | America, Beatnik, Drug Dealer, Family, Generation, Mission [quest], Music, Nuclear, Punk Rock, Rock Music, Rock Star, Scientist |
American Pop is a 1981 American animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music. The majority of the film's animation was completed through rotoscoping, a process in which live actors are filmed and the subsequent footage is used for animators to draw over. However, the film also uses a variety of other mixed media including water colors, computer graphics, live action shots, and archival footage.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mews Small
Frankie
Jerry Holland
Louie
Lisa Jane Persky
Bella
Jeffrey Lippa
Zalmie
Richard Singer
Benny
Elsa Raven
Hannele
Ben Frommer
Palumbo
Amy Levitt
Nancy
Eric Taslitz
Little Pete
Gene Borkan
Izzy
Beatrice Colen
Prostitute
Hilary Beane
Showgirl #1
Lynda Wiesmeier
The Blonde
Phillip Simms
Dwayne
Marcello Krakoff
Little Zalmie
Ken Johnson
Halley
Barney Pell
Young Zalmie
Robert Strom
Club Manager
Gene Woodbury
August
Mark Levine
Space
Ty Grimes
Johnny
Peter Glindeman
Reed
Auburn Burrell
Jeffrey
A'leisha Brevard
Showgirl #2
M.B. West
Prostitute
Joey Camen
Freddie
Umberto Autore Jr.
Little Benny
Tony Autore
Young Benny
Johnny Brogna
Tony's Brother
Dawn Agrella
Tony's Sister
Cari Anne Warder
Tony's Sister
Don Carlson
Stagehand
Vance Colvig
Hobo #1
Robert Beecher
Hobo #2
Tony Fasce
Crapshooter #1
Frank Ciaravino
Crapshooter #2
Gene Krischer
Hippie
D.A. Young
Curtis
Lee Ving
Punk Singer
Timothy J. Leitch
Punk Drummer
Derf Scratch
Punk Rocker
Philo Cramer
Punk Guitarist
Chester Hayes
Organ Grinder
Chuck Mitchell
Doorkeeper
Doug Lee
Announcers - various
Fredd Wayne
Seven roles
Director
Writer
Ronni Kern
Producer
Maggie Abbott
executive producer
Lynne Betner
associate producer
Martin Ransohoff
producer
Richard R. St. Johns
executive producer
Original Music
Lee Holdridge
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Editor
David Ramirez
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Casting Director
Bob Morones
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Makeup Department
Jeff Angell
makeup artist
Shanon Ely
hair dresser
Production Manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Sparey
assistant director
Art Department
Marcia Adams
designer
Barry E. Jackson
designer
John Vita
designer
Louise Zingarelli
designer
Sound Department
John Glascock
sound mixer
David M. Horton
sound re-recordist
Richard Portman
sound re-recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Howard A. Anderson
key grip
Larry Gilhooly
gaffer
Francis Grumman
camera operator
Gilbert Thevenaz
assistant camera
Animation Department
Marcia Adams
layout artist
Craig Armstrong
animator
Brenda Banks
animator
Carl Bell
animator
Betty Brooks
final checker
Tim Callahan
assistant animator
Patricia Capozzi
final checker
Bob Carr
animator
Daryl Carstensen
xerox checker
Karen China
xerox checker
Casey Clayton
xerox checker
Jesus Cortes
animator
Rosemary Cruz
xerox checker
Janet Cummings
color modeler
Eleanor Dahlen
final checker
James A. Davis
animator
Chris Dent
assistant animator
Davis Doi
assistant animator
Gary Eggleston
background assistant
Lillian Evans
animator
Derek Eversfield
assistant animator
Bonnie Fishbon
assistant animator
Dotti Foell
animation checker
Frank Frezzo
background assistant
Steven E. Gordon
animator
Steve Gulsvig
cel reproductions
Deborah Hayes
animator
Russ Heath
background assistant
Richard Hoppe
assistant animator
Barry E. Jackson
layout artist
Chrystal Klabunde
animator
Dean Korth
cel polisher
Marty Korth
assistant animator
Alida Krumina
assistant animator
Rob LaDuca
animator
Letha Prince
final checker
Harriette Rossall
final checker
Daniel Schneider
cel reproductions
George Scribner
animator
Jeff Skrimstad
background assistant
Paul Smith
animator
Kathryn Staats
assistant animator
Mike Svayko
assistant animator
Wes Takahashi
assistant animator
Tom Tataranowicz
animator
Roxanne M. Taylor
painter
Scott Tolmie
assistant animator
Ben Trujillo
assistant animator
John Vita
layout artist
Xenia
animator
Mary Yanish
painter
Louise Zingarelli
layout artist
Janet M. Zoll
xerox checker
Craig Zukowski
assistant animator
Lenord Robinson
animator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wayne Keller
wardrobe
Maureen O'Heron
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Scott Burrow
assistant editor
Martin Cohen
apprentice editor
Michael A. Stevenson
associate editor
Music Department
Mark Bakshi
music coordinator
John Beug
music supervisor
Jeff Carson
music editor
Lee Holdridge
music adaptor
Other Crew
Paula Berteit
production staff
Kenneth Bornstein
production staff
Jeffrey Chernov
production coordinator
Christine Danzo
production staff
Dick Davis
production staff
Roy P. Disney
production staff
Jacquelyn Herst
researcher
Robert Hippard
production staff
J. Sidney Kramer
production staff
Judy Redlin
script supervisor
Cathy Rose
production staff
Cathleen Summers
production associate
Leslie Taubman
researcher
Michael Winter
production staff
Thanks
Jacob A. Riis
acknowledgment: photographs by
Darby Slick
the producer wishes to thank
Production Company
Bakshi Productions
Aspen Productions (I)
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Polyc International BV
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Columbia TriStar
Special Effects
Laserium
Miscellaneous
Catalyst Media
archive film clips provided by
City Lights Publications
used by permission of
International Museum of Photography
photographs
La Da Productions
music editor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
titles
Metrocolor
color by
Museum of the City of New York
photographs
Optical House, The
optical effects
R & B EFX & Animation
animation camera
United Press International (UPI)
photographs
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