American Hot Wax

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American Hot Wax is a 1978 biographical film about pioneering rock and roll DJ Alan Freed, known for its nostalgic portrayal of early rock music culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
artDirector Joel Schiller NERFINISHED
basedOn life of Alan Freed
castMember Fran Drescher NERFINISHED
Jay Leno NERFINISHED
Jeff Altman NERFINISHED
Laraine Newman NERFINISHED
Melanie Chartoff NERFINISHED
Moosie Drier NERFINISHED
Tim McIntire NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy William A. Fraker NERFINISHED
costumeDesigner Patricia Norris NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts rise of rock and roll radio
director Floyd Mutrux NERFINISHED
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
editedBy Christopher Holmes NERFINISHED
featuresMusicGenre rock and roll
featuresPerformer Chuck Berry NERFINISHED
Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Los Angeles
genre biographical film
drama film
musical film
hasFilmRating PG
hasTheme commercialization of youth culture
conflict between establishment and rock music
hasTitleLanguage English
mainSubject Alan Freed NERFINISHED
medium 35 mm film
musicBy Freddie Perren NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus payola scandal surrounding Alan Freed
notableFor nostalgic portrayal of early rock music culture
originalLanguage English
portrays early rock and roll culture
radio disc jockeys
producer Art Linson NERFINISHED
productionCompany Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1978-03-17
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 91
setInTime 1950s
timePeriodPortrayed early years of rock and roll
writer John Kaye NERFINISHED

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Art Linson notableWork American Hot Wax
Art Linson producerOf American Hot Wax