American Hot Wax (1978)
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.
- Released
- 1978-03-17
- Genres
- Drama, History, Music
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Floyd Mutrux, John Kaye
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- 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