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Home TV Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999)

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1
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Biopic, Period, Adaptation

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Synopsis:
Television movie about 1950s rock deejay Alan Freed and the scandals that ended his career. In 1951, Cleveland DJ Alan Freed eavesdrops on a group of black and white teenagers bopping to the sounds of rhythm and blues. Freed takes a chance and plays the controversial music at midnight. Suddenly, the world and music changes forever. "Rock'n'Roll" becomes part of America's lexicon, but for conservative right-wing citizens, the music represents sex, anarchy and crime. Freed's show, "Big Beat," is the first nationally televised rock'n'roll dance program. However, when singer Frankie Lymon dances with a white girl, the network flips and tells Freed that he can no longer have black artists on the show. Freed refuses and "Big Beat" is cancelled but his wealth and fame grow. Eventually, Freed's world begins to crumble -- his marriage dissolves, his health declines, he lives beyond his means and borrows money from the wrong person. His lifestyle becomes a target of investigation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.


Cast

Name
Credits
Madchen Amick
Jackie McCoy

Judd Nelson
Alan Freed

Paula Abdul
Denise Walton

Leon Robinson (Leon)
Jackie Wilson

Fulvio Cecere
Pete Bell

Novie Edwards
Member of Chantels

Fabian
Country Club Parent

Laura Catalano
Record Executive's Wife

Jim Codrington
Member of Penguins

Reg Dreger
Captain O'Malley

Michael Dunston
Bo Diddley

Richard Fitzpatrick
VP Programming

Walter Franks
Little Richard

David Gianopoulos
Morris Levy

Michael Hall
Bill Haley

Gavin Hope
Teenager

Bruce Hunter
Head Parent Shaw

Daniel Kash
Hooke

Troy P Liddell
Teenager

Gary McAuley
Member of Dominoes

Dennis Mirkovic
Levy Associate

Ross Petty
J Elroy McCaw

Bobby Rydell
Country Club Parent

David Stevenson
Menber of Penguins

Aron Tager
J Edgar Hoover

Mark Wilson
Leo Mintz

Leroy D Brazile
Frankie Lymon

Howard Chen
Member of Dominoes

Jae Christie
Teenager

Paislee Crawford
Member of Dominoes

Joe Warren Davis
Buddy Holly

Anthony Hylton
Member of Penguins

George McAuley
Member of Penguins

Hedy McKenzie
Member of Chantels

Chris Rouse
Teenager

Ordena Stephens
Member of Chantels

James Christopher Victor
Jerry Lee Lewis

Vivienne Williams
Member of Chantels
Writers

Name
Credits
Matt Dorff
Screenplay

John A Jackson
Book as Source Material

Producers

Name
Credits
Lawrence Levy
Co-Executive Producer

Andy Wolk
Executive Producer

Frank von Zerneck
Executive Producer

Randy Sutter
Producer

Matt Dorff
Executive Producer

Rick Arredondo
Producer

Erik Storey
Co-Executive Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Andy Wolk
Director

Casting

Name
Credits
Clare Walker
Casting Director

Susan Glicksman
Casting Director

Fern Ornstein
Casting Director

Production Management

Name
Credits
Charles Braive
Unit Production Manager

Charmaine Carvalho
Assistant Director

Editor

Name
Credits
Mark Conte
Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Derick Underschultz
Director of Photography

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