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An animated “trip” through the history of American music.

- This movie is all about the music and the animation, but there are a few voices you may recognize including Richard Moll (Bull from Night Court) and Lee Ving (Mr. Boddy from the movie Clue)

- One of the techniques director Ralph Bakshi used was rotoscoping, where they animate over actual images. Film buffs may notice that some of the gangland scenes are rotoscoped over footage from the 1931 classic The Public Enemy.

- Originally Bakshi wanted the movie to end with Lynyrd Skynyrd's song “Free Bird.”

American Pop

Running Time: 1:35:59 Rating: R Genre: Musical

Synopsis:

Ralph Bakshi directs this animated musical that follows a family of musicians from the pre-jazz age through soul, '50s rock, drug-laden psychedelia, punk and more.

Starring:

Voices by Ron Thompson, Marya Small, Jerry Holland, Vincent Schiavelli

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

American Pop

(1:35:59)

By: American Pop Released: 5/15/2009 Genre: Musical

25 Ratings

Ralph Bakshi directs this animated musical that follows a family of musicians from the pre-jazz age through soul, '50s rock, drug-laden psychedelia, punk and more.