American Pop

1981 • 95 minutes

About this movie

Journey into an explosion of sight, sound, song and superb storytelling as brilliantly conceived by animation innovator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, The Lord of the Rings, Wizards). From a turn-of-the-century immigrant vaudevillian to a rock superstar, AMERICAN POP is the story of four generations whose lives revolve around the beat of American popular music. Featuring a mind-blowing soundtrack bursting with the hit music of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Mamas and The Papas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pat Benatar, Lou Reed, Bob Seger and more. Packed with energy, excitement, electricity and enthusiasm, Bashki's work is a ground-breaking, kaleidoscopic animated trip. © 1980 Barclay's Mercantile Industrial Finance Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Hey, Ben and I haven,t been to a real live movie theatre in a long time, but for the price of a first run movie,i,d rather go to a restaurant and a ride outside sun lakes,even if it is to Coolidge, Tucson, queen valley, or good ol, Colorado, and that would include all of colorado,like evergreen and it's surrounding areas there isn,t any town in colorado I didn,t like,to me it will always be one of the most beaut iful state s I ever lived in...

A very moving film on many levels. Animation, music, history. A wonderful ride from beginning to end. Don't miss out on this greatly overlooked film. FANTASTIC!! 5stars

Anyone who gave this movie any less than four stars does not get this movie at all. This movie is not only moving it's done by the same guy who did hey good lookin and heavy metal.