American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax (1978)

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

  • Genre: Drama, History, Music
  • Release Date: 1978-03-17
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 19 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Floyd Mutrux
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From 19 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Tim McIntire

    as Alan Freed

  • Fran Drescher

    as Sheryl

  • Jay Leno

    as Mookie

  • Laraine Newman

    as Teenage Louise

  • Carl Weaver

    as Member of The Chesterfields

  • Al Chalk

    as Member of The Chesterfields

  • Sam Harkness

    as Member of The Chesterfields

  • Arnold McCuller

    as Member of The Chesterfields

  • Jeff Altman

    as Lennie Richfield

  • Moosie Drier

    as Artie Moress

  • John Lehne

    as D.A. Coleman

  • Stewart Steinberg

    as Stone

  • Jack Edward Ellis

    as Phillips

  • Richard Forbes

    as Donahue

  • Stephen Pearlman

    as Peter Overmyer

  • Keene Curtis

    as Mr. Leonard

  • Pat McNamara

    as Gordie

  • Will Thornbury

    as Sid

  • Hamilton Camp

    as Louie Morgan

  • Chuck Berry

    as Self

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    as Self

  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins

    as Self

  • Charles Greene

    as Chuck Otis

  • Kenny Vance

    as Prof. La Plano

  • Joe Esposito

    as Member of The Planotones

  • Bruce Sudano

    as Member of The Planotones

  • Eddie Hokenson

    as Member of The Planotones

  • Stephanie Spruill

    as Member of The Delights

  • Joyce King

    as Member of The Delights

  • Yolande Howard

    as Member of The Delights

  • Brenda Russell

    as Member of The Delights

  • Marion Perkins

    as Artie's Mom

  • Matthew Tobin

    as Artie's Dad

  • Bobby Johnson

    as Tap Dancer

  • Harold 'Red' Keller

    as Stage Manager

  • Elmer Valentine

    as Union Man

  • Charles Irwin

    as Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  • Jeanne Sheffield

    as Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  • Andrea Robinson

    as Girl Backstage

  • Gail Kantor

    as Girl Backstage

  • Patricia Clinger

    as Girl Backstage

  • Mark Diamond

    as Stagehand

  • Al Maines

    as Tap Dancer

  • Artie Ripp

    as Artie

  • Mary Peters

    as Big Red

  • Nora Denney

    as Louise's Mom
Directing Floyd Mutrux Director
Writing John Kaye Screenplay
Production Art Linson Producer
Camera William A. Fraker Director of Photography
Editing Danford B. Greene Supervising Film Editor
Editing Melvin Shapiro Editor
Editing Ronald J. Fagan Editor
Costume & Make-Up Robert De Mora Costume Design
Art Elayne Barbara Ceder Art Direction

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