American Hot Wax
(1978)
★ 5.7 IMDb · 20 votes
Year: 1978
Runtime: 91 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Floyd Mutrux
Cast: Тим Макинтайр, Фрэн Дрешер, Джей Лено, Ларейн Ньюман, Carl Weaver, Al Chalk, Sam Harkness, Arnold McCuller, Jeff Altman, Moosie Drier
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 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.