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6.0/10   228 votes
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John A. Jackson (book)
Matt Dorff (teleplay)
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Release Date:
31 October 1999 (USA) more
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This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is... more | add synopsis
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Great music...but the story seems incomplete more (6 total)

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Also Known As:
Mr. Rock and Roll (USA) (alternative title)
The Big Beat Heat
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Runtime:
Germany:95 min | USA:120 min (including commercials) | Argentina:100 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Anachronisms: The actor playing Bill Haley is shown playing a guitar solo during "Rock Around the Clock", something the real Haley never did, at least not in 1957-58 when the sequence takes place. more

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Great music...but the story seems incomplete, 3 February 2007
6/10
Author: sth_Weird from Germany

I bought this movie on DVD because I like Judd Nelson and I like the music. I didn't know who Alan Freed was before watching the movie, I had heard the name and knew he had something to do with Rock n Roll, but that's it. I'm afraid I still don't know that much about him after watching this movie. There were quite a couple of scenes (especially those which showed his private life) when I was like "hello, did I miss something?". Sometimes there didn't seem to be much of a connection between the scenes...there simply was too much music (which by the way was great!) and very little story. I know Judd Nelson as a gorgeous character actor and I read he wanted to do this movie because he loved the music, so I'm sure he put some effort in it. I guess there simply was too little time to support any real character development, or else the movie was made for people who already know about Alan Freed's work and don't mind about the gaps. Anyway, I gave the movie 6/10, but not necessarily as an Alan Freed Story, but a Rock n Roll story.

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