Talk Radio (1988)

R12/21/1988Drama1h 49m
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The last neighborhood in America.

Overview

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Eric Bogosian

    Barry Champlain

  2. Cast 1

    Ellen Greene

    Ellen

  3. Cast 1

    Leslie Hope

    Laura

  4. Cast 1

    John C. McGinley

    Stu

  5. Cast 1

    Alec Baldwin

    Dan

  6. Cast 1

    John Pankow

    Dietz

  7. Cast 1

    Michael Wincott

    Kent / Michael / Joe

  8. Linda Atkinson

    Sheila Fleming

  9. Cast 1

    Robert Trebor

    Jeffrey Fisher / Francine

This is typical Oliver Stone...no, wait, I didn't mean that in a bad way. I actually meant that in a very positive way. Our protagonist is a Glenn Beck type, overly opinionated, thuggish, personality meets the shock jock ratings whore...and, in a way that only Stone can achieve, he is treated pretty fairly. In fact, just about everyone in the film right down to the Neo Nazis are treated pretty fairly. But this was the man, with traditionally liberal values, that was able to make Nixon look sympathetic and gave W a fair shake. Obscene Racists are treated like humans. Gotta love Stone. ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$4,000,000.00

Revenue $3,468,572.00

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