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
  • Production Country: United States of America
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From 19 Ratings
6.9 67%

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