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Cast
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Tim McIntire | As: Alan Freed |
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Fran Drescher | As: Sheryl |
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Jay Leno | As: Mookie |
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Laraine Newman | As: Teenage Louise |
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Carl Weaver | As: Member of The Chesterfields |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | 1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there. |
| Certification: | PG |
Cast
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Tim McIntire |
Alan Freed |
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Fran Drescher |
Sheryl |
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Jay Leno |
Mookie |
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Laraine Newman |
Teenage Louise |
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Carl Weaver |
Member of The Chesterfields |
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Al Chalk |
Member of The Chesterfields |
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Sam Harkness |
Member of The Chesterfields |
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Arnold McCuller |
Member of The Chesterfields |
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Jeff Altman |
Lennie Richfield |
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Moosie Drier |
Artie Moress |
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John Lehne |
D.A. Coleman |
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Stewart Steinberg |
Stone |
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Jack Edward Ellis |
Phillips |
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Richard Forbes |
Donahue |
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Stephen Pearlman |
Peter Overmyer |
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Keene Curtis |
Mr. Leonard |
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Pat McNamara |
Gordie |
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Will Thornbury |
Sid |
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Hamilton Camp |
Louie Morgan |
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Chuck Berry |
Self |
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Jerry Lee Lewis |
Self |
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
Self |
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Charles Greene |
Chuck Otis |
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Kenny Vance |
Prof. La Plano |
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Joe Esposito |
Member of The Planotones |
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Bruce Sudano |
Member of The Planotones |
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Eddie Hokenson |
Member of The Planotones |
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Stephanie Spruill |
Member of The Delights |
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Joyce King |
Member of The Delights |
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Yolande Howard |
Member of The Delights |
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Brenda Russell |
Member of The Delights |
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Marion Perkins |
Artie's Mom |
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Matthew Tobin |
Artie's Dad |
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Bobby Johnson |
Tap Dancer |
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Harold 'Red' Keller |
Stage Manager |
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Elmer Valentine |
Union Man |
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Charles Irwin |
Member of Timmy and The Tangerines |
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Jeanne Sheffield |
Member of Timmy and The Tangerines |
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Andrea Robinson |
Girl Backstage |
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Gail Kantor |
Girl Backstage |
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Patricia Clinger |
Girl Backstage |
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Mark Diamond |
Stagehand |
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Al Maines |
Tap Dancer |
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Artie Ripp |
Artie |
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Mary Peters |
Big Red |
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Nora Denney |
Louise's Mom |
Directed By
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Floyd Mutrux |
Director |
Writing Credits
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John Kaye |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Art Linson |
Producer |
Edited By
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Danford B. Greene |
Supervising Film Editor |
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Melvin Shapiro |
Editor |
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Ronald J. Fagan |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Robert De Mora |
Costume Design |
Sound
Visual Effects
Camera
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William A. Fraker |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Elayne Barbara Ceder |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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