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American Hot Wax (1978)
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Release Date:
17 March 1978 (USA) moreTagline:
1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.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 1950's... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Freed rules moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tim McIntire | ... | Alan Freed |
 | Fran Drescher | ... | Sheryl |
 | Jay Leno | ... | Mookie (Michael) |
 | Laraine Newman | ... | Teenage Louise |
| Carl Weaver | ... | Chesterfields |
| Al Chalk | ... | Chesterfields |
| Sam Harkness | ... | Chesterfields |
| Arnold McCuller | ... | Chesterfields |
| Jeff Altman | ... | Lennie Richfield |
| Moosie Drier | ... | Artie Moress, Buddy Holly Fanclub President |
| John Lehne | ... | D.A. Coleman |
| Stewart Steinberg | ... | Stone |
| Jack Edward Ellis | ... | Phillips |
| Richard Forbes | ... | Donahue |
| Stephen Pearlman | ... | Peter Overmyer |
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91 min | Canada:95 min (Ontario)Country:
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Netherlands:AL | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:S | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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During a TV interview at the time just after this film was released, 'Chuck Berry' said he handled his own wardrobe, and it was all authentic. He still had an entire closet full of the suits he wore while touring during the time frame portrayed in the film, so what he wears in the film is what he wore on stage during the 1950s. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Buddy Holly's birthday (7 September) fell on Labor Day in 1959, so Artie would have had the day off from school anyway. moreSoundtrack:
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There are plenty of hokey things in this film, but Tim McIntire's performance is one of the best ever in a rock and roll film. I don't know if this is what Alan Freed was really like, but I would like to think so. So often actors can't manage to provide charisma in their portrayal of a well known figure -- this was no problem for McIntire, who's charisma practically burns through the film. Lots of fun.