1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there.
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.
Floyd Mutrux
Director
Tim McIntire
Alan Freed
Fran Drescher
Sheryl
Jay Leno
Mookie
Laraine Newman
Teenage Louise
Carl Weaver
Member of The Chesterfields
Al Chalk
Member of The Chesterfields
Sam Harkness
Member of The Chesterfields
Arnold McCuller
Member of The Chesterfields
Jeff Altman
Lennie Richfield
Grace Unplugged60%
Elvis74%
Respect67%
Jersey Boys67%
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould70%
Elvis68%
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody70%
Eddie and the Cruisers66%
A Complete Unknown70%
I Saw the Light62%
Taking Sides62%
Janie Jones63%
Teen Spirit60%
Bob Marley: One Love66%
Adventures of a Mathematician61%
Richard Jewell74%
Back to Black66%
Eight Men Out68%
Dreamgirls67%
Great Balls of Fire!62%
