American Hot Wax (1978)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 17th, 1978, 'American Hot Wax' stars Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of 56 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 19 experienced users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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." .