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American Pop

1981, Movie, R, 97 mins

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This poorly detailed animated feature attempts to chronicle popular American music from the turn of the century to rock'n'roll, but it lacks a clear point of view or character development. Ralph Bakshi's self-indulgent effort maintains that all earlier musical forms led up to the dominance of today's rock music, which, of course, is questionable at best. Low production values, an artless script, and an unconvincing view of history don't add up to much in the way of entertain... read more leave a comment
Year: 1981
Rated R

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Cast
Ron Thompson: Tony/Pete
Marya Small: Frankie
Jerry Holland: Louie
Lisa Jane Persky: Bella
Jeffrey Lippa: Zalmie
Roz Kelly: Eva Tanguay

 

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Question: I am having an argument with a friend about an old cartoon. She doesn't believe me when I tell her about The Mighty Heroes. I have found some info on the Web but was wondering if it was on TV or available on video so I can actually show her some episodes. Please e-mail me. Thank you.


Answer: E-mail? As it says at the top of page, Televisionary don't play that. So I hope you see this here.

Unfortunately, as far as I know episodes of Mighty Heroes are no longer on the air and aren't available on video anymore, but they have been on VHS in the past so you might be able to score a copy from your favorite online auction site or used-video outlet. If it helps your cause at all, however, I'm only too happy to confirm that the cartoon did indeed exist, especially since I used to catch it in syndication and loved it as a young'un.

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