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.
American Hot Wax has generally received positive reviews.
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American Hot Wax was released in 1978 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving American Hot Wax (1978) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed American Hot Wax a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 70%, American Hot Wax is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1978, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1978 with similar scores include films like Death on the Nile, Up in Smoke and Martin.
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