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American Hot Wax

Name: American Hot Wax
Genre: Drama, Historia, Música
Released: 1978-03-17
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Carl Weaver

PG 1978 1 h 31 min

Drama History Music

58%

Audience score21 votes on TMDB

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

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.

Director: Floyd Mutrux
Screenplay: John Kaye
Status: Released
Release date: 17/03/1978
Original language: English
Box office: US$ 11 M