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Talk Radio

Talk Radio

7,1 /10 (250 Votes)
1988 EN 109 min

Overview

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

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Release date

23/12/1988

Votes

250

Popularity

3.5

The last neighborhood in America.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

109 min

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$3,468,572

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Barry Champlain

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Ellen

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Laura

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Stu

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Dan

John Pankow

John Pankow

Dietz

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Kent / Michael / Joe

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Linda Atkinson

Sheila Fleming

Robert Trebor

Robert Trebor

Jeffrey Fisher / Francine

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier

Sid Greenberg

Tony Frank

Tony Frank

Dino

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Harlan Jordan

Coach Armstrong

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson

Fan #1

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Kevin Howard

Fan #2

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Woman at Basketball Game / Denise

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Bruno Rubeo

Tony

Pirie MacDonald

Pirie MacDonald

Judge Willard

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Vince / Morris

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Mimi Cochran

Girl #1

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Killer / Redneck Caller

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Angus G. Wynne III

Engineer

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Chip Moody

Announcer

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David Poynter

Engineer

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Peter Zapp

Josh / Vincent (voice)

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Carl Kissin

Glen (voice)

Park Overall

Park Overall

Debbie / Agnes / Theresa (voice)

Michele Mariana

Michele Mariana

Rhonda / Elderly Woman / Julia (voice)

Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman

Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)

John Seitz

John Seitz

Bob (voice)

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Kyle McClaran

Arnold (voice)

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Dee Pyland

Nancy (voice)

Daniel Escobar

Daniel Escobar

Frank (voice)

William De Acutis

William De Acutis

John the Rapist / Ralph (voice)

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Frederica Meister

Sexy Woman (voice)

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Luis Barajas

Fred (voice)

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Vernie Bailey

Jackie (voice)

Martin Rayner

Martin Rayner

Arnold (voice)

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Alan Clark

Larry (voice)

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John B. Wells

V.O. (voice)

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Leigh French

Newscaster (voice)

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Walter Lynn

Newscaster (voice)

Theresa Bell

Theresa Bell

Lucy (uncredited)

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Kim Gelvin

Basketball Game Audience Member (uncredited)

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Wayne Shannon

Basketball Game Photographer (uncredited)

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

⭐ 10

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. …

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