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American Hot Wax (1978)

ALL 03/17/1978 (en) Drama, History, Music 91 Min
  • Release
    03/17/1978
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    American Hot Wax
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 11,000,000.00
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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.

  1. Floyd Mutrux

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Art Linson

    Producer



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  1. Tim McIntire

    Alan Freed

  2. Fran Drescher

    Sheryl

  3. Jay Leno

    Mookie

  4. Laraine Newman

    Teenage Louise

  5. Carl Weaver

    Member of The Chesterfields

  6. Al Chalk

    Member of The Chesterfields

  7. Sam Harkness

    Member of The Chesterfields

  8. Arnold McCuller

    Member of The Chesterfields

  9. Jeff Altman

    Lennie Richfield

  10. Moosie Drier

    Artie Moress

  11. John Lehne

    D.A. Coleman

  12. Stewart Steinberg

    Stone

  13. Jack Edward Ellis

    Phillips

  14. Richard Forbes

    Donahue

  15. Stephen Pearlman

    Peter Overmyer

  16. Keene Curtis

    Mr. Leonard

  17. Pat McNamara

    Gordie

  18. Will Thornbury

    Sid

  19. Hamilton Camp

    Louie Morgan

  20. Chuck Berry

    Self

  21. Jerry Lee Lewis

    Self

  22. Screamin' Jay Hawkins

    Self

  23. Charles Greene

    Chuck Otis

  24. Kenny Vance

    Prof. La Plano

  25. Joe Esposito

    Member of The Planotones

  26. Bruce Sudano

    Member of The Planotones

  27. Eddie Hokenson

    Member of The Planotones

  28. Stephanie Spruill

    Member of The Delights

  29. Joyce King

    Member of The Delights

  30. Yolande Howard

    Member of The Delights

  31. Brenda Russell

    Member of The Delights

  32. Marion Perkins

    Artie's Mom

  33. Matthew Tobin

    Artie's Dad

  34. Bobby Johnson

    Tap Dancer

  35. Harold 'Red' Keller

    Stage Manager

  36. Elmer Valentine

    Union Man

  37. Charles Irwin

    Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  38. Jeanne Sheffield

    Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  39. Andrea Robinson

    Girl Backstage

  40. Gail Kantor

    Girl Backstage

  41. Patricia Clinger

    Girl Backstage

  42. Mark Diamond

    Stagehand

  43. Al Maines

    Tap Dancer

  44. Artie Ripp

    Artie

  45. Mary Peters

    Big Red

  46. Nora Denney

    Louise's Mom

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 46 , Crews : 9

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American Hot Wax (1978) 91 Min

ALL 03/17/1978 (en)
Drama, History, Music
  • Release 03/17/1978
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures
  • Original title American Hot Wax
  • en
  • Revenue11,000,000.00

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.

  1. Floyd Mutrux

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Ronald J. Fagan, Melvin Shapiro

    Editor

  4. Art Linson

    Producer



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