American Hot Wax

03/17/1978

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1hr 31min

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Drama

,History

,Music

1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.

STORY

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tim McIntire
  • Fran Drescher
  • Jay Leno
  • Laraine Newman
  • Carl Weaver

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Paramount Pictures

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English
    • Italian

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