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Brief Synopsis. Read More. It is the early 1950s, and disc jockey Alan Freed is promoting a new style of music called rock and roll. Freed is attempting to stage the very first live rock show at Brooklyn's Paramount Theatre, but in order to do so he has to the outrage and angry protests of parents, political conservatives and the local police.
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". The film starred Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine ...
Sep 16, 2022 · An artistic highlight of the twenty-year nostalgia cycle that brought the nineteen-fifties back in the seventies is “American Hot Wax,” the 1978 bio-pic of the seminal rock-and-roll d.j. and ...
Released March 17th, 1978, 'American Hot Wax' stars Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of 56 (out of ...
May 2, 2010 · Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis star as themselves in this flick about the story of Alan Freed, the legendary DJ who fought for rock and roll. Jay Leno and o...
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Full Review | Mar 24, 2023. Richard Brody New Yorker. TOP CRITIC. The director, Floyd Mutrux, shares the earthshaking thrills in sharp-angled, hard-edged images filled with exuberant performances ...
The Motion picture American Hot Wax 1978. A vocal group singing I Wonder Why. For other videos, downloads, pictures and more visit http://www.thebelmonts.net
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