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Telling Lies in America(1997)

1h 41min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 13 votes)

A 17-year-old boy becomes friends with Billy Magic, the radio DJ he idolizes, and eventually slips into the payola and corruption of the entertainment world.

Directed by Guy Ferland - With Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Calista Flockhart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Luke Wilson, Maximilian Schell, ...

American Hot Wax(1978)

PG
| 1h 31min | Drama, History, Music
2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

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.

Directed by Floyd Mutrux - With Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, Laraine Newman, Moosie Drier, Jeff Altman, ...