American Hot Wax [42198] Released: 1978-03-17 Revenue: $11,000,000 Budget: $0 Profit: $11,000,000 Runtime: 91 mins Popularity: 0.9712 Vote Average: 5.6 Vote Count: 19 Overview: 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. Cast [47] Tim McIntireAlan Freed Fran DrescherSheryl Jay LenoMookie Laraine NewmanTeenage Louise Carl WeaverMember of The Ch Al ChalkMember of The Ch Sam HarknessMember of The Ch Arnold McCullerMember of The Ch Jeff AltmanLennie Richfield Moosie DrierArtie Moress John LehneD.A. Coleman Stewart SteinbergStone Jack Edward EllisPhillips Richard ForbesDonahue Stephen PearlmanPeter Overmyer Keene CurtisMr. Leonard Pat McNamaraGordie Will ThornburySid Hamilton CampLouie Morgan Chuck BerrySelf Jerry Lee LewisSelf Screamin' Jay HawkinsSelf Charles GreeneChuck Otis Kenny VanceProf. La Plano Joe EspositoMember of The Pl Bruce SudanoMember of The Pl Eddie HokensonMember of The Pl Stephanie SpruillMember of The De Joyce KingMember of The De Yolande HowardMember of The De Brenda RussellMember of The De Marion PerkinsArtie's Mom Matthew TobinArtie's Dad Bobby JohnsonTap Dancer Harold 'Red' KellerStage Manager Elmer ValentineUnion Man Charles IrwinMember of Timmy Jeanne SheffieldMember of Timmy Andrea RobinsonGirl Backstage Gail KantorGirl Backstage Patricia ClingerGirl Backstage Mark DiamondStagehand Al MainesTap Dancer Artie RippArtie Mary PetersBig Red Nora DenneyLouise's Mom Dina OusleyStage Manager's Trailers ABC promo American Hot Wax 1982