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American Hot Wax

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Calorie Rating: 128
Released: 1978-03-17
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Revenue 11000000
Studios: Paramount Pictures,


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.

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Cast

Tim McIntire
Character: Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
Character: Sheryl
Jay Leno
Character: Mookie

Laraine Newman
Character: Teenage Louise
Carl Weaver
Character: Member of The Chesterfields
Al Chalk
Character: Member of The Chesterfields

Sam Harkness
Character: Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
Character: Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
Character: Lennie Richfield

Moosie Drier
Character: Artie Moress
John Lehne
Character: D.A. Coleman
Stewart Steinberg
Character: Stone

Jack Edward Ellis
Character: Phillips
Richard Forbes
Character: Donahue
Stephen Pearlman
Character: Peter Overmyer

Keene Curtis
Character: Mr. Leonard
Pat McNamara
Character: Gordie
Will Thornbury
Character: Sid

Hamilton Camp
Character: Louie Morgan
Chuck Berry
Character: Self
Jerry Lee Lewis
Character: Self

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Character: Self
Charles Greene
Character: Chuck Otis
Kenny Vance
Character: Prof. La Plano

Joe Esposito
Character: Member of The Planotones
Bruce Sudano
Character: Member of The Planotones
Eddie Hokenson
Character: Member of The Planotones

Stephanie Spruill
Character: Member of The Delights
Joyce King
Character: Member of The Delights
Yolande Howard
Character: Member of The Delights

Brenda Russell
Character: Member of The Delights
Marion Perkins
Character: Artie's Mom
Matthew Tobin
Character: Artie's Dad

Bobby Johnson
Character: Tap Dancer
Harold 'Red' Keller
Character: Stage Manager
Elmer Valentine
Character: Union Man

Charles Irwin
Character: Member of Timmy and The Tangerines
Jeanne Sheffield
Character: Member of Timmy and The Tangerines
Andrea Robinson
Character: Girl Backstage

Gail Kantor
Character: Girl Backstage
Patricia Clinger
Character: Girl Backstage
Mark Diamond
Character: Stagehand

Al Maines
Character: Tap Dancer
Artie Ripp
Character: Artie
Mary Peters
Character: Big Red

Nora Denney
Character: Louise's Mom


Production and Crew

John Kaye
Screenplay
Robert De Mora
Costume Design

Art Linson
Producer
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography

Danford B. Greene
Supervising Film Editor