Friday, November 01, 2024

American Hot Wax [1978 Full Movie--best available version]

 I saw this at the cinema. It has people like Chuck and Jerry Lee playing themselves. Includes Screamin' Jay.


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American Hot Wax is a 1978 biographical film directed by Floyd Mutrux with a screenplay by John Kaye from a story by John Kaye and Art Linson. The film tells the story of pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed, who in the 1950s helped introduce and popularize rock and roll, and is often credited with coining the term "rock 'n' roll". The film starred Tim McIntireFran DrescherJay LenoLaraine NewmanJeff Altman, and Moosie Drier. It also featured musical performances by Chuck BerryJerry Lee LewisFrankie FordScreamin' Jay Hawkins, and Brooklyn Dreams as "Professor La Plano and The Planotones". The film was not a box-office success.