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American Pop

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1 h 36 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
7,2/10
5,8 mil
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American Pop (1981)
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Adult AnimationEpicHand-Drawn AnimationHistorical EpicJukebox MusicalPop MusicalRock MusicalAnimationDramaHistory

A história de quatro gerações de uma família de músicos descendentes de imigrantes judeus russos ao longo do século XX.A história de quatro gerações de uma família de músicos descendentes de imigrantes judeus russos ao longo do século XX.A história de quatro gerações de uma família de músicos descendentes de imigrantes judeus russos ao longo do século XX.

  • Direção
    • Ralph Bakshi
  • Roteirista
    • Ronni Kern
  • Artistas
    • Mews Small
    • Ron Thompson
    • Jerry Holland
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    7,2/10
    5,8 mil
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    • Direção
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Roteirista
      • Ronni Kern
    • Artistas
      • Mews Small
      • Ron Thompson
      • Jerry Holland
    • 92Avaliações de usuários
    • 49Avaliações da crítica
    • 57Metascore
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    Mews Small
    Mews Small
    • Frankie
    • (narração)
    • (as Marya Small)
    Ron Thompson
    Ron Thompson
    • Tony
    • (narração)
    • …
    Jerry Holland
    • Louie
    • (narração)
    Lisa Jane Persky
    Lisa Jane Persky
    • Bella
    • (narração)
    Jeffrey Lippa
    • Zalmie
    • (narração)
    Roz Kelly
    • Eva Tanguay
    • (narração)
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Crisco
    • (narração)
    • (as Frank De Kova)
    Rick Singer
    • Benny
    • (narração)
    • (as Richard Singer)
    Elsa Raven
    Elsa Raven
    • Hannele
    • (narração)
    Ben Frommer
    • Palumbo
    • (narração)
    Amy Levitt
    Amy Levitt
    • Nancy
    • (narração)
    Leonard Stone
    Leonard Stone
    • Leo Stern
    • (narração)
    Eric Taslitz
    • Little Pete
    • (narração)
    Gene Borkan
    • Izzy
    • (narração)
    Richard Moll
    Richard Moll
    • Beat Poet
    • (narração)
    Beatrice Colen
    Beatrice Colen
    • Prostitute
    • (narração)
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Theatre Owner
    • (narração)
    Hilary Beane
    • Showgirl #1
    • (narração)
    • Direção
      • Ralph Bakshi
    • Roteirista
      • Ronni Kern
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    Avaliações de usuários92

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    Alix_Sunder

    Rock Epic

    A story that transcends through the generations of a family. Starting in the "roaring" '20's the movie begins with the life of an immigrant boy and carries the viewer through a tapestry of jazz, swing, blues, classic rock, and early 80's rock. A completely different look than previous or later Bakshi works, but with the same quality. A must see if you want to forget you're watching an animated movie.
    mercer74

    At-times-corny-hodgepodge, yet quirky, offbeat, and strangely touching

    I won't go so far as to call this movie a masterpiece, but I do have a special weakness for Ralph Bakshi for some reason, and I enjoyed this film despite the awkward non-uniform animation (involving heavy use of rotoscoping), the corniness of some moments, and the bizarre contexts into which some popular songs are placed (e.g. a Bob Dylan song being composed by some fictional character on a bus, and - as another reviewer commented - a Bob Seger song somehow being considered punk).

    Nevertheless, there are several things I enjoyed about "American Pop". Rather than a single individual, the "protagonist" is a "familial line"; one could even say the protagonist of this movie is a "creative spark" that passes from father to son. It was interesting how we were shown that the same creative spark which expresses itself through popular music is intimately intertwined with the sexual urge - and hence the urge to "keep the spark alive" by passing it to the next generation.

    It's also very interesting to see a movie about popular music as a whole throughout the twentieth century, as opposed to being confined to one particular decade. In fact, on one level, "American Pop" is simply an entertaining history of twentieth century popular music, a history which is embellished by the presence of four characters which represent different points in that century insofar as they "could have written" the songs of their particular time.

    Finally, one of my favourite aspects of "American Pop" is alluded to by the second word of the title: "Pop". "Pop" is, of course, short for "popular", and in this film we see that these characters' choice to express themselves via the medium of popular music (rather than, say, classical music or classical painting) is very closely wound up with the fact that these are all quite down-to-earth, everyday types of people who sometimes experience the grittier side of life.

    On a scale of 1 to 10, I would have to give "American Pop" either a 7 or an 8.
    8Gavno

    It's DEFINITELY different...

    If nothing else, Ralph Bakshi is an innovator. He has been ever since he did the first X-rated cartoon, FRITZ THE CAT.

    He's also been uneven in his work. He either does great things, like FRITZ, or he produces forgettable, total bombs like COOL WORLD.

    Just the same tho, I've very much enjoyed his stuff over the years. My personal favorites are HEY GOOD LOOKIN' and AMERICAN POP.

    AMERICAN POP is a daring concept; a feature length, multigenerational saga that tells the story of an immigrant family's American adventure.

    When it works (and that's MOST of the time), it works WELL. Bakshi did his historical homework on this one, as well as the musical homework required in telling the story of a family of entertainers.

    His characters achieve the goal that EVERY cartoonist tries for; on some level, we find ourselves identifying with those characters, and CARING about them... ALL of them, from the turn of the century song plugger on the streets of New York City, to the Heavy Metal rocker who finally achieves the American Dream.

    In some places tho, Bakshi's attempts at innovation have a rather bizzare effect, and sometimes just plain DON'T WORK with his audiences, even for those who LOVE his work.

