Applause (1929)
One of the burlesque girls is a rotoscoped Helen Morgan.The Public Enemy (1931)
Some of the gangland scenes are rotoscoped footage from Public Enemy, The (1931).Stormy Weather (1943)
The two black dancers in the World War Two montage are the Nicholas Brothers in "Stormy Weather."The Longest Day (1962)
The "Sing Sing Sing" World War II sequence showing American and German soldiers fighting each other is composed of rotoscoped footage of scenes from this film.The War at Home (1979)
Clips from the Vietnam War are featured.
"AniMat's Classic Reviews" A Scanner Darkly (TV Episode 2015)
AniMat's describes the animation in A Scanner Darkly as "the modern version of some of Ralph Bakshi's works". Clip shown."Animation Lookback" Top 10 Controversial Cartoons (TV Episode 2015)
Clips shown."No Sleep TV3" Classic Episode #6: "Adult Animation" (TV Episode 2015)
Clips and film is discussed, reviewed."Nostalgia Critic" Cool World (TV Episode 2017)
Critic almost reviews this movie, thinking Bakshi was deceased.
Hollywood High Part II (1981)
Title seen on theater marquee.The Book of Eli (2010)
Poster seen.We Are Your Friends (2015)
Hallucination sequence features similar rotoscoped animation of people."AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast" Incredible New Record (Podcast Episode 2018)
Mat and Pokematic compare Rock Odyssey to this film.[Cargo] (2018)
The name Anthony Peterson is a reference to actor Ron Thompson's dual roles as Tony and his son Pete in American Pop (1981).
The Jazz Singer (1927)
The 1927 film "The Jazz Singer" is paid tribute to towards the end of "American Pop."Anna Christie (1930)
Zalmie states: "Garbo talks!" This line is associated with Garbo's first film with spoken dialogue.Show Boat (1936)
One scene features a singer with the voice of Helen Morgan singing "Bill".The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dorothy and Toto are mentioned.Casablanca (1942)
In "American Pop," Benny plays the song "As Time Goes By" on the piano. This is a direct reference to "Casablanca," which also makes use of the song in a similar fashion.
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