12 Nov 1990
Heaven Tonight
The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but his son becomes a star of techno-pop music.
American Hot Wax
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.
Top Billed Cast
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
Moosie Drier Artie Moress
John Lehne D.A. Coleman
Stewart Steinberg Stone
Jack Edward Ellis Phillips
Richard Forbes Donahue
Stephen Pearlman Peter Overmyer
Keene Curtis Mr. Leonard
Pat McNamara Gordie
Hamilton Camp Louie Morgan
Chuck Berry Self
Jerry Lee Lewis Self
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