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American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 17, 1978

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama, History, Music

User Score

56%

Original Title

American Hot Wax

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Floyd Mutrux

Revenue

$11,000,000

Description

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.