American Hot Wax

American Hot Wax (1978)

General1978/03/17 (US)DramaHistoryMusic1hr 31mRating - 5.6/10
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.

Overview

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.

  1. Danford B. Greene

    Supervising Film Editor

  2. Melvin Shapiro

    Editor

  3. Ronald J. Fagan

    Editor

  4. Robert De Mora

    Costume Design