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About
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
Theatrical
Feb 13, 1981
Box Office
$6.0M
Budget
$1.5M
Return
4.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 19, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Maggie Abbott, Ralph Bakshi, Lynne Betner
Music
Studio
Bakshi Productions, Aspen Productions, Columbia Pictures
Quotes
See all →The Struggles of Aspiring Artists
Taglines
Zalmie should have been a star, but there were complications. Benny could have been famous, but life got in the way. Tony had a brush with success, but had to let it go. So it was up to Pete...to grab it, to hold it, to make himself heard.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Dreams of Stardom and Legacy
Taglines
All those years...All those dreams...All those sons...One of them is going to be a star.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Ron Thompson
Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)
L
Lisa Jane Persky
Bella (voice)
F
Frank De Kova
Crisco (voice)
R
Roz Kelly
Eva Tanguay (voice)
M
Mews Small
Frankie (as Marya Small)
E
Elsa Raven
Hannele (voice)
V
Vincent Schiavelli
Theatre Owner (voice)
R
Richard Moll
Beat Poet (voice)
L
Lynda Wiesmeier
The Blonde (voice)
L
Lee Ving
Punk Rocker (voice)
J
Jerry Holland
Louie (voice)
G
Gene Borkan
Izzy (voice)
B
Ben Frommer
Palumbo (voice)
A
Amy Levitt
Nancy (voice)
L
Leonard Stone
Leo Stern (voice)
E
Eric Taslitz
Little Pete (voice)
B
Beatrice Colen
Prostitute (voice)
H
Hilary Beane
Showgirl #1 (voice)
P
Phillip Simms
Dwayne (voice)
M
Marcello Krakoff
Little Zalmie (voice)
