Hell is for hell. Hell is for children.

Description: The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.

Cast:
Tony: Ron Thompson
Frankie: Mews Small
Louie: Jerry Holland
Bella: Lisa Jane Persky
Zalmie: Jeffrey Lippa
Eva Tanguay: Roz Kelly
Crisco: Frank DeKova
Benny: Rick Singer
Hannele: Elsa Raven
Palumbo: Ben Frommer
Nancy: Amy Levitt
Leo Stern: Leonard Stone
Little Pete: Eric Taslitz
Izzy: Gene Borkan
Beat Poet: Richard Moll
Prostitute: M.B. West
Theatre Owner: Vincent Schiavelli
Showgirl #1: Hilary Beane
The Blonde: Lynda Wiesmeier
Dwayne: Phillip Simms
Little Zalmie: Marcello Krakoff
Halley: Ken Johnson
Young Zalmie: Barney Pell
Club Manager: Robert Strom
August: Gene Woodbury
Space: Mark Levine
Johnny: Ty Grimes
Reed: Peter Glindeman
Jeffrey: Auburn Burrell
Showgirl #2: Aleshia Brevard
Tuba Player: Elya Baskin
Freddie: Joey Camen
Little Benny: Umberto Autore Jr.
Young Benny: Tony Autore
Tony's Brother: Johnny Brogna
Tony's Sister: Cari Anne Warder
Stagehand: Don Carlson
Hobo #1: Vance Colvig Jr.
Hobo #2: Robert Beecher
Crapshooter #1: Tony Fasce
Crapshooter #2: Frank Ciaravino
Hippie: Gene Krischer
Curtis: D.A. Young
Punk Rocker: Philo Cramer
Organ Grinder: Chester Hayes
Doorkeeper: Chuck Mitchell
Piano Player: Ralph Bakshi
Singer in Raided Nightclub: Helen Morgan

Written by: Ronni Kern

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Production: Bakshi Productions, Aspen Productions, Columbia Pictures

Release date: 13 Feb 1981