    I'm thinking specifically of the somewhat startling attempt to use cartoon characters in a sexual situation. Somehow, the sight of a cartoon character opening his pants to expose jockey shorts prior to making love with ANOTHER cartoon character is jarring and unsettling in the extreme. It's not a matter of prudishness... it's just that the idea of realistically drawn cartoon characters having sex is a bit of a leap of imagination that many can't easily negotiate.

    Another place that it doesn't quite work is during the sequence during the Vietnam years.

    We've ALL seen the horrible news film clip of the police chief of Saigon personally executing a prisoner, shooting him in the head with his snub nosed revolver. Bakshi produced a very short cartoon version of that clip for the film. It's intention in the montage is clear and powerful, but somehow the idea of cartooning this horrendous act is even more deeply disturbing to the viewer than the ORIGINAL film was. It might have been MORE acceptable if Bakshi had used a Rotoscoped version of it that was LESS cartoonlike, as he did with other file footage used in the movie.

    Just the same... overall, Bakshi's bold experimental film WORKS, and works well.

    AMERICAN POP, despite it's faults, is a breakthru for the art of animation. It's a successfully mounted drama, done in animation. Disney came close sometimes, but Bakshi boldly went where Disney didn't dare to.

    For anyone who loves animation, and anyone who loves music... AMERICAN POP gets MY vote.
    8dividebyzero

    Good. Especially if you're a music geek, like me.

    I love the animation style used in this movie. The interlacing of real footage and photos from earlier times brings a level of realism not seen in many animated films. The characters move realistically as well; minute body language is portrayed well. Voice overs are great. Of course it's not "Disney quality", but it's got a grittiness to it that truly makes it original.

    Now I can see how one could criticize this movie. Basically, it all depends on how you watch it. If you watch it as a drama, you'll be disappointed. The plot is very centered around the one tragic late hippieish character, and is pretty simple and predictable. But there's a certain amount of charm within the overall story, kind of a sad, but beautiful shine.

    If you watch it more as a musical, the movie works fine. The songs chosen are fantastic, and they totally underline the feel of the scenes in which they are used. In one of the first scenes, taking place in Czar-era Russia, there is no dialogue, only subtitles (giving it a great historical feel). The soundtrack is a sad and stirring Russian song sung acappella. You really get a sense of what the characters were going through.

    This style continues throughout the movie. One of the most emotional scenes, for me, takes place in a cornfield, with the character torn apart with what he's done with his life. Janis Joplin's version of "Summertime" (an interesting choice, perhaps a hint of a throwback to earlier eras, as it is a Gershwin tune) as haunting as ever plays as the character cries. Messed up. But well done.

    Jimi Hendrix has a cameo. A pseudo-Joplin/Slick character has a major role. A Sex Pistols parody jams it out. Late 70s corporate goons are running the studio. Great fun.

    And that's how you have to enjoy the movie; and that's probably why music geeks will love it more than anyone else.
    870shoe

    Well Done. Aces for Bakshi

    What a genuinely interesting and touching film. The rotoscoped animation may not be everyone's cup of tea but it works just fine here. I honestly think it's use was a big plus as it gives this human story a human, life like quality.

    If this was done today it would be slopping over with re-do tunes by current pop nobodies to jam onto a "music from and inspired by" CD not to mention it would be poorly cast with Hollywood no talents.

    The casting here doesn't leave you straining to identify celebs, it just has good actors portraying good characters. You focus on the story of the family, which after all is the point.

    Underrated and very much worth your time.

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    • Curiosidades
      The two dancers in the "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" montage are The Nicholas Brothers, Harold Nicholas and Fayard Nicholas. The animators directly rotoscoped their dance from Tempestade de Ritmo (1943).
    • Erros de gravação
      Zalmie and his mother flee the czar in Russia but when they are in the US they speak what some people mistakenly assume is German. They're actually speaking Yiddish, which is similar to German and was the language spoken by Jews in Russia at the time.
    • Citações

      Zalmie: Hey, Louie. I just seen the most beautiful thing I ever seen in the whole world.

      Louie: Some pre-Prohibition booze, huh?

      Zalmie: No. I seen the stripper gettin' dressed.

      Louie: A stripper gettin' dressed ain't beautiful unless she's ugly to begin with.

    • Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
      Disclaimer before soundtrack listings: The following songs were depicted as being written by fictional characters. The producer would like to thank the true composers.
    • Versões alternativas
      In some versions of the film, dialog has been redone in at last two scenes, presumably to make points more clear. For example, in Little Pete's first scene, he is asked what his Dad would say about him hanging backstage with a rock band. In one version, Pete says "Nothing. He's dead." In the other version, he instead says "I never met my Dad. He's some kind of mystery" (which serves as a better setup for information learned later) Also, Tony returns to the band's apartment after his release from the hospital, only to find they have moved out. In both versions, under 'People Are Strange,' we hear him on the phone with a friend, but the phone conversations begin completely differently. In one we never learn what happened to the band, only that they seemed to have moved out and left Tony behind, while in the other we learn that the band has gone on to big things, with a gold album. Both versions' phone calls end the same way, though, with Tony desperately asking his friend for money or drugs.
    • Conexões
      Edited from Aplausos (1929)
    • Trilhas sonoras
      American Pop Overture
      Arranged by Lee Holdridge

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 31 de outubro de 1983 (Brasil)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
    • Idiomas
      • Inglês
      • Hebraico
      • Russo
      • Iídiche
    • Também conhecido como
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    • Empresas de produção
      • Bakshi Productions
      • Aspen Productions (I)
      • Columbia Pictures
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      • US$ 1.500.000 (estimativa)
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      1 hora 36 minutos
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      • Color
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      • Dolby Stereo

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