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Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)

Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story

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1h 31m

Biography, Drama, Musicals

October 31st, 1999

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This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.

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Cast

Judd Nelson
Alan Freed
Mädchen Amick
Jackie McCoy
David Gianopoulos
Morris Levy
Daniel Kash
Hooke
Leon
Jackie Wilson
Paula Abdul
Denise Walton
Fabian
Bobby Rydell
James C. Victor
Jerry Lee Lewis
Walter Franks III
Little Richard
Full cast & crew

Directors

Andy Wolk
Full cast & crew

Producers

Richard D. Arredondo
producer
Ted Babcock
(co-producer)
Matt Dorff
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John A. Jackson
book
Matt Dorff
teleplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The story of rock 'n' roll and the people who changed music forever.

Keywords

racism
character name in title
piano
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 20th, 2007 (Argentina) (DVD premiere)
July 10th, 2005 (Hungary)
May 13th, 2003 (Sweden)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Big Beat Heat (alternative title)
Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (original title)
Crónicas del Rock and Roll (Argentina) (DVD title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Running Times

91 min
95 min (Germany)
100 min (Argentina)
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
NBC

Distribution Companies

LK-TEL (Argentina)
Alpha Media (China)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (United States of America) (original airing)

Other Companies

Toronto Film Studios (movie studio)
The Film Business (sound effects)
RD Negative Cutting (negative cutting)
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