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''American Hot Wax'' is a 1978 biopic film directed by Floyd Mutrux and written by John Kaye, telling the story of pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed, who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s. Freed is often credited with coining the term "Rock 'n' Roll." The film starred Tim McIntire as Freed, as well as Fran Drescher as Freed's feisty secretary, Laraine Newman as a young aspiring songwriter, Melanie Chartoff as a young singer, Jeff Altman as a sleazy record promoter who is told off by everybody he approaches, Jay Leno as Freed's mischievous limousine driver, Moosie Drier in a warmly reviewed performance as the head of a Buddy Holly fan club with at least 5,000 members, and a walk-on part by a teen-aged Cameron Crowe. It also featured performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Ford, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and the Brooklyn Dreams performed as "Professor La Plano and The Planotones". The film was never officially released on VHS or DVD, but the full film is currently viewable on YouTube. On theater release, the film did not do well at the box office with critics, which resulted in one of the reasons it didn't gain a wide audience gross worldwide. A&M Records released a 2-record soundtrack album featuring the Brooklyn Paramount performances from the movie on Record 1 (in stereo) and original recordings used throughout the film on Record 2 (all in mono). The soundtrack reached #31 on the ''Billboard'' charts, leaving some to wonder just how that was possible with such meagre public exposure. Producer Art Linson discusses the movie's production and failure at the box office in his book ''What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line''. ==Cast== *Tim McIntire -- Alan Freed *Fran Drescher -- Sheryl *Jay Leno -- Mookie (Michael) *Laraine Newman -- Teenage Louise *Moosie Drier -- Artie Moress *Jeff Altman -- Lennie Richfield *John Lehne -- D.A. Coleman *Richard Perry -- Record producer Performers *Chuck Berry -- Himself *Jerry Lee Lewis -- Himself *Screamin' Jay Hawkins -- Himself *Frankie Ford -- Himself *Charles Greene -- Chuck Otis The Chesterfields *Carl Earl Weaver *Al Chalk *Sam Harkness *Arnold McCuller The Delights *Stephanie Spruill *Joyce King *Yolanda Howard *Brenda Russell Timmy & The Tulips (erroneously shown as "Timmy and The Tangerines" in the end credits) *Charles Irwin -- Timmy *Jeanne Sheffield *Jo Ann Harris The Planotones *Kenny Vance -- Professor La Plano *Joe Esposito *Bruce Sudano *Ed Hokenson 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Hot Wax」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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