American Pop

1981 animated film by Ralph Bakshi
Movie film Q2559102
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American Pop

Summary

American Pop is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Pop's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • American Pop was directed by Ralph Bakshi[4].
  • Ronni Kern wrote the screenplay for American Pop[5].
  • American Pop's composer is recorded as Lee Holdridge[6].
  • American Pop's genre is musical film[7].
  • American Pop's genre is drama film[8].
  • American Pop's genre is live-action/animated film[9].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Ron Thompson[10].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Mews Small[11].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Lisa Jane Persky[12].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Frank de Kova[13].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Richard Moll[14].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Vincent Schiavelli[15].
  • A cast member of American Pop was Ralph Bakshi[16].
  • American Pop was produced by Martin Ransohoff[17].
  • American Pop was produced by Ralph Bakshi[18].
  • American Pop's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[19].
  • The original language of American Pop was English[20].
  • The original language of American Pop was Russian[21].
  • The original language of American Pop was Hebrew[22].
  • American Pop was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • American Pop's review score is recorded as 61%[24].
  • American Pop's review score is recorded as 5.6/10[25].
  • American Pop's color is recorded as color[26].
  • American Pop's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Martin Ransohoff[17] and Ralph Bakshi[18]. American Pop was directed by Ralph Bakshi[4]. Ronni Kern wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Ron Thompson[10], Mews Small[11], Lisa Jane Persky[12], Frank de Kova[13], Richard Moll[14], and Vincent Schiavelli[15].

Publication

Publication dates include 1980[28], February 13, 1981[29], November 17, 1989[30], and June 22, 1990[31]. Original languages include English[20], Russian[21], and Hebrew[22]. Genres include musical film[7], drama film[8], and live-action/animated film[9]. American Pop was distributed by video on demand[23].

Subject and Themes

American Pop's main subject is organized crime[32].

Reception

Reviews include 61%[24] and 5.6/10[25].

Why It Matters

American Pop ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,455 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period 1980s
    Publication date +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1981-02-13T00:00:00Z, +1989-11-17T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Ronni Kern
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+96'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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