"All those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star."

1981

1h 36m

6.9(114 votes)

Animation

Music

Drama

History

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

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Ron Thompson

Tony Belinksy / Pete Belinksy (voice)

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Lisa Jane Persky

Bella (voice)

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Jeffrey Lippa

Zalmie Belinksy (voice)

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Frank De Kova

Crisco (voice)

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Roz Kelly

Eva Tanguay (voice)

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Mews Small

Frankie (as Marya Small)

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Elsa Raven

Hannele (voice)

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Vincent Schiavelli

Theatre Owner (voice)

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Richard Moll

Beat Poet (voice)

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Lynda Wiesmeier

The Blonde (voice)

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Lee Ving

Punk Rocker (voice)

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Jerry Holland

Louie (voice)

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Gene Borkan

Izzy (voice)

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Rick Singer

Benny (voice)

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Ben Frommer

Palumbo (voice)

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Amy Levitt

Nancy (voice)

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Leonard Stone

Leo Stern (voice)

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Eric Taslitz

Little Pete (voice)

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Beatrice Colen

Prostitute (voice)

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Hilary Beane

Showgirl #1 (voice)

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Phillip Simms

Dwayne (voice)

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Marcello Krakoff

Little Zalmie (voice)

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Ken Johnson

Halley (voice)

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Barney Pell

Young Zalmie (voice)

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Robert Strom

Club Manager (voice)

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Gene Woodbury

August (voice)

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Mark Levine

Space (voice)

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Ty Grimes

Johnny (voice)

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Peter Glindeman

Reed (voice)

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Auburn Burrell

Jeffrey (voice)

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Aleshia Brevard

Showgirl #2 (voice)

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Ilya Baskin

Tuba Player (voice)

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M.B. West

Prostitute (voice)

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Joey Camen

Freddie (voice)

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Umberto Autore Jr.

Little Benny (voice)

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Tony Autore

Young Benny (voice)

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Johnny Brogna

Tony's Brother (voice)

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Dawn Agrella

Tony's Sister (voice)

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Cari Anne Warder

Tony's Sister (voice)

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Don Carlson

Stagehand (voice)

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Vance Colvig

Hobo #1

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Robert Beecher

Hobo #2 (voice)

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Tony Fasce

Crapshooter #1 (voice)

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Frank Ciaravino

Crapshooter #2 (voice)

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Gene Krischer

Hippie (voice)

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D.A. Young

Curtis (voice)

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Spit Stix

Punk Rocker (voice)

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Derf Scratch

Punk Rocker (voice)

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Philo Cramer

Punk Rocker (voice)

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Chester Hayes

Organ Grinder (voice)

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Chuck Mitchell

Doorkeeper (voice)

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Ralph Bakshi

Piano Player (voice)

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Helen Morgan

Singer in Raided Nightclub (archive footage)

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