{"id":38360,"date":"2017-03-06T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38360"},"modified":"2020-11-26T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T18:09:30","slug":"american-pop-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38360","title":{"rendered":"American Pop (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It&#8217;s all tinfoil on the outside, corn and sweetness on the inside.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/American-Pop-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/American-Pop-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-38441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/American-Pop-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/American-Pop-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/American-Pop-Poster.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFour generations of Russian-Jewish immigrants seek love, fortune, and musical careers in New York City and beyond.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animated Features<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Bakshi\">Ralph Bakshi<\/a>&#8216;s animated musical-paean to the messy glory of American life and the pursuit of happiness offers a satisfying alternative to his more famous yet crasser work (i.e., <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38323\"><em>Fritz the Cat<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39\"><em>Heavy Traffic<\/em><\/a>). Utilizing impressive rotoscoping and an eclectic array of colors, sets, and styles, Bakshi tells an affecting tale of musicians (fathers, sons, grandsons) living through distinctive historical eras in America. Film fanatics will want to check this one out simply for the consistently engaging visuals and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Bakshi#American_Pop_and_Fire_and_Ice_.281979.E2.80.931983.29\">awesome soundtrack<\/a> &#8212; including songs by Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, the Doors, George Gershwin, Lou Reed, Herbie Hancock, Louis Prima, and the Mamas &#038; the Papas (whew!). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent rotoscoping animation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation1-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation1-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation3-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation3-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation7.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation7-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation7-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An affecting story of inter-generational trauma and artistic striving<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Trauma.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Trauma.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Trauma.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Trauma-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Trauma-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation8.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation8-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/American-Pop-Animation8-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An impressive soundtrack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a good show with enduring cult potential. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#goodshow\">Good Show<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082009\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/02\/13\/movies\/american-pop-grown-up-animation.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2615&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re the prize in my box! And my box is this country. It&#8217;s all tinfoil on the outside, corn and sweetness on the inside.&#8221; Synopsis: Four generations of Russian-Jewish immigrants seek love, fortune, and musical careers in New York City and beyond. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Animated Features Musicians Review: Ralph Bakshi&#8216;s animated musical-paean to the messy glory of American life and the pursuit of happiness offers a satisfying alternative to his more famous yet crasser work (i.e., Fritz&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=38360\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38360"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55057,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38360\/revisions\/55057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}