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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Hot Wax canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| 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
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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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.