American Hot Wax (1978)
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
Writer:
John Kaye
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Tim McIntire as Alan Freed |
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Fran Drescher as Sheryl |
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Jay Leno as Mookie |
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Laraine Newman as Teenage Louise |
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Carl Weaver as Member of The Chesterfields |
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Al Chalk as Member of The Chesterfields |
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Sam Harkness as Member of The Chesterfields |
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Arnold McCuller as Member of The Chesterfields |
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Jeff Altman as Lennie Richfield |
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Moosie Drier as Artie Moress |
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John Lehne as D.A. Coleman |
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Stewart Steinberg as Stone |
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Jack Edward Ellis as Phillips |
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Richard Forbes as Donahue |
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Stephen Pearlman as Peter Overmyer |
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Keene Curtis as Mr. Leonard |
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Pat McNamara as Gordie |
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Will Thornbury as Sid |
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Hamilton Camp as Louie Morgan |
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Chuck Berry as Self |
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Jerry Lee Lewis as Self |
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins as Self |
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Charles Greene as Chuck Otis |
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Kenny Vance as Prof. La Plano |
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Joe Esposito as Member of The Planotones |
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Bruce Sudano as Member of The Planotones |
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Eddie Hokenson as Member of The Planotones |
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Stephanie Spruill as Member of The Delights |
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Joyce King as Member of The Delights |
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Yolande Howard as Member of The Delights |
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Brenda Russell as Member of The Delights |
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Marion Perkins as Artie's Mom |
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Matthew Tobin as Artie's Dad |
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Bobby Johnson as Tap Dancer |
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Harold 'Red' Keller as Stage Manager |
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Elmer Valentine as Union Man |
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Charles Irwin as Member of Timmy and The Tangerines |
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Jeanne Sheffield as Member of Timmy and The Tangerines |
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Andrea Robinson as Girl Backstage |
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Gail Kantor as Girl Backstage |
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Patricia Clinger as Girl Backstage |
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Mark Diamond as Stagehand |
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Al Maines as Tap Dancer |
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Artie Ripp as Artie |
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Mary Peters as Big Red |
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Nora Denney as Louise's Mom |
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Dina Ousley as Stage Manager's Date |
| Directing | Floyd Mutrux | Director |
| Writing | John Kaye | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ronald J. Fagan | Editor |
| Production | Art Linson | Producer |
| Editing | Danford B. Greene | Supervising Film Editor |
| Camera | William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert De Mora | Costume Design |
| Art | Elayne Barbara Ceder | Art Direction |
| Editing | Melvin Shapiro | Editor |
