American Hot Wax
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Oct 26, 2026
Zach HallHOST
This film grossed $45 million at the box office on a budget of $5 million.
Zach HallHOST
The budget, only nominally larger than the budget for American Hot Wax.
Zach HallHOST
Wow.
Zach HallHOST
But you feel, this feels like.
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Zach HallHOST
So they just shoehorned little ones in throughout the runtime.
Zach HallHOST
It's not the entire thing.
Zach PruittHOST
We're coming off of American Hot Wax.
Zach HallHOST
Yes.
Sandy YagudaGUEST
Did movies.
Sandy YagudaGUEST
He did American Hot Wax.
Sandy YagudaGUEST
I mean, everybody in the group had a pretty outstanding musical career after the group split up.
Sandy YagudaGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which river rises in Colorado's San Juan Mountains and flows south and southeast to the Gulf of Mexico? Answer: The Rio Grande also called Rio Bravo.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which hip hop duo starred in the nineteen ninety film House Party and became known for their iconic hairstyles and high-energy dance moves? Kid 'n Play.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which vegetable often used in gumbo is known for its unique texture and is a staple of southern cuisine? Okra.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A circle with a circumference of twelve point six meters has an area of approximately how many square meters? About twelve point six square meters.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In what year did Pope John Paul II, who served as head of the Catholic Church for over twenty-six years, die? Two thousand and five.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which legendary Greek hero famed for his unmatched prowess in battle was the son of the sea goddess Thetis? Achilles.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which country singer appeared in the nineteen sixty-nine film True Grit? Glen Campbell.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Funchal is the capital of which Portuguese autonomous region? Madeira.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which river rises in Colorado's San Juan Mountains and flows south and southeast to the Gulf of Mexico? Answer, the Rio Grande, also called Rio Bravo.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which hip-hop duo starred in the 1990 film House Party and became known for their iconic hairstyles and high-energy dance moves? Kid N Play.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which vegetable, often used in gumbo, is known for its unique texture and is a staple of Southern cuisine? Okra.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A circle with a circumference of 12.6 meters has an area of approximately how many square meters? About 12.6 square meters.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In what year did Pope John Paul II, who served as head of the Catholic Church for over 26 years, die? 2005.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which legendary Greek hero, famed for his unmatched prowess in battle, was the son of the sea goddess Thetis? Achilles.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Which country singer appeared in the 1969 film True Grit? Glen Campbell.
Mark DonovanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Funchal is the capital of which Portuguese autonomous region? Madeira, who provided the voice of Charlie Townsend on the TV series Charlie's Angels? John Forsyth, which conqueror established Samarkand as his imperial capital in 1370 AD? Timur, also known as Tamerlane.
Zach PruittHOST
Uh, this is the first time we're doing this, and this is kind of a trial run of what may be a side quest between seasons moving forward.
Zach PruittHOST
And what better way to start than with 1978's film, American Hot Wax, featuring a fifth down the line cast list performance from the great Laraine Newman.
Zach HallHOST
The great indeed.
Zach HallHOST
This was originally released on the-
Zach PruittHOST
... about that?
Zach HallHOST
Yeah.
Zach PruittHOST
So yeah, we're gonna talk about American Hot Wax.
Zach PruittHOST
Uh, if you're here for SNL coverage, I do think there is enough to talk about Laraine Newman in this that there will be reasons for you to stick around.
Zach PruittHOST
Or the Ronettes? Anyway, speaking of what we're gonna pause to do, what are we doing next week?
Zach HallHOST
Well, next week's Saturday Night Dive is gonna go to the movies as the Zacks watch and review Lorraine Newman's supporting role in the 1978 film, American Hot Wax.
Zach HallHOST
I'm excited.
Zach PruittHOST
Uh, my expectations for this film are very, very low.
Zach HallHOST
S- well, I drink so many things.
Zach HallHOST
I'm all over the place.
Zach PruittHOST
And American Hot Wax you are not gonna like because it's about the rock and roll of the '60s and se- like, it's about, uh, music-
Zach HallHOST
Perfect
James CampionHOST
...
James CampionHOST
in a film that I saw when I was in high school that turned me on to all this music, uh, called American Hot Wax.
James CampionHOST
So I think he made his peace with Freed, because Freed was w- he, the reason why the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's in Cleveland is because Freed, even though he made his bones in New York, WINS in New York, he came from Cleveland.
James CampionHOST
He started there and started playing rock and roll music, and got fired a lot for that, and got investigated for the payola, yes.
Berry GellerGUEST
Sure.
Berry GellerGUEST
It happened a, a lot of the time, and a lot of these Black artists didn't get their due, uh, on the songs they created.
Berry GellerGUEST
But, uh, I don't remember when American Hot Wax came out.
James CampionHOST
'78?
Steve RossHOST
Yeah, yeah.
JesseGUEST
And there was a movie called American Hot Wax.
JesseGUEST
Fuck, I, I wanna watch that movie again.
JesseGUEST
It was about a radio fucking DJ, blind on the pc...
Tom GulleyHOST
And he was in The Choirboys.
Tom GulleyHOST
He's, uh, the star of American Hot Wax.
Tom GulleyHOST
And in the back there is an actor by the name of Andrew Prine, who was just all over TV and movies back then.
Tom GulleyHOST
But anyway, so they, they, they play college students that actually help David Vincent.
Bill BantHOST
And there's a movie that my dad used to watch all the time.
Bill BantHOST
And it's called American Hot Wax.
Bill BantHOST
It came out in 1978.
Bill BantHOST
And it is the story of Alan Freed.