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John KayeKamera:
William A. FrakerMusik:
Kenny VanceBesetzung:
Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Keene Curtis, Larry Hankin, Olivia Barash, Howard Storm, Cameron Crowe, Ira Newborn, Garry Goodrow (mehr)Inhalte(1)
A story losely based on disc jockey Alan Freed who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950's. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives, hated by racists and persecuted by officials.
This lively musical comedy pays tribute to the birth of rock & roll in the late 1950s and the instrumental role played by disc jockey Alan Freed who helped bring the new sound into vogue. Much of the story centers on the daring deejay's attempts to put on the very first live rock & roll stage show at the Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn. To do this he must overcome the protests of concerned and angry parents, conservatives, and local police. Several performers of the era appear in the film including Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis. (Cinemax)
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Alan Freed is certainly a major figure in the music world. It’s a pity, however, that the whole movie is mainly about the huge enthusiasm for music as such and so it thrives on individual brutally hyper-enthusiastic scenes, but in the end, there’s nothing much more about it.
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Basically, it doesn't really matter what the film is about, because it's about rock and roll. That in itself is enough, because the songs that are played here are absolutely great. But then there's also the story of a man who sacrificed everything for rock and roll. Yeah, those were the days when rock and roll could still make mothers blush, in various ways.
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