American Hot Wax
Film197891 min5.7/10 on TMDB
Directed by Floyd Mutrux
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Tim McIntireAlan Freed
Fran DrescherSheryl
Jay LenoMookie
Laraine NewmanTeenage LouiseCarl Weaver
Carl WeaverMember of The Chesterfields
Al ChalkMember of The ChesterfieldsSam Harkness
Sam HarknessMember of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCullerMember of The Chesterfields
Jeff AltmanLennie Richfield
Moosie DrierArtie Moress
John LehneD.A. Coleman
Stewart SteinbergStoneExplore the crew
- Director
- Floyd Mutrux
- Screenplay
- John Kaye
- Producer
- Art Linson
- Director of Photography
- William A. Fraker
- Editor
- Melvin Shapiro
- Editor
- Ronald J. Fagan