American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax

1978
1h 31m
5.6

5.6/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History Music

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

Overview

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.

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Revenue: $11,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Italian

Keywords

music business payola

Quick Facts

Release Date March 17, 1978
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0077158

Cast

Tim McIntire
Tim McIntire

Alan Freed

Fran Drescher
Fran Drescher

Sheryl

Jay Leno
Jay Leno

Mookie

Laraine Newman
Laraine Newman

Teenage Louise

Carl Weaver
Carl Weaver

Member of The Chesterfields

Al Chalk
Al Chalk

Member of The Chesterfields

Sam Harkness
Sam Harkness

Member of The Chesterfields

Arnold McCuller
Arnold McCuller

Member of The Chesterfields

Jeff Altman
Jeff Altman

Lennie Richfield

Moosie Drier
Moosie Drier

Artie Moress

John Lehne
John Lehne

D.A. Coleman

Stewart Steinberg
Stewart Steinberg

Stone

Key Crew

Floyd Mutrux
Director
John Kaye
Screenplay
Art Linson
Producer