American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax
1978DramaHistoryMusic91 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 conservat... read more

  • Floyd Mutrux

    Director

  • John Kaye

    Screenplay

  • William A. Fraker

    Director of Photography

  • Ronald J. Fagan

    Editor

  • Melvin Shapiro

    Editor

  • Tim McIntire

    Alan Freed

  • Fran Drescher

    Sheryl

  • Jay Leno

    Mookie

  • Laraine Newman

    Teenage Louise

  • Carl Weaver

    Member of The Chesterfields

  • Al Chalk

    Member of The Chesterfields

  • Sam Harkness

    Member of The Chesterfields

  • Arnold McCuller

    Member of The Chesterfields

  • Jeff Altman

    Lennie Richfield

  • Moosie Drier

    Artie Moress

  • John Lehne

    D.A. Coleman

  • Stewart Steinberg

    Stone

  • Jack Edward Ellis

    Phillips

  • Richard Forbes

    Donahue

  • Stephen Pearlman

    Peter Overmyer

  • Keene Curtis

    Mr. Leonard

  • Pat McNamara

    Gordie

  • Will Thornbury

    Sid

  • Hamilton Camp

    Louie Morgan

  • Chuck Berry

    Self

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Self

  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins

    Self

  • Charles Greene

    Chuck Otis

  • Kenny Vance

    Prof. La Plano

  • Joe Esposito

    Member of The Planotones

  • Bruce Sudano

    Member of The Planotones

  • Eddie Hokenson

    Member of The Planotones

  • Stephanie Spruill

    Member of The Delights

  • Joyce King

    Member of The Delights

  • Yolande Howard

    Member of The Delights

  • Brenda Russell

    Member of The Delights

  • Marion Perkins

    Artie's Mom

  • Matthew Tobin

    Artie's Dad

  • Bobby Johnson

    Tap Dancer

  • Harold 'Red' Keller

    Stage Manager

  • Elmer Valentine

    Union Man

  • Charles Irwin

    Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  • Jeanne Sheffield

    Member of Timmy and The Tangerines

  • Andrea Robinson

    Girl Backstage

  • Gail Kantor

    Girl Backstage

    • Runtime

    91 minutes

    Released

    1978-03-17

    Languages

    English

    Italiano

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Paramount Pictures

    Updated

    36 days ago

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