Paramount Pictures
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American Hot Wax
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
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.
- Original title
- American Hot Wax
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $11,000,000
Tim McIntire
Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
Sheryl
Jay Leno
Mookie
Laraine Newman
Teenage Louise
Al Chalk
Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
Lennie Richfield
Moosie Drier
Artie Moress
John Lehne
D.A. Coleman
Stewart Steinberg
Stone
Stephen Pearlman
Peter Overmyer
Keene Curtis
Mr. Leonard
Pat McNamara
Gordie
Hamilton Camp
Louie Morgan
Chuck Berry
Self
Jerry Lee Lewis
Self
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Self
Kenny Vance
Prof. La Plano
Bruce Sudano
Member of The Planotones
Mary Peters
Big Red
Nora Denney
Louise's Mom
Dina Ousley
Stage Manager's Date
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Art Linson
Producer
La corte de Ana
Searching for Sugar Man
Welcome to Death Row
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Elvis
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
American Pop
Whale Music
I Need That Record!
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business
Payday
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Telling Lies in America
Len and Company
One Trick Pony
Outlaw Blues
Heaven Tonight
Show!
BadPuss: A Popumentary
Elvis
Richard Jewell
A Complete Unknown
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Elvis
Jersey Boys
Respect
Worth
Dreamgirls
Back to Black
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Bob Marley: One Love
Mr. Turner
King Creole
Great Balls of Fire!
Taking Sides
I Saw the Light
Teen Spirit
Coda
Mar 17, 1978
