American Hot Wax

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

Mar 17 1978 PG 1h 31m
Drama, History, Music

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

John Kaye, Art Linson

Directed by

Floyd Mutrux

Cast

Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

N/A

Featurettes
ABC promo American Hot Wax 1982
Scores
# of Votes
1,390
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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