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American Hot Wax (1978)

American Hot Wax

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PG

1h 31m

Drama, Historical, Musicals

March 7th, 1978

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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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Cast

Tim MacIntire
Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
Sheryl
Jay Leno
Mookie
Laraine Newman
Teenage Louise
Carl Weaver
Member of The Chesterfields
Al Chalk
Member of The Chesterfields
Sam Harkness
Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
Lennie Richfield
Moosie Drier
Artie Moress
Full cast & crew

Directors

Floyd Mutrux
Full cast & crew

Producers

Fred T. Gallo
associate producer
Art Linson
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Kaye
screenplay
John Kaye
(story) and
Art Linson
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

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

Keywords

police
musician
1950s
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 14th, 2008 (Australia) (TV premiere)
November 27th, 1978 (Denmark)
July 28th, 1978 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

American Hot Wax (original title)
Viva o Rock n Roll (Brazil)
Viva o Rock'n Roll (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

California, USA (Location)
Chalfonte Apartments - 720 S Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA (Mookie picks up Sheryl in front of her apartment for errands.)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
All Locations

Running Times

91 min
95 min (Canada) ((Ontario))

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
Paramount Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Norway)
Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Sweden)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Panavision (United States of America) (lenses and Panaflex camera)

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