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American Pop

Movie (1981)

American Pop is an American animated film that film tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music.

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Released:	Feb 13th, 1981
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American Pop Main Cast

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Ron Thompson
plays Tony / Pete (voiced)

Mews Small
plays Frankie (voiced)

Jerry Holland
plays Louie (voiced)

Lisa Jane Persky
plays Bella (voiced)

Jeffrey Lippa
plays Zalmie (voiced)

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Although not specifically stated, the incident in which Zalmie's mother dies appears to be the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a one of the worst industrial disasters in New York City's history. 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died either in the fire, or by jumping from the windows of the 8th-10th floors because the doors were locked shut. The fire prompted legislative and union action to improve safety and working conditions in garment sweatshops.
Except for a few bits of live-action stock footage and the still drawings in the opening credits, the movie is entirely rotoscoped.
Although all of the characters are fictional, many were partially inspired by real people. The character of Frankie, for instance, was based on Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane) and Janis Joplin (of Big Brother and the Holding Company).
According to Ralph Bakshi, he originally wanted to end the movie with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird".

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