The Amazing Mr. X
1948
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67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews. 85% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. Alan Freed (Tim McIntire) is the focus of this biopic loosely based on the controversial Cleveland disc jockey who reportedly coined...
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- Floyd Mutrux
- PG
- Tim Mcintire
TOP CRITIC. The director, Floyd Mutrux, shares the earthshaking thrills in sharp-angled, hard-edged images filled with exuberant performances, as in a recording-studio scene, centered on the song...
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 ...
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- Paramount Pictures
- Floyd Mutrux
American Hot Wax is a 1978 biographical film directed by Floyd Mutrux with a screenplay by John Kaye from a story by John Kaye and Art Linson. The film tells the story of pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed, who in the 1950s helped introduce and popularize rock and roll, and is often credited with coining the term "rock 'n' roll".
Sep 3, 1999 · What sets American Hot Wax apart from many other rock films, like The Rose and The Doors, is the overwhelming optimism of the film. It isn't about the end of an era, it's about the beginning.
Synopsis. The story of Alan Freed, the pioneering disc jockey who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.
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Overview. 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 ...
