What’s that sound crashing through the airwaves? The 1950’s are coming to a close, and every singer from Milwaukee to Timbuktu is fixing to catch the ear of Alan Freed, New York City’s premier disc jockey! While conservatives protest his move from oldies to the songs of the youth, Freed pushes broadcast boundaries to introduce exciting new voices to the masses. Featuring cameos by Jerry Lee Lewis, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Chuck Berry, and more, American Hot Wax is an homage to the pioneers who made rock and roll a musical movement! Not Available on DVD!
“Cheerfully, trashily enjoyable” – Pauline Kael
“One of the great rock movies, American Hot Wax, from 1978, is unavailable on home video and is very rarely screened.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
