American Hot Wax
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.
~ 1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.Floyd Mutrux
Director
John Kaye
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 47 years ago
March 17, 1978
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Italiano
Budget-
Revenue$11.0M
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