American Hot Wax

Year: 1978

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Floyd Mutrux

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Set in 1959 New York, the film follows Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who helped launch rock ’n’ roll to teenage audiences. Freed becomes a target, condemned by conservatives for corrupting youth, vilified by racists for promoting Black music to white listeners, harassed by police, and ultimately toppled by a payola scandal.

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