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Radio Days

Radio Days

7,0 /10 (667 Votes)
1987 EN 89 min

Overview

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

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Release date

30/01/1987

Votes

667

Popularity

2.9

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

89 min

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$14,792,779

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Rocco

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Biff Baxter

Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Sally White

Seth Green

Seth Green

Joe

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Fred

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Mother

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

New Year's Singer

No photo

Julie Kurnitz

Irene

Renée Lippin

Renée Lippin

Aunt Ceil

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

Rabbi Baumel

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Abe

Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

"Silver Dollar" Emcee

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Masked Avenger

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Father

David Warrilow

David Warrilow

Roger

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Aunt Bea

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Burglar

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Burglar

Don Pardo

Don Pardo

"Guess That Tune" Host

No photo

Martin Rosenblatt

Mr. Needleman

No photo

Helen Miller

Mrs. Needleman

Danielle Ferland

Danielle Ferland

Child Star

Mick Murray

Mick Murray

Avenger Crook

William Flanagan

William Flanagan

Avenger Announcer

No photo

William Magerman

Grandpa

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Leah Carrey

Grandma

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Joy Newman

Cousin Ruthie

Hy Anzell

Hy Anzell

Mr. Waldbaum

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Mrs. Waldbaum

Fletcher Farrow Previn

Fletcher Farrow Previn

Andrew

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Oliver Block

Nick

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Maurice Toueg

Dave

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Sal Tuminello

Burt

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Rebecca Nickels

Evelyn Goorwitz

No photo

Mindy Morgenstern

"Show & Tell" Teacher

No photo

David Mosberg

Arnold

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Ross Morgenstern

Ross

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Andrew B. Clark

Sidney Manulis

No photo

Lee Erwin

Roller Rink Organist

No photo

Roger Hammer

Richard

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Terry Lee Swarts

Nightclub Customer

No photo

Margaret Thomson

Nightclub Customer

Tito Puente

Tito Puente

Latin Bandleader

Denise Dumont

Denise Dumont

Latin Singer

No photo

Dimitri Vassilopoulos

Porfirio

Larry David

Larry David

Communist Neighbor

Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Schaeffer

Communist's Daughter

No photo

Belle Berger

Mrs. Silverman

No photo

Guy Le Bow

Bill Kern

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Brian Mannain

Kirby Kyle

No photo

Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist

Todd Field

Todd Field

Crooner

No photo

Peter Lombard

Abercrombie Host

No photo

Martin Sherman

Mr. Abercrombie

No photo

Crystal Field

Abercrombie Couple

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Maurice Shrog

Abercrombie Couple

No photo

Marc Colner

Whiz Kid

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Roberta Bennett

Teacher with Carrot

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Joel Eidelsberg

Mr. Zipsky

Peter Castellotti

Peter Castellotti

Mr. Davis

No photo

Gina DeAngeles

Rocco's mother

Shelley Delaney

Shelley Delaney

Chekhov Actress

Dwight Weist

Dwight Weist

Pearl Harbor Announcer

No photo

Ken Levinsky

USO Musician

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Ray Marchica

USO Musician

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J.R. Horne

Biff Announcer

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Kuno Sponholtz

German

Henry Yuk

Henry Yuk

Japanese

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Sydney A. Blake

Miss Gordon

Kitty Carlisle

Kitty Carlisle

Radio Singer

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Henry Cowen

Principal

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Philip Shultz

Whistler

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Ad Man

Bruce Jarchow

Bruce Jarchow

Ad Man

No photo

Greg Gerard

Songwriter

David Cale

David Cale

Director

Ira Wheeler

Ira Wheeler

Sponsor

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Hannah Rabinowitz

Sponsor's Wife

No photo

Edward S. Kotkin

Diction Teacher

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Ruby Payne

Diction Student

J.E. Beaucaire

J.E. Beaucaire

Diction Student

No photo

Paul Berman

"Gay White Way" Announcer

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Sy

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Barbara Gallo

Dance Palace Musician

No photo

Jane Jarvis

Dance Palace Musician

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Liz Vochecowizc

Dance Palace Musician

No photo

Ivan Kronenfeld

On-the-Spot Newsman

No photo

Frank O'Brien

Fireman

No photo

Yolanda Childress

Polly's Mother

No photo

Artie Butler

New Year's Bandleader

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Gregg Almquist

Radio Voice (voice)

Jackson Beck

Jackson Beck

Radio Voice (voice)

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Wendell Craig

Radio Voice (voice)

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Radio Voice (voice)

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Ken Roberts

Radio Voice (voice)

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Norman Rose

Radio Voice (voice)

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Radio Voice (voice)

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)

David Bickford

David Bickford

Silver Dollar Assistant (uncredited)

Sandy Dell

Sandy Dell

Crying Woman (uncredited)

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Marie Gabrielle

Young Sailor's Wife (uncredited)

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Carson Grant

Sailor in Coney Island Bumper Car (uncredited)

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Ron Leir

Radio Actor (uncredited)

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J.P. McNeely

Sailor (uncredited)

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Bradley (uncredited)

Ruth Rugoff

Ruth Rugoff

Rita (uncredited)

No photo

Hester Schell

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

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kevin2019

2024-11-22

⭐ 8

"Radio Days" is packed with gentle and understated comedic flourishes combined with some genuinely arresting moments of tragedy and major life changing global events. However, you could argue Woody Allen is tastefully romanticising such things as the family unit being central to daily life too much. After all, were families ever this much chaotic fun? Was life ever lived this way? Was there ever this degree of togetherness? And if so, then how was it ever lost? And, more importantly, can it ever be regained? In any case, Allen weaves his delightfully entertaining narrative thread through all a…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-05-30

⭐ 7

“Joe” (Seth Green) is reminiscing about his childhood in a New York where he lived with his mum and dad and her extended family in some basic and cramped accommodation - it’s a bit like the “Bucket” household from the world of Roald Dahl, replete with cabbage soup, too. This family, and their neighbours, live their lives according to a pattern of routines. From day to day and week to week, they gossip, eavesdrop, work, sleep and chatter but there is one thing that’s a constant. They all listen to the radio. Music, drama, news, comedy and quizzes. Each of them has their favourite as it facilita…

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